The NASCAR Chicago Street Race has partnered with Chicago-based Levy to wave the green flag on new Windy City flavors across Grant Park, July 5-6, 2025. The partnership taps into Levy’s local restaurant roots, sports and entertainment leadership, and motorsports expertise.
Returning to Chicago’s historic Grant Park for the third year, the street race which has been dubbed “Event of the Year” by Sports Business Journal, will feature an expanded collection of Chicago’s favorite restaurants and menus curated by Levy.
“We are thrilled to partner with another Chicago-based culinary powerhouse like Levy to ensure that we continue to shine a spotlight on the local Chicago food scene,” said Julie Giese, NASCAR Chicago Street Race President. “With visitors coming from all 50 states and more than two dozen countries around the globe, this partnership allows us to both highlight Levy’s own world-class hospitality and also showcase even more local, family-owned Chicago neighborhood restaurants to our race attendees this Independence Day Weekend.”
“As a Chicago-lifer, I’m definitely biased, but I truly believe there is no city with more energy than Chicago during the summer,” said Andy Lansing, CEO of Levy. “The NASCAR Chicago Street Race highlights our city and the sport in a totally unique way, and it’s been incredible to see fans rally behind it. We’re so excited to help elevate an already wonderful event with a new level of food, beverage and hometown hospitality.”
This year’s festivities will debut a new food and beverage lineup across concessions and premium hospitality spaces featuring a deep roster of favorite Chicago restaurants. That includes two of Levy’s own restaurants in Chicago – Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap and River Roast – alongside local, independently-owned staples Mr. Beef, Bronzeville Winery, Lexington Betty Smokehouse, Robinson’s Ribs, and Josephine’s Southern Cooking, with more to be announced closer to race weekend.
Across the Grant Park course, Levy and NASCAR will build on their existing sustainability programs with a renewed commitment to scaling up reusable products. Beverage locations across all areas of the event this year will use reusable cups.
Levy, which has grown from a delicatessen in Chicago’s Water Tower Place into a global hospitality leader, remains headquartered on Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Gold Coast and has deep-rooted relationships across the city. The company leads the food, beverage and hospitality experience at nearly 20 locations around Chicagoland, along with marquee racing events like the DAYTONA 500 and Coca-Cola 600, and many other NASCAR Cup Series events.
Look for more detail about the food and beverage experience at the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race over the coming month.
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