Wintrust Business Minute: McDonald’s named founding sponsor of NASCAR’s Chicago street race

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace poses for photographers on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Chicago during a promotional visit to announce a NASCAR Cup Series street race in the city, to be held July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

by: Michael Piff

Posted: Mar 23, 2023 / 04:36 PM CDT

Updated: Mar 23, 2023 / 04:36 PM CDT

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Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

McDonald’s has been named a founding sponsor of NASCAR’s upcoming Chicago street race in Grant Park. The event is scheduled for July 1-2. A NASCAR spokesperson says it’s significant to get a local company as a headline sponsor. NASCAR and McDonald’s say the partnership will also support community programs, including those aimed at helping local teens. NASCAR says McDonald’s will have official presenting, marketing and promotional rights and on-course branding and at the start-finish line at Buckingham Fountain.

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