CHICAGO (CBS) -- The NASCAR Chicago Street Race will be back in Grant Park for its third year next summer, with drivers returning to the downtown race course on July 5 and 6, 2025.

The street race responsible for bringing the joy of competition to some Chicagoans and the headaches of traffic to others is set to return July 5-6, 2025, for its third annual street race competition. The race will again consist of a 12-turn, 2.2-mile course NASCAR calls a “must-see family-friendly experience.”

NASCAR will be racing in the streets of Chicago again next summer. On Thursday, NASCAR announced that the third edition of Chicago Street Race Weekend will be back downtown from July 5-6, 2025, capping off the Fourth of July holiday.

NASCAR insiders slam 23XI Racing after Bubba Wallace failed to get into the playoffs despite starting the Cook Out Southern 500 from pole position.

NASCAR star Bubba Wallace is celebrating with the community by hosting a block party Friday night, featuring Chicago hip-hop legend Twista.

It took some time for Bubba Wallace to collect his thoughts after Sunday's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. For most of the race, the pole sitter had high hopes to win his way into the playoffs, leading a career-high 37 laps at The Track Too Tough To Tame.

Bubba Wallace missed out on a NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot following a late wreck at Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500. Although he secured 10 top-10 finishes throughout the season, Wallace narrowly fell short of capturing a playoff berth.

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