JOLIET, IL — NASCAR will return to Joliet’s Chicagoland Speedway in 2026, NASCAR.com announced Wednesday. The NASCAR Cup Series will race the 1.5-mile track July 5, and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will run July 4, the website reported.

While taking a break from the Chicago Street Race in Grant Park next year, NASCAR will return to the Chicagoland Speedway in southwest suburban Joliet for the July 4th weekend.

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