LONG POND, PA - JULY 29:  (L-R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, talks to NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 29, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
LONG POND, PA - JULY 29: (L-R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, talks to NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 29, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson to run Chicago Street Course race

Legacy Motor Club’s Jimmie Johnson announced Sunday on FOX that he will enter the NASCAR Cup Series’ inaugural Chicago Street Race.

Johnson has planned a return to the Cup Series on a part-time basis this year, driving the No. 84 Chevrolet in select events. That limited schedule now includes the circuit’s first event on a downtown street course on July 2.

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