NASCAR announced that the multi-Grammy award-winning Zac Brown Band will perform on July 5 at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in 2025. With speculations rife that this might be NASCAR’s last Chicago race due to logistical challenges, the Zac Brown Band’s performance could be a farewell tribute to the city’s racing chapter.
The Chicago Street Race concert will be one of five full-length concerts at NASCAR races, as part of the first-ever Busch Light Summer Music Series. Since the 1990s, the Anheuser-Busch family of brands who are the ‘Official Beer Sponsor of NASCAR’, has created many opportunities for 21+ NASCAR fans.
Kyrstyn Stowe, Head of Marketing, Busch Family & Natural Family at Anheuser-Busch said in a press release, “At Busch Light, our Midwest fans are at the heart of everything we do, so bringing one of the biggest bands in country to a race in the iconic Midwest city of Chicago was a no-brainer. With NASCAR, we’re shifting fan engagement into high gear, uniting two of race fans’ greatest passions: country music and cold, smooth Busch Light.”
Zac Brown Band and the NASCAR Chicago Street Race
Band leader Zac Brown said in a press release, “We’re thrilled to announce that Zac Brown Band will be performing at this summer’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race. It’s going to be an unreal weekend of racing and non-stop entertainment, so buckle up. You won’t want to miss NASCAR’s biggest party of the summer. Can’t wait to see you all in July!”
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In addition to Chicago, the Busch Light Summer Music Series will bring five concerts to NASCAR tracks nationwide. Additional pre-race performances will take place at Texas Motor Speedway (May 2-4), Michigan International Speedway (June 7-8), Iowa Speedway (Aug. 2-3), and Busch Light’s hometown of St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway (Sept. 6-7).
With no official announcement on the future of Chicago being a part of NASCAR or not, fans are left to speculate if this is a goodbye concert for the city’s NASCAR fans.
