NASCAR’s Cup Series is scheduled to race at Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, with the event set for Sunday. Multiple reports note that the Cup Series has been away from the track for several years, and the return means drivers are approaching a venue that many view as unfamiliar in its current era. Drivers and teams are treating the restart at Chicagoland as a learning process, with Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe describing the experience as needing to “learn a new racetrack.” The coverage frames the weekend as both a revival of a familiar venue and an adjustment period for competitors who may have limited recent experience at Chicagoland. While specific session details and outcomes are not provided in the excerpts, the shared focus across sources is the significance of the Cup Series coming back to Chicagoland after a long absence, and the expectation that drivers will rely on practice, preparation, and track time to adapt.
NASCAR Cup Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway for first race since 2019
NASCAR’s Cup Series is scheduled to race at Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, with the event set for Sunday. Multiple reports note that the Cup Series has been away from the track fo...
- NASCAR’s Cup Series is scheduled to race at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday.
- It is the first Cup Series event at Chicagoland since 2019.
- The event follows a multi-year absence from the track.
- Drivers describe the return as a learning process, as seen in comments by Chase Briscoe.
- Chase Briscoe (Joe Gibbs Racing) says the track feels like learning a new racetrack.
It has been seven years since NASCAR last raced at Chicagoland Speedway. The Cup Series returns to Chicagoland on Sunday, and what was old is new again. “It is definitely like learning a new racetrack,” Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe said.
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