NASCAR news: Officials explore San Diego as potential street racing site
The roar of NASCAR’s V8 engine can be heard on the streets of San Diego, California. According to Adam Stern, America’s best city will join street racing in Chicago as NASCAR plans to bring high-octane racing to where the fan.
According to the Sports Business Journal, the NASCAR sanctioning body has been exploring places and areas to expand its racing properties in recent years.
In addition, NASCAR invited officials from major American cities for the opportunity to watch the second Chicago Street Race in July. According to Stern, San Diego is one of NASCAR’s top choices to host a future street race.
NASCAR wants to explore areas in Southern California and is also discussing possible locations with officials in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and others in the Pacific Northwest. The interest in Southern California stems from the history of auto racing at the Autoclub Speedway in Fontana, which began in 1997.
However, it is unclear if NASCAR will host both street races or if the new street venue will replace the Chicago street race. NASCAR’s three-year contract expires next year, but it has an early termination clause. It’s good to know that the Chicago race was good, but the rain had a big impact.
NASCAR news is hoping to return to the Chicago Street Circuit
After the 2024 Grant Park 165 race in the Windy City, Ben Kennedy, senior vice president of community development and strategy, spoke about his belief that NASCAR will return to Chicago next year.
In addition, four-time champion and Hendrick Motorsports vice president Jeff Gordon will compete on the streets of Chicago. Gordon said (via Fox Sports).
“It’s a great way … to not only show that we’re capable of racing in locations like this and right in the center of a major metropolitan city, which is an important part of the market and the exposure, but it’s also opening up the door to a lot of new fans,”
“I not only hope we can continue to come back here, I hope we can try to experiment with this in other places, too,” he added.
NASCAR has not announced any updates to the 2025 schedule, but it is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
