While NASCAR is bypassing the Chicago Street Race next summer, it is filling the void on the schedule with a Cup Series race during July Fourth weekend at the long-dormant Chicagoland Speedway in

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- NASCAR will return to the Chicagoland Speedway for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend. The announcement was made on Wednesday. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and ARCA Menards Series will be in Joliet next year.

The events will mark NASCAR’s first at the track since 2019, after NASCAR pulled its Joliet event in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.