Articles filed under NASCAR
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NASCAR's playoff push down to Martinsville madnessOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - Denny Hamlin elevated his game this year with the aid of a microphone and a popular new podcast that unveils the insights of the driver considered the best in NASCAR his...
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Restart your engines - NASCAR returns to Chicago in 2024Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - NASCAR stock cars once again will whiz past Buckingham Fountain after Mayor Brandon Johnson gave a green light to the return of the Chicago Street Race in 2024. Johnson'...
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Cole Custer declared NASCAR Xfinity Series winner after persistent rain washes out raceJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - Cole Custer was hanging out in his pit box when he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Sunday. The whole moment was pretty strange. "It's like how excited can you be b...
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Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup Series debut in memorable finish to series' 1st street race.Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - When Shane van Gisbergen got the call from Justin Marks, it reignited his interest in the NASCAR Cup Series. He studied the races, the drivers and the cars. Turns out he...
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Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series' first street race in downtown ChicagoJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series' first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for th...
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Inside look at small fraternity: Chicagoans working in NASCARJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago and NASCAR haven't generally been close personal friends over the years, even though there was a race at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet for 19 years. That al...
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How NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski became Elk Grove Village's pitchmanJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - On Sunday, veteran NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski will navigate his No. 6 Ford Mustang through 12 turns of the 2.2-mile Chicago downtown street course. During commercial ...
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Everything you need to know about NASCAR weekend in ChicagoJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - History will be made this weekend as NASCAR takes the streets in downtown Chicago. Multiple races will take place on the 2.2-mile course that weaves through downtown Chi...
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Contractor dies after medical emergency at race siteJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - A 53-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race site Friday morning. The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. on the 500 block...
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O'Donnell: NASCAR, NBC bringing non-muffled nonsense to the streets of ChicagoJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - THE CITY OF CHICAGO NEEDS A NASCAR street race on the Fourth of July weekend like Talladega needs an infield exhibit of Chagall on a race day. Nonetheless, Confederate-f...