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More than half the population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago is also one of the US's most densely populated major cities. The racial composition of the city was: 45.0% White (31.7% non-Hispanic whites); 32.9% Black or African American; 13.4% from some other race;
Chicago, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1990 [7] Pop 2000 [8] Pop 2010 [9] Pop 2020 [10 ...
CARS Tour, American Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series, NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Model Series, Limited Late Models, Super Trucks, Street Stock, Renegades, Houston Motorsports Park: Texas Houston: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) D-shaped Oval (asphalt) NASCAR Late Models, Modifieds, Legends, Bandoleros Kalamazoo Speedway [21] Michigan Kalamazoo
National stock car racing touring series (such as NASCAR Monster Energy Cup, ARCA, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series) race mainly on 4 tracks in Illinois: Chicagoland Speedway, near Chicago, Gateway International Speedway, Near St. Louis, and the mile dirt tracks at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds near DuQuoin, Illinois.
The Elgin Road Races were a series of automobile races that took place on closed public roads in Elgin, Illinois between 1910 and 1920. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The races were suspended during World War I and resumed in 1919 and 1920. [ 1 ]
When Washington Park Race Track first organized the American Derby in 1883, General Philip Sheridan served as its first President. [6] By 1893, the American Derby was the 2nd richest American race in the 19th century. [2] Both The American Derby and Opening Day (the first race of the season) [7] became important social calendar dates.
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets. [2]
African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.