NASCAR will return to Joliet’s Chicagoland Speedway in July 2026, with three days of racing over the holiday weekend. The announcement comes after officials confirmed the Chicago Street Race would not return that year.

Chicagoland Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway will each undergo a facelift before the Cup Series heads to the two tracks in 2026, NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy says.

Today, NASCAR announced that it will make its long-awaited return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. on July 4-5, 2026. As a part of today’s 2026 NASCAR national series schedule announcement, NASCAR will bring NASCAR Cup Series,

Chicagoland is reopening after a six-year hiatus and a switch back to the suburban track after three seasons on a temporary street circuit in downtown Chicago.