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The Latest Breaking News from NASCAR

Sorry, NASCAR. It’s not you, it’s us.

Still hard to understand why the circuit chose Chicago for its first street race.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR race is waste of resources, will make air pollution worse

More than the inconvenience of closed-off streets and the noise pollution is the concern of climate change.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws and nephew were found dead in a murder-suicide. What happened?

Jack and Terry Janway found dead with their grandson Dalton, nine years after their son Jordan died in a skydiving accident

The Independent UK

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NASCAR's Chicago Street Course: A turn-by-turn analysis

The front straightaway and pit road areas are located on South Columbus Drive and run along a two-block stretch that will take the Xfinity and Cup fields past the iconic Buckingham Fountain, a Chicago landmark dedicated in 1927 and one of the largest in the world.

Motorsport

City’s first responders gear up for NASCAR

The closing of major thoroughfares for the stock car race in Grant Park will present challenges in getting patients quickly to area hospitals.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s sister-in-law speaks out after parents’ death in ‘murder-suicide’

Muskogee police suspect Terry Janway shot her husband Jack and 11-year-old grandson Dalton before turning the gun on herself as officers arrived

The Independent UK

Illinois drivers are no strangers to NASCAR

The Chicago Street Race might be the first of its kind, but the circuit does have a rich racing history in Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

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NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma

Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

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Fans take the wheel on a simulator of Chicago’s NASCAR course at Navy Pier

The iRacing simulators — which NASCAR drivers use for practice — offered a realistic depiction of the actual track for this weekend’s Chicago Street Race.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘We’re in the crosshairs’: Wildfires and wind push Chicago region’s air quality to worst in the world, global pollution index shows

CHICAGO — At Promontory Park in Chicago's Hyde Park, normally a spot for picnickers and parkgoers to admire an impressive view of the city, a group of four wore masks and looked across Lake Michigan at a whitish and gray skyline.

Chicago Tribune

Amid caution and aggravation, businesses hope NASCAR revs up results

Sporting event or “endurance contest,” NASCAR street race could showcase Chicago at its best and provide a long-term payoff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s an overview of the twists and turns in this weekend’s NASCAR street race

For Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, drivers will race for 100 laps around the 2.2 mile course. Each lap of the course has 12 turns, seven of which are 90 degrees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sheldon Creed penalized for intentional wrecking

On Lap 69 of the race, Creed shot up the track got into the left-rear fender of Sammy Smith. Both drivers spun, collecting Brandon Jones as well.

Motorsport

Meet Justin Allgaier, NASCAR’s only driver from Illinois in this weekend’s Chicago races

Yes, this means we all have to root for the No. 7 Camaro on Saturday.

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NASCAR Chicago race will be everything from "insane" to "brilliant"

The 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course will take the Cup and Xfinity series through the city with the start/finish line and pit road placed on South Columbus Drive, near the iconic Buckingham Fountain.

Sports Illustrated

Jimmie Johnson Withdraws From Chicago NASCAR Race After In-Laws Found Dead

The incident occurred Monday night.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR has downtown-area hotels primed for steady stream of guests

NASCAR kicks off this weekend but it’s not the only show in town, proving Chicago can absorb the tourism and meeting business.

The Independent UK

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Investigators believe that Terry Janway, who is the mother of Johnson’s wife Chandra, was the shooter

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The Independent UK

NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Oklahoma

Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson as an apparent murder-suicide

The Guardian - US

Nascar star Jimmie Johnson withdraws from race after in-laws found dead

Jimmie Johnson has withdrawn from this weekend’s Nascar Cup street race in Chicago after his parents in-law and nephew were found shot dead

Daily Mirror

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson's in-laws and child shot dead in 'murder suicide' horror

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson's wife, Chandra Janway Johnson, suffered a tragic loss as her parents, Jack and Terry Janway, and her 11-year-old nephew, Dalton Janway, were found dead in their Oklahoma home

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws die in murder-suicide

Johnson’s team announced he has withdrawn from this weekend’s Chicago Street Race.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘No scenario is too big’ for barrier-busting NASCAR star Daniel Suarez

Suarez has been a barrier-breaking star as the sport’s first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race and has established himself as a perennial top-20 driver.

Chicago Tribune

NASCAR and Bubba Wallace are bringing ‘Bubba’s Block Party’ to a South Side museum in Chicago

CHICAGO — Ahead of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, Bubba Wallace — driver No. 23 of Michael Jordan co-owned 23XI Racing — will host “Bubba’s Block Party,” a nationwide community initiative at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR isn’t just sport — it’s America itself, and Chicago is about to enjoy a slice

Cars themselves are the epitome of the USA, the essence of us. Everything a car lets you do, everything you can do in a car, everything you can do to a car — it’s the stuff that makes you feel free, in control, beyond the law, fast.

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