The first street race in NASCAR's history is presenting some new challenges to drivers and the people who engineer their race cars.
"There's a lot of fascinating things about a road course that's different than ovals," said Mike Beltran of Northwestern University.See the Chicago NASCAR street race course, plus street closures and parking restrictions
The Chicago course through Grant Park will also feature elevation changes when drivers go over a bridge just before approaching a turn."It's gonna be a big learning curve for everyone. There's no room for error," Button said. "I think we can put on a great show. That's what this race is really going to be about," Button said.
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