Route 66 Raceway (Joliet)
ActiveActive Still racing today.
Purpose-built quarter-mile drag strip in Joliet, opened in 1998 next to the Chicagoland Speedway oval. It is the Chicago area's NHRA national event venue and also has a dirt oval on the property.
- Raced
- 1998-present
- State
- Illinois
- Sanction
- NHRA Division 3
- Track
- 1/4 mile
- Surface
- Concrete
- Address
- 3200 S Chicago St
Joliet, IL 60433 - Elevation
- 635 ft (194 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.46429, -88.06977
- Contact
- route66raceway.com (815) 722-5500
Big races
NHRA Route 66 Nationals
NHRA Mission Foods Series national event with Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock; the 2026 race was the sixth stop of NHRA's 75th anniversary season.
Hot Rod Drag Week
HOT ROD magazine's week-long street-car drag and drive started and ended at Route 66 Raceway in 2026.
PEAK Street Car Shootout
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
NHRA Peak Street Car Shootout @ Route 66
A drag-and-drive: racers drive their street cars from track to track over several days and race at each stop.
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