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I spent a few minutes pre-race on Sunday talking to NASCAR fans about the second edition of the Chicago Street Race. I asked if they were enjoying themselves, if the race was better than the first edition, and what, if anything, NASCAR could change.

While snagging some lunch in downtown Chicago Friday afternoon, I spied rising NASCAR star and last year's winner of the inaugural Chicago Street Race Shane van Gisbergen walking down Michigan Avenue. Only one or two fans stopped him for autographs -- he was, despite being one of the best racecar drivers in the entire world, walking down a busy street in America's third-largest city in the middle of the day and going almost unrecognized.

CHICAGO – Lightning might not strike twice, but rain certainly does.

CHICAGO – NASCAR is back in Chicago. And we’re back at the track.

Um, excuse me, that’s course. As in street course. While we will use the word “track” to describe it, it is definitely not a dedicated racetrack.