ABB Joins McDonald‘s, Xfinity, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois as Founding Partners for the NASCAR Chicago Street Course
CHICAGO — Today, NASCAR announced ABB as a founding partner of the Chicago Street Race Weekend, which will be held from July 6-7 in Grant Park. As a founding partner, ABB will have official presenting, marketing, and promotional rights for the Chicago Street Race Weekend including the NASCAR Cup Series‘ Grant Park 165 and NASCAR Xfinity Series‘ The Loop 110 races.
ABB will be featured prominently and integrated into the Chicago Street Course with significant branding in Turns 3-5. The ABB brand will have visibility throughout the Chicago Street Race Weekend with additional on-course branding in a dedicated founding partner section as well as the historic start-finish line near Buckingham Fountain, fan entrances, DraftKings Stage, wayfinding signage, and other locations throughout the event‘s footprint.
“As a technology leader in electrification and automation, the Chicago Street Race will showcase how ABB is helping accelerate the energy transition in the United States,” said Ralph Donati, ABB Executive Vice President. “ABB provides technology to keep businesses, homes and industry running efficiently, reliably and safely.”
Through its footprint at the Chicago Street Race, ABB will help educate NASCAR fans on initiatives that create a positive impact on communities through energy efficiency, including the reduction of energy costs in homes and businesses, improving industrial operations through energy efficient technologies, and helping to fortify the grid-to-charger infrastructure for electric transportation.
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“The Chicago Street Race is one of the boldest events in the history of NASCAR, so we are proud to welcome ABB as an innovative partner for this one-of-a-kind sports and entertainment event,” said Julie Giese, Chicago Street Race President. “The Founding Partner model is really unique to the Chicago Street Race, and we can‘t think of a better organization to add to this incredible list of partners for our second-ever Cup Series street race.”
ABB will be featured on the NBC broadcasts of the Chicago Street Race Weekend, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM Radio national radio broadcasts, and have an expansive presence on NASCAR‘s digital platforms.
ABB joins McDonald‘s, Xfinity and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois as the founding partners of the Chicago Street Race.
Chicago Street Race
The Chicago Street Race is a unique two-day sports and entertainment event with a festival-like atmosphere that exemplifies NASCAR‘s characteristic fan experience that puts attendees closer to the action than any other sport. Coupled with top-tier musical performances from global headliners, the Chicago Street Race Weekend is a once-in-a-lifetime experiential opportunity for any sports, music, and entertainment fan.
This year NASCAR introduced single-day ticketing options starting at $150 to grant visitors access to all the racing and music action. NASCAR has also introduced Youth General Admission Pricing for this year‘s Chicago Street Race Weekend. Children 12 and under are free on Saturday, July 6, and Youth GA tickets for Sunday‘s Cup Series race are $45.
Two-day reserved tickets starting at $465 offer an array of opportunities that include reserved seating and a wide variety of premium experiences. Two-day general admission tickets start at $269. For a complete listing of ticketing options or to purchase tickets, fans can visit NASCARChicago.com or call 888-629-7223.
Fans can also visit NASCARChicagoExperiences.com for multiple options for travel, tickets, and hospitality experiences, courtesy of Quint, the Travel and Experience Package Provider of the Chicago Street Race.
To stay up to date with the Chicago Street Race, fans can subscribe to receive exclusive Chicago Street Race emails, follow @NASCARChicago on Twitter and Facebook and download the NASCAR Tracks App for the latest real-time updates on all aspects of the event.
About ABB
ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company‘s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on over 140 years of excellence, ABB‘s more than 105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. www.abb.com
About Chicago Street Race
The Chicago Street Race is home to the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race in the 75-year history of NASCAR. Located in downtown Chicago, the 2024 event will once again take competitors past and through many of the city‘s most renowned downtown landmarks on Michigan Avenue, South Columbus Drive, South DuSable Lake Shore Drive and the start-finish line near Buckingham Fountain. The Cup Series will be joined by the NASCAR Xfinity Series as part of a one-of-a-kind sports and entertainment festival with global music headliners Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, The Black Keys, Lauren Alaina and a special House Music 40th Anniversary Showcase, July 6-7, 2024. For more information, visit NASCARChicago.com.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation‘s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Seriesu2122, NASCAR Xfinity Seriesu2122, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Seriesu2122), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Associationu2122 (IMSAu00ae) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championshipu2122, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and Snapchat.
