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  • Multiple Illinois-based businesses partner with Josh Bilicki for Xfinity race at Chicago
    • Multiple Illinois-based businesses partner with Josh Bilicki for Xfinity race at Chicago
    Josh Bilicki and DGM Racing announced today that Insurance King will serve as primary sponsor on Bilicki‘s No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Chicago on Saturday, July 6th. Insurance King, a Rockford, IL based insurance agency, first sponsored Bilicki at the 2019 NASCAR race weekend at Chicagoland Speedway and has since […]...2024
  • Ryan Blaney says Chicagoland Speedway ‘deserves’ to have a Cup Series race
    • Ryan Blaney says Chicagoland Speedway ‘deserves’ to have a Cup Series race
    Ryan Blaney wants NASCAR to return to Chicagoland Speedway, a track that is located 45 minutes outside of Chicago. While speaking to Bob Pockcrass of Fox Sports, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Champion explains why he wants to head back to Chicagoland....2024
  • Denny Hamlin claims NASCAR 'should be going back to' Chicagoland Speedway
    • Denny Hamlin claims NASCAR 'should be going back to' Chicagoland Speedway
    Chicagoland Speedway is one of the many tracks that NASCAR owns and runs, that are now without a race date. The series raced there till 2019, before removing it from the schedule and since then none of the national NASCAR championships have hosted races in the 1.5 miles track at Illinois....2024
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  • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win 4EVER 400 at Homestead
    • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win 4EVER 400 at Homestead
     KEVIN HARVICKHomestead AdvanceNo. 4 Budweiser Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing   Event Overview ●  Event:  4EVER 400 presented by Mobil 1 (Round 34 of 36)●  Time/Date:  2:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 22●  Location:  Homestead-Miami Speedway●  Layout:  1.5-mile oval●  Laps/Mil...2023
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  • CMS to Honor Kevin Harvick
    • CMS to Honor Kevin Harvick
    CMS to Honor Kevin Harvick Four-Pack of Tributes in Final Start   In recognition of his legendary career, Charlotte Motor Speedway will pay tribute to one of NASCAR's most iconic drivers, Kevin Harvick, ahead of the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400, his final start at America’s Home for Racing. In celebration of his remarkable career and contributions to the sport, the speedway has organized a se...2023
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  • Darlington Raceway jump starts the 20th season of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
    • Darlington Raceway jump starts the 20th season of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
    Another spectacular regular season has concluded in the NASCAR Cup Series, the 16-driver Playoff field is set and jump starting the postseason action this year is the ‘Track Too Tough To Tame’ – Darlington Raceway.The 2023 season marks the 20th year the NASCAR Cup Series has crowned its champion in a Playoff format, and just the fourth-time the postseason has opened at Darlington Raceway (2020-202...2023

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  • • Martin Truex Jr. trying for 3rd straight win at Chicagoland
    JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. just celebrated his 38th birthday. He has won two of his last three races. He is spending this weekend at one of his favorite tracks. So yes, life is quite good at the moment. Truex appears to be picking up some momentum as he tries to become the first repeat NASCAR Cup Series champion since Jimmie Johnson won five in a row from 2006 to 2010. He goes for his th...2018
  • • NASCAR Xfinity: Chase Elliott to run five races for GMS Racing
    Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott will drive the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet four NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2018, beginning with Saturday’s race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. “I appreciate GMS letting me get behind the wheel of the No. 23,” Elliott said. “I’m excited to have Hooters on the car for Charlotte. It’s a big week for them, and I look forward to represen...2018
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  • Chase Elliott’s team served penalty resulting in encumbered finish, loss of points at Chicagoland
    • Chase Elliott’s team served penalty resulting in encumbered finish, loss of points at Chicagoland
    Chase Elliott's second-place finish in the opening round of the playoffs Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway was indeed too good to be true....2017
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  • • Spoiler Modification at Chicago Leads to Big Penalty for Elliott
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Chase Elliott finished second at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday to give his No. 24 team a strong start to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, but the momentum from the runner-up result was dampered on Tuesday as the team was hit with an L1 penalty from the sanctioning body for an improper modification to the rear spoiler. NASCAR noted in their penalty anno...2017
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. wins at Chicagoland to open playoffs
    Martin Truex Jr. overcame a pit road speeding penalty and an extra pit stop to win the opening race of the 2017 NASCAR playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. picked up where he left off during the regular season and showed his domination. Truex scored his fifth win of the 2017 season after dominated the Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and increased his playoff point total to 58. Truex took th...2017
  • • Matt Tifft to make NASCAR return at Chicagoland following brain surgery
    The promising 20-year old Hinckley, OH native has been out since June after an emergency procedure.Red Horse Racing announced today that Matt Tifft will be returning to the Camping World Truck Series when it moves to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. He will be behind the wheel of the No. 11 Brai......2016
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  • • Matt Tifft to make return from brain surgery at Chicagoland
    After missing more than 10 weeks following brain surgery, driver Matt Tifft will return to competitive racing this weekend in the Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.Tifft underwent the surgery to remove a low-grade glioma on July 1. Joe Gibbs Racing released a statement at the time saying the slow-growing tumor was found during treatment and evaluation for a recent disc condit...2016
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  • • NASCAR penalty against Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing upheld
    The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday upheld NASCAR's penalty assessed against driver Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing for infractions two weekends ago at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the opening race of the Chase for Sprint Cup....2015
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  • • NASCAR WAG of the Week: Meet Lorra Bowyer, Clint's wife
    On Wednesday, Clint Bowyer was hit with a stiff 25-point penalty and his crew chief was suspended and fined for an infraction last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. So could there be a better time to get to know Bowyer's lovely bride, Lorra, with a few photos? She's our NASCAR WAG of the Week....2015
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  • • NASCAR docks Bowyer, suspends crew chief, penalizes Danica
    NASCAR announced penalties on Wednesday afternoon to two Sprint Cup Series teams stemming from last weekend's Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway. And one of them has suffered a severe setback to its championship hopes as a result. The No. 15 team of Michael Waltrip Racing's Clint Bowyer has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during opening-day inspection on Sept. 1...2015
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  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
     KEVIN HARVICKNorth Wilkesboro / All-Star Race AdvanceNo. 29 Busch Light Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing  Event Overview ●  Event:  NASCAR All-Star Race (non-points race)●  Time/Date:  8 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21●  Location:  North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway●  Layout:  .625-mile oval● &nb...2023
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Chicagoland Speedway is one of the many tracks that NASCAR owns and runs, that are now without a race date."

  • 2023
    "The new SuperMotocross World Championship announced the venue lineup for its inaugural playoff, which will feature the reopening of Chicagoland Speedway and the dirt bike debut of zMax Dragway."

  • 2022
    "From 2001 to 2019, the sport raced at the Chicagoland Speedway oval in Joliet, Illinois."

  • 2021
    "With two wins under his belt driving the Number 88 car for Hendrick Motorsports (Chicagoland Speedway 2019, Auto Club Speedway 2020) that formerly belonged to Dale Earnhardt Jr."

  • 2020
    "Chicagoland Speedway announced today that fans who purchase tickets for the Chicagoland 400 (June 21, 2020) using the code DAYTONA2020 have the exclusive opportunity to enjoy a ticket refund if two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch or seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson win the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500 on February 16."

  • 2019
    "Menard turned heads at Chicagoland Speedway when he earned his first […]"

  • 2018
    "Chicagoland Speedway announced that Overton’s, America’s Marine and Watersports Superstore, will serve as the entitlement sponsor for this year’s NASCAR weekend June 29 – July 1."

  • 2017
    "wins the Daytona 500, Chicagoland Speedway is giving back some cash."

  • 2016
    "Danica Patrick and Chicagoland Speedway will have some turtle power when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series kicks off the Chase."

  • 2015
    "Connect live: Fans can vote now on RaceDay question before the first Chase for the Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway."

  • 2014
    "Late in Sunday's race at Chicagoland Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr."

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Chicagoland Speedway trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
    2023
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. opens NASCAR's playoffs with win at Chicagoland
    Joliet, Ill. • Martin Truex Jr. stretched his arms to his side and waited for a shower of green slime , the colored goop traditionally poured over the heads of game-show contestants and A-list celebrities. Add NASCAR race winner to the list. “It’s a lot funner to watch people get slimed than it is to get slimed,” a smiling and sticky Truex said. “But it’s definitely worth it to get that after the ...2017
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  • • Chicagoland Speedway has special offer for fans if Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500
    If Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Daytona 500, Chicagoland Speedway is giving back some cash....2017
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  • • Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson discuss post-race incident at Chicagoland
    For the first time since their post-race run-in at Chicagoland Speedway, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson offered two different views on how they will move forward from the incident....2015
  • • Danica Patrick crashes into boyfriend at Chicagoland
    Danica Patrick started 18th and finished 19th tonight in the Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway; her “homecoming race.” That’s a very pedestrian showing, but still an above average place placement for her. It’s a good run for Danica. That’s not newsworthy though, the fact that she bumped into her boyfriend, the man that she allegedly, supposedly divorced her husband in order to be with, that’s what ...2014

Chicagoland Speedway stats and results

  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win 4EVER 400 at Homestead
    2023
  • • Darlington Raceway jump starts the 20th season of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
    2023
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  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win Chicago Street Race
     KEVIN HARVICKChicago Street Race AdvanceNo. 4 GEARWRENCH® Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing  Event Overview ●  Event:  Grant Park 220 (Round 18 of 36)●  Time/Date:  5:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 2●  Location:  Chicago Street Course●  Layout:  2.2-mile, 12-turn street course●  ...2023
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  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
    2023
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  • • NASCAR Truck: Brett Moffitt scores a third 2018 win at Chicagoland
    Brett Moffitt and the Hattori Racing Enterprises team have struggled to secure enough sponsorship to keep their No. 16 Toyota on track, full-time, throughout the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, but so far, so good. One thing Moffitt and company hasn’t struggled with, though, is on-track performance. Less than a week after not knowing whether or not they’d be able to get to Friday ni...2018
  • • Statistically Speaking: Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland
    This week the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Chicago for the Overton 400. Chicagoland Speedway is located in Joliet, Illinois and cost approximately $130 million to build and opened in 2001. The track is 1.5 miles in length with the turns banked at 18 degrees. Who should be on your radar this weekend? The way 2018 is going just go with Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Busch and C...2018
  • • Ford Performance NASCAR: Chicagoland Advance
    FORD PERFORMANCE NASCAR: CHICAGOLAND NOTES NASCAR heads to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend for a tripleheader as all three top touring series will be in action. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks things off on Friday night with the NASCAR XFINITY Series racing on Saturday and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday afternoon.  Here’s a look at how Ford has done in all three series at...2018
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  • • NASCAR Cup: Trevor Bayne more confident, unsure of future
    After giving up his seat behind the wheel of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford to Matt Kenseth for five races, beginning with the Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in May and including the last four points-paying races, Trevor Bayne has returned for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, the first road-course race of the season for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season...2018
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  • • NASCAR Cup: Matt Kenseth has 10 races left on 2018 schedule
    Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday the remainder of Matt Kenseth’s schedule behind the wheel of its No. 6 Ford he shares with Trevor Bayne in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. After Kenseth ran the car in the four most recent points-paying races and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Bayne returns to the seat for the next race, June 24 at Sonoma ...2018
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  • • NASCAR Xfinity: Chase Elliott to run five races for GMS Racing
    2018
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  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win 4EVER 400 at Homestead
    2023
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  • • CMS to Honor Kevin Harvick
    2023
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  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
    2023
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. trying for 3rd straight win at Chicagoland
    2018
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  • • TBT: David Reutimann Wins at Chicagoland
    In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re revisiting when NASCAR driver David Reutimann won his second career Monster Energy NASCAR Series race at the 1.5-mile track known as Chicagoland Speedway. The date was July 10, 2010 and David Reutimann started the Lifelock.com 400 from the 7th position in his No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. It was a race that was dominated for 92 laps by Jimmie Jo...2018
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  • • Spoiler Modification at Chicago Leads to Big Penalty for Elliott
    2017
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. gets slimed in victory lane celebration
    Things got a little crazy after Martin Truex Jr.’s victory Sunday in NASCAR’s playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway. Truex, who drives the No. 78 car for Denver’s Furniture Row Racing, was doused green slime after his fifth win of the season, and first of this year’s playoffs. Truex’s longtime girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, was by his side in victory lane and stepped away from the slime. He might ...2017
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  • • Ryan Blaney needs to get back on track at Chicagoland Speedway
    The NASCAR playoffs head to Chicagoland Speedway for the first race in the first round. Each week, Motor Racing Digest writers will follow four drivers each during their playoff pursuit of a NASCAR championship. Here is a weekend preview for Ryan Blaney. Posted by: Matt Lovisa, follow @mattlovisa September 16, 2017 Ryan Blaney scored his first career win at Pocono Raceway and earned his spot in th...2017
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  • • FOX NASCAR analysts Gordon, Hammond and McReynolds break down the Chase
    As teams prepare to kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, FOX NASCAR analysts Jeff Gordon, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds share their thoughts on storylines headed into the Chase and their picks for the championship:On the favorite for the championship:"For the first time in a couple of years, I see no clear-cut favorite headed into the Chase. Unlike...2016
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  • • Richard Petty Motorsports announces new crew chief for Aric Almirola
    Aric Almirola will have a new crew chief at the top of the pit box, beginning this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.On Tuesday afternoon, Richard Petty Motorsports announced Drew Blickensderfer will take over crew chief responsibilities for the No. 43, previously held by Trent Owens."We are continuing to analyze every part of our organizations and make adjustments where needed," said Brian Moffitt,...2016

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  • • Connect live: Fans can vote now on RaceDay question
    2015
  • • Denny Hamlin off crutches as he hobbles into Chase opener
    JOLIET, Ill. (AP) Denny Hamlin has ditched the crutch he used after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament. He heads into the first round of NASCAR's playoffs walking on his own. Hamlin hurt his knee last week playing basketball. He's started physical therapy and hopes he no longer needs to wear a knee brace when the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedwa...2015
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  • • Ross Kenseth set to make XFINITY Series debut in June at Chicagoland
    Ross Kenseth, son of Sprint Cup driver Matt Kenseth, will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway this June, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Ross Kenseth has excelled on the late model stock car circuit....2015
  • • Johnson unwilling to take blame for incident with Harvick
    Upon being punched in the chest by Kevin Harvick in the driver motorhome lot after Sunday's opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway, Jimmie Johnson exchanged words with Harvick but didn't hit back. Johnson's post-race comments revealed much about his state of mind toward the reigning Sprint Cup Series champion, however. And rest assured, Johnson wasn't about to take th...2015
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  • • Johnson unwilling to take blame for incident with Harvick
    Kevin Harvick blames Jimmie Johnson for ruining his night at Chicagoland Speedway. Johnson insists it was not his fault....2015
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  • • John Hunter Nemechek survives fuel scare to score first truck win
    John Hunter Nemechek, the 18-year-old son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Joe Nemechek, picked up his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in Saturday's American Ethanol e15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway....2015
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  • • Results: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland
    See the full results from Saturday's American Ethanol e15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway....2015
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  • • Opinion: Johnson took high road in altercation with Harvick
    Jimmie Johnson had every right to be downright furious. He also had every right to hit back. When Kevin Harvick came storming out of his motorhome and punched Johnson in the chest a few minutes after Sunday's Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway, the six-time Sprint Cup Series champion could have put Harvick in a headlock, threw a punch or kicked him in a delicate area. This kind of response would...2015
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  • NASCAR at Chicago: Odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    • NASCAR at Chicago: Odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    Martin Truex Jr. goes for his third straight win at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Overton's 400....2018
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  • NASCAR at Chicago: Vegas odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    • NASCAR at Chicago: Vegas odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch
    Betting odds and fantasy NASCAR picks for Sunday's Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway....2017
  • Chicagoland Fantasy Racing Preview
    • Chicagoland Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway....2017
  • • Driver Handicaps: Chicagoland
    To assist in making your fantasy racing picks, MRN.com's Pete Pistone helps steer you toward Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway....2014
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  • • Multiple Illinois-based businesses partner with Josh Bilicki for Xfinity race at Chicago
    2024
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  • • Ryan Blaney says Chicagoland Speedway ‘deserves’ to have a Cup Series race
    2024
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  • • Denny Hamlin claims NASCAR 'should be going back to' Chicagoland Speedway
    2024
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  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win 4EVER 400 at Homestead
    2023
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  • • CMS to Honor Kevin Harvick
    2023
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  • • Darlington Raceway jump starts the 20th season of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
    2023
  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win Chicago Street Race
    2023
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  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
    2023
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  • SuperMotocross holding race at Chicagoland Speedway
    • SuperMotocross holding race at Chicagoland Speedway
    The new SuperMotocross World Championship announced the venue lineup for its inaugural playoff, which will feature the reopening of Chicagoland Speedway and the dirt bike debut of zMax Dragway. It’ll be the first major racing event at Chicagoland Speedway, which opened in 2001 has sat dormant since its most recent NASCAR Cup Series race June 30, 2019 (which […]...2023
  • • NASCAR: The factor that could make the looming announcement worse
    NASCAR is set to confirm the long-rumored Chicago Street Course as an official Cup Series race, a move that has earned mixed reactions from fans already. NASCAR‘s affinity for the city of Chicago is nothing new. From 2001 to 2019, the sport raced at the Chicagoland Speedway oval in Joliet, Illinois. The track produced the […] NASCAR: The factor that could make the looming announcement ...2022
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  • • Kevin Harvick is +850 to win his last All-Star Race
    2023
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