Is Route 66 Dragway closed for good?
Is Route 66 Dragway closed for good?
Route 66 Raceway last hosted an NHRA Camping World Series drag race back in 2019. In 2020, the track was closed amid the pandemic, and in 2021 remained closed to the drag racing community.
Will Route 66 Dragway reopen?
The Route 66 Raceway dropped a bombshell today, announcing that it will not contest drag racing events in 2021, due to a range of factors, not the least of which is the long-term uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Is NHRA coming back to Joliet Illinois?
Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Joliet will not host NASCAR series races or NHRA drag races in 2021, the track announced in a statement on its web site Tuesday. Scott Paddock, Speedway and Raceway president, said in a statement that NASCAR will not have a Cup Series race next year.
Is Joliet Raceway closing?
JOLIET – NASCAR will not be returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2022. The Speedway was snubbed for the third consecutive year after the sport released the 2022 schedule earlier today. Chicagoland lost its race in 2020 due to COVID-19 and had a slot this year given to Road America in Wisconsin.
Why did Joliet Raceway close?
NASCAR, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, also pulled its Joliet NASCAR event from this year’s schedule.
Is Joliet speedway closing?
Will Chicagoland Speedway ever reopen?
JOLIET – NASCAR will not be returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2022. The Speedway was snubbed for the third consecutive year after the sport released the 2022 schedule earlier today. Chicagoland lost its race in 2020 due to COVID-19 and had a slot this year given to Road America in Wisconsin. St.
Did Chicagoland Speedway closing?
For a third consecutive year the Chicagoland Speedway will not be hosting a major event. According to WJOL’s racing expert Mike Guglielmucci, the NASCAR 2022 schedule will not include Chicagoland Speedway. COVID was the reason they didn’t race in Joliet in 2020 and the 2021 race was given to Road America in Wisconsin.
