Jeff Behnke News Today

While chunks of the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend were rained out, the delayed and shortened Grant Park 220 Sunday evening scored big numbers for a national television audience. The four-hour broadcast on NBC averaged nearly 4.8 million viewers, making it the network’s most-watched Cup Series race in six years, according to preliminary Nielsen data released late Monday. ...

Following its “radio-style” blueprint from Watkins Glen, NBC will position commentators in four spots on the city streets, in addition to the pit reporters and studio crew.

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