NASCAR Winner
NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen (91) holds up the checkered flag as he celebrates a victory after winning the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times
NASCAR Winner
NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen (91) holds up the checkered flag as he celebrates a victory after winning the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times

After months of planning and complaining, Chicago’s experiment with NASCAR’s first ever Street Race is now over. So, was it worth it? To those who attended, coming from near and far – it was. Even with the terrible weather.

NASCAR Winner
NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen (91) holds up the checkered flag as he celebrates a victory after winning the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times
NASCAR Winner
NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen (91) holds up the checkered flag as he celebrates a victory after winning the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times

After months of planning and complaining, Chicago’s experiment with NASCAR’s first ever Street Race is now over. So, was it worth it? To those who attended, coming from near and far – it was. Even with the terrible weather.