The NASCAR Cup series will christen a brand-new track this weekend as the inaugural Grant Park 220 takes place on the streets of Chicago. It is the first street circuit the Cup cars will have ever run and was originally conceived on the iRacing simulation platform.
Grant Park 220 details100 laps for 220 milesRingers in the Grant Park 220
F1 2009 world champion Jenson Button will make his second Cup start in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford after debuting earlier in the season at Circuit of the Americas. Button also co-drove NASCAR’s Garage 51 entry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this month along with Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller. Andy Lally will make his 42nd Cup Series start in the other Rick Ware entry.
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