Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, has reportedly agreed to let NASCAR hold a race through its downtown streets, part of a three-year deal, a major sports news site says Thursday.
The addition of a street race in a major market would be an important move for NASCAR as it fights to grow fan interest against the increasingly popular Formula 1 FWONK and Penske Corp.-owned IndyCar auto-racing series, both of which already have multiple street races on their schedules.
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