Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped well short of welcoming NASCAR back to Chicago for the next two years, promising to review the contract. “Like everything I inherited, I’m a teacher, I will assess and grade it.'
Workers start to tear down the NASCAR course and seating in downtown Chicago on July 3, 2023.
“Like everything I inherited, I’m a teacher, I will assess and grade it," Johnson said, promising an “open process where other folks get a chance to weigh in.”The race took place largely without incident, despite the inclement weather that flooded pit road and made an already tough course treacherous for drivers. One man was arrested Saturday night after breaking through a barrier and driving the course, police said.
NASCAR can cancel the event by the end of March, but would have to pay the Chicago Park District a $250,000 termination fee, according to the agreement. Others objected to the city’s decision to turn over public streets and public parks to a private company without significant benefit to the people of Chicago.
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