With this being Chicago's first time hosting a street race, Wallace made it a point to have a free event on the South Side.
-- The traffic nightmare in Chicago has begun, three days before the NASCAR Street Race in Grant Park this weekend."We've been putting it out for several months - I want to say since April 10 – what street closures we're looking at, including our reroutes and our alternate routes," said Jose Tirado, acting director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
On Wednesday night, the gates were up, and crews were out blocking Michigan Avenue for the closure. Many motorists are not thrilled.But just the same, the excitement is building as the stands are now in place at Ida B. Wells Drive near Buckingham Fountain. Thousands are expected to watch Chicago's first street race, and
None other than Bubba Wallace brought that experience directly to the youth at the event – Bubba's Block Party.
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