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Heavy Rain Forecast for 2025 Grant Park 165 as NASCAR’s Chicago Contract Ends

An 82 percent rain forecast threatens to delay or shorten Sunday’s race on Chicago’s 12-turn street circuit.

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Drivers race down Balbo Drive during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024, in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
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Overview

  • Sunday’s Grant Park 165 is scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET green flag, covering 75 laps over 165 miles on a 2.2-mile, 12-turn street course through Grant Park.
  • A full field of 41 Cup Series drivers is entered for the third annual Chicago street race.
  • Fans can watch live coverage on TNT with streaming available on TNT and Max.
  • The track’s tight corners, concrete barriers and unpredictable surface transitions have caused weather delays in previous editions and could force strategic pivots if rain arrives.
  • NASCAR’s three-year contract with the City of Chicago ends after this race and league officials are evaluating other urban venues for future street-course events.