The time has come for Chicagoland Speedway to return to the NASCAR schedule. The intermediate track will host two national series this weekend as part of the Fourth of July festivities.
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This weekend marks the first time since the 2019 season that NASCAR has competed at the track outside of Joliet, Illinois. Alex Bowman won the last Cup Series race there while Cole Custer won the last O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race there.
Both series will be back in action at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, as will the ARCA Menards Series. The Craftsman Truck Series is off until Lime Rock Park on July 11.
This weekend marks the second round of the $1 million In-Season Challenge. Sixteen drivers will enter, but only eight will advance to the third round.
Chicagoland Speedway forecast and weekend schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, a high of 88 degrees, and a 50% chance of rain.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day with a chance of a stray thunderstorm. A high of 87 degrees and a 24% chance of rain.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in the morning and then scattered thunderstorms into the afternoon and evening. A high of 84 degrees and a 60% chance of rain.
Friday, July 3, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 10 a.m. — ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 1:30 - 7:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 2:30 - 9:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 2 - 3:20 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series practice (No TV)
- 3:35 - 3:55 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series qualifying (No TV)
- 4:30 -5:20 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice (CW app)
- 6 - 6:50 p.m. — Cup Series practice (truTV, HBO Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 8 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series race (100 laps, 150 miles. FS1)
Saturday, July 4, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 8:30 a.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying (CW app)
- 3 - 4 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying (truTV, HBO Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 5:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race (200 laps, 300 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, July 5, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 3 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 6 p.m. — Cup Series race (267 laps, 400.5 miles. TNT, truTV, in-car cameras on HBO Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
