Torrential rain and flooding has delayed the start of NASCAR’s first-ever Cup Series street race in Chicago 🌧️ Full story ⬇️
Torrential rain and flooding in downtown Chicago has delayed the start of Sunday’s first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race.With continued heavy rain and flooding throughout Sunday, NASCAR has placed the scheduled 5pm local time start of the inaugural Chicago Street race on hold.
The event is the first street race in the 75-year history of the Cup series, scheduled to be run on a 2.2-mile, 12-turn circuit that carves through the Grant Park area of downtown Chicago near the banks of Lake Michigan.NASCAR has wet weather tyres, but they are generally not used to race in standing water and poor visibility on the track.posted a message on his Twitter account pleading with NASCAR not to run the event under the current conditions.
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