NASCAR officials are pausing the annual Fourth of July weekend race next year to work on finding a new date and optimizing its setup and break-down of the course.

NASCAR is pressing pause on its Chicago Street Race, answering at least one major question about its schedule for next season. NASCAR raced on a street course in downtown Chicago on the first weekend in July each of the last three years.

NASCAR is hitting pause on its Chicago Street Race for a year, officials said. In a statement, NASCAR officials said they will not be returning to the Loop for the Chicago Street Race in 2026 "to afford us the time necessary to work collaboratively with the City of Chicago."

Wall Street closed its third winning week in the last four with a quiet finish. The S&P 500 edged down by a whisper, less than 0.1%, on Friday after setting its all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies