There’s a certain electricity that crackles through Chicago when NASCAR roars into Grant Park, but no one has harnessed it quite like Shane van Gisbergen. The post NASCAR Plots Long-Term Comeback in Chicago After Rejecting City’s Plea for 2026 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

NASCAR's acknowledgment that it hopes to revive the Joliet facility comes just days after the organization hit pause on the Chicago Street Race downtown. NASCAR said it hopes to return to the downtown streets in 2027, though there is no guarantee that will happen.

An on-track feud between Joey Logano and Ross Chastain over the past few weeks appears to be carrying over at Dover. The two have been involved in a handful of incidents already, though the fireworks haven’t quite exploded just yet.

Step back in time because the 2018 Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway still lingers in the memory like a hot summer night! The post NASCAR’s Schedule Not Yet Given Up on Abandoned Oval Track as They “Hope” to Bring It Back appeared first on EssentiallySports.

NASCAR is pumping the brakes on the Chicago Street Race, opting not to return in 2026 but keeping the door open for a potential resurrection in 2027. The racing body sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson today informing the city of its decision.

"Thank you for all that you have done to make the NASCAR Chicago Street Race one of the most iconic events in global sports," an official NASCAR statement read. "Following the suc