
NASCAR’s Chicago connections
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Other notable Chicago-area tracks that hosted motorsports events included O'Hare Stadium in Schiller Park, near where the international airport is today, and Sante Fe Speedway in Willow Springs. The latter track lasted until 1995 and hosted one Cup Series race -- a 1954 event won by Dick Rathman.
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