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Kiante

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Street courses take a couple of rounds to turn profit.

St. Pete took about three or four years to turn a profit from the IndyCar event.
 

pjmolo

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Like other area residents that are interested in how this all plays out, I too am curious about what streets will be closed and for how long.

I suspect that only the south bound lanes of Lake Shore Drive will be needed for the race and that the north bound lanes will be split up and used for both north and south bound traffic during the race. But so far those type of details haven't been provided.

Also, it would seem that there will be only limited access to the parking lots beneath Grant Park and Millennium Park.

All in all, though, I'm looking forward to the NASCAR Circus coming to town.

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pjmolo

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Didn’t the city sign a 3 year agreement with NASCAR?

I wouldn't be surprised if the agreement has some type of buyout clause that would allow either side to bail, but only at a cost to them.

Hopefully, the soon to be newly elected mayor looks closely at this year's event before letting it go on another year during the height of Chicago's tourist season.
 

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“Today, NASCAR introduced McDonald’s as the first founding partner of the first-ever Chicago Street Race Weekend. McDonald’s will have official presenting, marketing and promotional rights for the Chicago Street Race Weekend including the NASCAR Cup Series’ Grant Park 220 and NASCAR Xfinity Series’ The Loop 121 races in downtown Chicago over Fourth of July Weekend, July 1-2.”

“NASCAR plays such an important role in sports culture, so we’re thrilled to be the first founding partner of this race in our hometown of Chicago,” said Elizabeth Campbell, Senior Director of Cultural Engagement, McDonald’s USA. “We look forward to showing up for our racing fans and putting on a successful event in a city rich with sports history.”

 
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