NASCAR will not promote an event in Downtown Chicago next season but has left open the possibility to run it back as early as 2027.

NASCAR is hitting pause on its Chicago Street Race for a year, officials said. In a statement, NASCAR officials said they will not be returning to the Loop for the Chicago Street Race in 2026 "to afford us the time necessary to work collaboratively with the City of Chicago."

NASCAR will not return to the downtown Chicago street course in 2026, race organizers announced on social media on July 18.