{"id":32213,"date":"2025-07-02T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32213\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:19:12","slug":"derrick-rose-to-serve-as-grand-marshal-give-engine-command-for-nascar-chicago-street-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32213\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Rose to serve as Grand Marshal, give engine command for NASCAR Chicago Street Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR announced on Tuesday that former Chicago Bulls star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/derrick-rose-35185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derrick Rose<\/a><\/strong> will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Chicago Street Race. Before the start of the race, which is called the Grant Park 165, Rose will give the famous command, \u201cDrivers, Start Your Engines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Rose, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/news\/derrick-rose-gives-back-to-his-high-school-basketball-team-in-partnership-with-adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played high school basketball in Chicago,<\/a> was selected by the Bulls at No. 1 overall in the 2008 NBA Draft. He spent seven seasons in Chicago and was named an All-Star three times and won the MVP award in 2011. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be part of such an incredible event in my hometown,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascarchicago.com\/news\/2025\/07\/01\/derrick-rose-to-serve-as-grand-marshal-for-nascar-chicago-street-races-grant-park-165-on-july-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rose said<\/a>. \u201cChicago has always supported me throughout my career, and I\u2019m excited to give back to the fans and be part of this amazing racing weekend in Grant Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More on Derrick Rose and the NASCAR Chicago Street Race<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChicago is one of the best sports towns in the world, and NASCAR is proud to be a part of that historic Chicago sports culture,\u201d Julie Giese, NASCAR Chicago Street Race President, said. \u201cDerrick is one of the most beloved sports icons in the city\u2019s history, and we look forward to having him get NASCAR\u2019s only street race underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Rose played seven seasons with the Bulls, he spent time with the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies. He announced his retirement in September, the Bulls announced in January that they plan to retire Rose\u2019s No. 1 jersey during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDerrick is both a hometown hero and a symbol of an entire era of Bulls basketball,\u201d Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/01\/04\/derrick-rose-chicago-bulls-jersey-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per the Chicago Tribune<\/a>. \u201cRetiring a jersey recognizes a player\u2019s impact beyond on-court achievements. It honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the organization and forged deep, lasting connections with fans. It recognizes that emotional bond and the great influence a player has had on the team and organization\u2019s identity.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR Chicago Street Race is the first-ever street race in the NASCAR Cup Series. It began in 2023, and <strong>Shane van Gisbergen<\/strong> won he inaugural race. Last year,<strong> Alex Bowman<\/strong> took home the checkered flag at Grant Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASCAR announced on Tuesday that former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose will serve as the Grand Marshal for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[27069,1406,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-32213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-derrick-rose-07-simeon","9":"tag-nascar","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114782900416828666","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}