.Motorsport gathered some unique perspectives on what both competitors and fans can expect this weekend in the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race in the city of Chicago.
’s final fulltime season in the Cup Series and the future Hall of Famer has been a part of many of NASCAR’s new ventures.
“When you look back at that and you remember how much fun you had in the car, and you see the way it was perceived and the way the racing was and everything that happened, it was a phenomenal way to kick off our season. “I got to run the sim just a little bit. It’s going to be insane. I think it’s brilliant. I think what NASCAR’s doing, going into new places, specifically a street course in Chicago – that’s crazy,” he said. “I think people are going to love it. I know a lot of people in Chicago aren’t excited about it; I’ve seen some of that news. That’s fine. You got to give them something to complain about., he’s running the race on Saturday, he’s got a lot of cool things going on for Sunday.
“When you go street racing, you take your product to the people. You take it right to a city. You have a lot of people that come to the race that aren’t race fans, but they want to see what it’s all about, what’s going on,” he said.Photo by: Gavin Baker / NKP /“I’m really excited about the street racing concept. It’s kind of how racing started. Automobile racing started 100 years ago, 125 years ago, was putting cars on roads and seeing who could get the fastest from one point to another.
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