Bubba's Block Party aims to diversify NASCAR's viewership

Bubba Wallace walked on stage as “Not Like Us” by rapper Kendrick Lamar blared in the background, eliciting a raucous ovation from the crowd. The demographics of the crowd Friday night stood out to Wallace. “It’s nice to be able to look out into the crowd and see a lot of different faces than what I see at a NASCAR race,” Wallace said. Held in Douglass Park on the West Side, Bubba’s Block Party convened for the second consecutive year as the city prepared to host the Chicago Street Race...