Once NASCAR drivers take off from the starting line at Buckingham Fountain this weekend, Chicagoans will have one of their own to root for.
"To be able to come to Chicago, never in my wildest dreams did I ever envision this being a possibility," NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier said.
"Not going to say I have home court advantage because I don't think anyone does on a race track," Allgaier said.That's also because Chicago will be NASCAR's first ever street race. "When we turn on to Michigan and you're coming down through this middle section and you're looking at this skyline, you're just seeing all the cool features that Chicago, downtown has to offer," Allgaier said. "You go from that breathtaking, really cool, 'aha' moment to I better not forget where I'm at -and miss the corner and crash-"
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