PHOENIX — NASCAR announced Thursday that Julie Giese, the president of Phoenix Raceway, has been called up to lead a new racing venture in Chicago.
Giese, who joined Phoenix Raceway in 2018, will be the president of the NASCAR Cup Series' first-ever Chicago Street Course race.
While Giese will continue her day-to-day role in Phoenix through the 2022 NASCAR Championship Weekend in November, NASCAR said she’ll immediately begin work on several key initiatives in Chicago.
Giese played a key role in NASCAR moving its championship race to Phoenix from 2020 to 2023, and now the motorsports organization is putting her in charge of a major push in Chicago.
