NASCAR will be returning to the Chicago area for a race next season, but they’ll be doing so at a new location.

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

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.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- NASCAR will return to the Chicagoland Speedway for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend. The announcement was made on Wednesday. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and ARCA Menards Series will be in Joliet next year.

The Cup Series will return to Illinois on July 5, 2026. However, instead of racing downtown and taking over Grant Park during the Fourth of July weekend, the sport is headed back to its longtime home at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, about 50 miles southwest of the Loop.

NASCAR will have a new street race in San Diego, while North Wilkesboro and Chicagoland host points races for the first time in years

The Athletic claims that it has obtained next year's 38-race schedule, complete with a new regular-season race at North Wilkesboro.

It’s expected that the 2026 NASCAR schedule will come this week. However, we have come to know of some changes ahead of time, from the addition of the San Diego street course to Homestead-Miami Speedway hosting championship weekend.