Route 66 Raceway
NHRA Route 66 Nationals
500 Speedway Blvd, Joliet, IL 60433
What’s nearby
Tailwind down the strip: 8 mph13 km/h
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- Track temp
- 59°F15°C
- Rain chance
- 2%
- Wind
- 8mph13km/hE
- Density alt.
- 521ft159m
- Barometer 30.29 inHg1026 hPa steady
- Humidity 64%
- Cloud 100%
- UV 0
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 2%Wind 8 mph13 km/hETrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 2%Wind 5 mph9 km/hSETrack temperature 57°14°OvercastTemperature 56°14°Rain chance 3%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSETrack temperature 56°14°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 3%Wind 10 mph15 km/hSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 3%Wind 9 mph15 km/hSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 2%Wind 9 mph15 km/hSETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 4%Wind 10 mph17 km/hSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 7%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 11%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 10%Wind 8 mph12 km/hSSETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 13%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 14%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 7%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSETrack temperature 53°12°OvercastTemperature 52°11°Rain chance 8%Wind 6 mph9 km/hSTrack temperature 52°11°
OvercastTemperature 53°11°Rain chance 9%Wind 8 mph12 km/hSETrack temperature 53°12°
Partly cloudyTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 8%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSETrack temperature 60°15°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 10%Wind 3 mph5 km/hENETrack temperature 67°20°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 10%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 72°22°OvercastTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 9%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSTrack temperature 71°22°OvercastTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 10%Wind 6 mph9 km/hSETrack temperature 69°21°OvercastTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 10%Wind 8 mph13 km/hESETrack temperature 74°23°OvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 9%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSETrack temperature 77°25°OvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 10%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSETrack temperature 73°23°OvercastTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 8%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSETrack temperature 68°20°Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.
The racer numbers
Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.
Day by day
- TodayOct 31
65°18° 53°12° 39%Green flag - TomorrowNov 168°20° 52°11° 14%Green flag
- MonNov 261°16° 56°13° 17%Yellow flag
- TueNov 373°23° 59°15° 64%Red flag
- WedNov 464°18° 53°11° 62%Green flag
- ThuNov 555°13° 52°11° 23%Red flag
- FriNov 652°11° 46°8° 23%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 65°18° 53°12° | 39% 0.02 in0.4 mm | 24 mph39 km/h ESE | 78°26° | 848 ft258 m | 7:21 AM · 5:50 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 68°20° 52°11° | 14% 0.02 in0.4 mm | 22 mph36 km/h SSE | 77°25° | 1,086 ft331 m | 6:22 AM · 4:48 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 61°16° 56°13° | 17% 0.05 in1.2 mm | 38 mph62 km/h SSE | 66°19° | 977 ft298 m | 6:24 AM · 4:47 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Red flagrain, gusty wind | Heavy drizzle | 73°23° 59°15° | 64% 0.46 in11.8 mm | 44 mph71 km/h S | 83°28° | 1,986 ft605 m | 6:25 AM · 4:46 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 64°18° 53°11° | 62% 1.95 in49.6 mm | 27 mph43 km/h NE | 64°18° | 1,310 ft399 m | 6:26 AM · 4:45 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Red flagrain | Drizzle | 55°13° 52°11° | 23% 0.37 in9.3 mm | 14 mph22 km/h NNE | 57°14° | 649 ft198 m | 6:27 AM · 4:44 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Drizzle | 52°11° 46°8° | 23% 0.36 in9.2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h NW | 50°10° | 288 ft88 m | 6:29 AM · 4:43 PM |
Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 6 hours are free. Pro members get all seven days and the CSV.
| Hour | Air | Dew pt | Humidity | Barometer | Density alt. | Air density kg/m³ | Grains | Track temp (est.) | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59°15° | 47°8° | 64% | 30.29 inHg1026 hPa | 521 ft159 m | 1.206 | 48 | 59°15° | 8 mph13 km/h E | 2% | |
| 57°14° | 47°8° | 68% | 30.30 inHg1026 hPa | 362 ft110 m | 1.212 | 47 | 57°14° | 5 mph9 km/h SE · gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 2% | |
| 56°14° | 46°8° | 68% | 30.32 inHg1027 hPa | 296 ft90 m | 1.214 | 46 | 56°14° | 7 mph11 km/h SE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 3% | |
| 56°13° | 44°7° | 65% | 30.33 inHg1027 hPa | 239 ft73 m | 1.216 | 43 | 56°13° | 10 mph15 km/h SE · gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 3% | |
| 56°13° | 43°6° | 62% | 30.34 inHg1027 hPa | 223 ft68 m | 1.217 | 41 | 56°13° | 9 mph15 km/h SE | 3% | |
| 55°13° | 44°6° | 64% | 30.32 inHg1027 hPa | 219 ft67 m | 1.217 | 42 | 55°13° | 9 mph15 km/h SE | 2% |
Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours in your time zone, the track’s when they match.
Plan the whole week at Route 66
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Route 66: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.
Do the models agree?
ECMWF, GFS and ICON side by side for the next three racing days, so you know when the forecast is shaky.
Next 6 hours of rain
Rain in 15-minute steps for the next six hours at your tracks, refreshed every hour.
Alerts for your tracks
An email the morning a red or yellow flag is due at Route 66, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Route 66
500 Speedway Blvd, Joliet, IL 60433
Good to know
At the 2026 Route 66 NHRA Nationals, spectator gates opened at 7:30 a.m. each day. app.nhra.com
From the track’s own pages, checked October 2026. Prices and rules change by event, so confirm before you go.
Facts
- Location
- Joliet, Illinois
- Layout
- Quarter-mile drag strip beside Chicagoland Speedway
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Surface
- Asphalt/concrete
- Opened
- 1998
- Series
- NHRA
- Signature events
- NHRA Route 66 Nationals
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 633 ft (193 m)