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![NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 on Wednesday for retaliatory contact against race winner Alex Bowman on the cooldown lap of the Chicago Street Race. NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 on Wednesday for retaliatory contact against race winner Alex Bowman on the cooldown lap of the Chicago Street Race.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-nascar-saturday-13_199854242.jpg?w=132)
Bubba Wallace fined $50,000 by NASCAR for retaliatory contact against Alex Bowman
NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 on Wednesday for retaliatory contact against race winner Alex Bowman...
![John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in California and the NHRA great celebrated the news by taking his daughter for ice cream on her birthday. John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in California and the NHRA great celebrated the news by taking his daughter for ice cream on her birthday.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NHRA_Experienced_Drivers_Auto_Racing_89454_fba0f0.jpg?w=128)
NHRA great John Force, 75, is moved to rehab center after suffering a traumatic brain injury
John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to...
![Sunday's NASCAR race fell nearly a million viewers short of last year’s national television audience. Sunday's NASCAR race fell nearly a million viewers short of last year’s national television audience.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-NASCAR-Chicago-Street-Race-44_199854852.jpg?w=132)
NASCAR Chicago Street Race averages nearly 3.9 million TV viewers, but falls short of last year after two-hour rain delay
Sunday's NASCAR race fell nearly a million viewers short of last year’s national television audience.
![The contract for an annual NASCAR street race in Chicago was secured by Lori Lightfoot, who lost her reelection bid last year. The Johnson administration opted to keep the same schedule this summer. The contract for an annual NASCAR street race in Chicago was secured by Lori Lightfoot, who lost her reelection bid last year. The Johnson administration opted to keep the same schedule this summer.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-NASCAR-Chicago-Street-Race-21.jpg?w=132)
Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘no decision’ yet on moving NASCAR from 4th of July weekend
The contract for an annual NASCAR street race in Chicago was secured by Lori Lightfoot,...
![Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 6-7 around the city. Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 6-7 around the city.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-NASCAR-Chicago-Street-Race-51_199855050.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Scenes from 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race
Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 6-7 around the city.
![After intermittent downpours, most seats were empty when Alex Bowman's purple Chevrolet crossed the finish line with no car close behind him. After intermittent downpours, most seats were empty when Alex Bowman's purple Chevrolet crossed the finish line with no car close behind him.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-NASCAR-Chicago-Street-Race-18_199852300.jpg?w=131)
‘Maybe we’ll get a dry one next year.’ Rain spoils the NASCAR Chicago Street Race again.
After intermittent downpours, most seats were empty when Alex Bowman's purple Chevrolet crossed the finish...
![The race was stopped for more than 100 minutes because of rain, and NASCAR set a cutoff time because of the fading sunlight. The race was stopped for more than 100 minutes because of rain, and NASCAR set a cutoff time because of the fading sunlight.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-NASCAR-Chicago-Street-Race-28_199854354.jpg?w=132)
Alex Bowman wraps up a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a win on a rainy Chicago street course
The race was stopped for more than 100 minutes because of rain, and NASCAR set...
![While NASCAR says it is committed to "the historic role" of combustion engines in its races, on Saturday it unveiled a new all-electric vehicle at the Chicago Street Race. While NASCAR says it is committed to "the historic role" of combustion engines in its races, on Saturday it unveiled a new all-electric vehicle at the Chicago Street Race.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-nascar-ev-reveal-01.jpg?w=132)
NASCAR unveils EV prototype at Chicago Street Race
While NASCAR says it is committed to "the historic role" of combustion engines in its...
![A group of NASCAR Cup Series contenders are fighting for five remaining spots in the playoffs. A group of NASCAR Cup Series contenders are fighting for five remaining spots in the playoffs.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-Z-NASCAR-New-Hampshire-Auto-Racing_199685656.jpg?w=132)
Chicago street course offers a tricky opportunity for winless NASCAR Cup Series drivers
A group of NASCAR Cup Series contenders are fighting for five remaining spots in the...
![Shane van Gisbergen raced to his third Xfinity Series victory of the season, making a successful return to Chicago. Shane van Gisbergen raced to his third Xfinity Series victory of the season, making a successful return to Chicago.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-Z-2160929892_199816928.jpg?w=132)
Shane van Gisbergen wins again in NASCAR Xfinity Series race in downtown Chicago
Shane van Gisbergen raced to his third Xfinity Series victory of the season, making a...