The NASCAR Cup Series has placed an added emphasis on road racing in recent years, but Sonoma Raceway has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1989, and the only current road course with a longer history in NASCAR is Watkins Glen.

The NASCAR Cup Series hits Chicago for a street-course race through the city, which will also serve as the second round of the In-Season Challenge.

Shane van Gisbergen made history and NASCAR's future at Chicago remains uncertain. Here are the biggest takeaways from the Windy City.

Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee acknowledged that there are “some real limitations on moving the date” based on NASCAR’s overall schedule and "some of the local events in Chicago in the same footprint.

In a short time, NASCAR improved the track-build process and proved that the concept of parachuting into a major city for a race is doable.

Racing tires are shredded into quarter-sized chips that can be used as aggregate in roadbeds, landfill liners and landscaping products.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he is open to bringing the NASCAR Chicago Street Race back, but only after including more people in discussions about a contract extension than when former Mayor Lori Lightfoot agreed to the original deal.

Steering around questions about the event's future, Mayor Brandon Johnson says "a conversation" with NASCAR is the next step. Ald. Brendan Reilly says he is optimistic about getting "a good deal for Chicago.

After the two drivers had a tit-for-tat on the streets of Chicago, NASCAR is keeping an eye on Ross Chastain and Joey Logano. If those two want to continue this feud on the track, then they better get creative.

As NASCAR's Chicago Street Race embarks on its third, and perhaps final, edition, drivers spoke fondly about the experiment's legacy.

Chicago should extend its agreement with NASCAR on its annual race downtown, but only if the event is no longer held on the Fourth of July weekend.