NASCAR's Pit Party: Free to the public in Millennium Park

Join in the fun at the first ever NASCAR Pit Party in Millennium Hall, a multi-concept dining experience inside Millennium Park. This premier food and entertainment event is free and open to the public (attendees must pay for food and drink) and will offer racing fans a first-time experience to the city’s most anticipated summer spectator sport.

Located steps from the official NASCAR Chicago Street Race’s course and situated beneath the iconic Cloud Gate (“The Bean”), Millennium Hall will feature floor-to-ceiling TV coverage of the race, the city’s largest beer garden and Executive Chef Michael "Wally" Wallach’s special “NASCAR Pit Menu.”

• Highlights include BBQ Brisket with Gus’s Q sauce, Pulled Pork, Pit Stop Beans, Victory Lane Margarita (also available in a Margarita Tower); the Motor Mule and Pit Stop Punch.
• Guests can also order from each venue’s traditional menu.
• Free giveaways and raffle prizes including Vandalay Brands gift cards will run throughout the entire weekend.

WHEN:  11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday, July 1 (practice and qualifying)

11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sunday, July 2 (race kicks off at 4:30 p.m.)

WHERE: 11 N. Michigan Avenue; inside Millennium Park

COST: Free and open to the public

INFO: For reservations and more information, visit www.millenniumhallchicago.com

ABOUT MILLENNIUM HALL

Millennium Hall is a multi-concept dining experience located at 11 N. Michigan Avenue inside Millennium Park. Situated beneath the iconic Cloud Gate (The Bean,) Millennium Hall features Napolita Pizzeria and Wine Bar, an authentic brick oven Neapolitan pizzeria; and two summer outdoor options at Double Clutch Beer Garden, the largest beer garden in the city and Casa Bonita Cantina, (next to the Cloud Gate,) offering fresh Mexican fare, margaritas and more. For reservations and more information, visit www.millenniumhallchicago.com.