NASCAR Chicago Street Race Draws Close To Five Million Viewers On NBC

Shane Van Gisbergen drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Grant Park 220 Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

The first NASCAR Chicago Street Race is in the record books. Race coverage on NBC and streaming service Peacock over the weekend averaged close to four-point-eight-million viewers. It was the network’s most-watched NASCAR Cup Series race in six years. The race at Chicago’s Grant Park was also the most streamed NASCAR Cupo Series in NBC Sports history.