Mayor Brandon Johnson, who inherited a multiyear agreement with NASCAR from his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, was noncommittal Monday on its future.
Shane Van Gisbergen of the #91 car wins the Chicago Street Race in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Grant Park on July 2, 2023, in Chicago.After lightning cut part of Saturday’s programming short, a torrential rainstorm the next day submerged roads across the city — including the improvised downtown track that was set to host the main event and the end of the previous day’s race.By 4 p.m.
Although the mayor wouldn’t answer whether he will turn away from NASCAR, he did express some support for the event Sunday, showing up before the race. How much the city profited, from amusement tax revenue to the race’s influence on the local economy, will likely take months to analyze, while the soft impact on Chicago’s reputation and long-term tourism is more difficult to gauge. But the results will factor into whether the current administration will continue Lightfoot’s vision of a five-year NASCAR tradition or render it a one-time oddity.
Hopkins said the biggest inconvenience with traffic was the city’s “mission creep” of shifting major road closures, including on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Nonetheless, the downtown alderman applauded the final result while noting he won’t decide his stance on next year’s plans until the economic analysis is done.
“We have to look at a different weekend to do this,” the freshman alderman said. “This is a group of that have had an excessive amount of days off canceled already, so that was a significant cost for having this event. And if we do go forward with this, we want to make sure to minimize it in the future.”[Don't miss] Column: Despite a rain delay and safety concerns, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race is anything but dullAld.
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