The inaugural Grant Park 220 is a 100-lap road race on a new 2.2-mile Chicago Street Course adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is the first road race in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Great meeting y’all Chicago! Thanks for sticking out the rain. @Hooters pic.twitter.com/alqHv2qCmx
— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) July 1, 2023
The night before the big race, the favorite (+500) driver to win, Chase Elliott, went to the local Hooters. As seen above and below, Elliott is all smiles as he greets fans and autographs memorabilia.
The best fans 🤝
— Hooters Racing (@HootersRacing) July 2, 2023
Thanks to everybody who came out! Keep up the energy for raceday 💪#Di9 #NASCARChicago pic.twitter.com/r32OBxoZss
Elliott and his No. 9 car are sponsored by the famous restaurant chain, for which Elliott often promotes chicken fingers and fried pickles with various Hooters staff.
CHASE DELIVERS FREE FRIED PICKLES
— Hooters Racing (@HootersRacing) April 16, 2023
In his return to the NASCAR Cup Series @chaseelliott gets a P10 finish at @MartinsvilleSwy 🦉🏁
Join us tomorrow at @Hooters to celebrate!! #NASCAR #Di9 pic.twitter.com/d1cxlktLLE
Note: Other top contenders at the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park road race include Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, A.J. Allmendinger and Ross Chastain.
Fried pickles are frying… pic.twitter.com/DtiOMqWbS7
— Hootie (@Hooters) April 17, 2023
As part of the NASCAR Cup Series, NBC will broadcast the Grant Park 220 road race on Sunday, July 2 beginning at 5:30 pm ET.
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