What appeared to be thousands flocked downtown Saturday for day one of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race. They were greeted with clear skies and comfortable temperatures in the morning, a welcome reprieve compared to the torrential rainfall that mired last year’s event.
Kyle Larson has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago, beating Ty Gibbs by one-hundredth of a second.
Shane van Gisbergen prefers the countryside to a big city, so Chicago isn’t exactly his type of place. Except for the Windy City streets. He likes those a lot.
Sunny conditions with temperatures hovering in the 70s are expected this weekend in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.
Race organizers have tried to make changes aimed at ameliorating pushback from Loop residents who decried its disruptions, but that doesn’t mean NASCAR is now universally welcomed to the lakefront.