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

It’s been nearly seven years since the last time a driver and team were sent packing after qualifying for a NASCAR Cup Series event, outside of the prestigious

NASCAR holds back-to-back weekends of racing on courses that turn right and left. Today it is the streets of Chicago. Next weekend it will be the road course in Sonoma, California. Much can change over the next two races — and particularly today’s race with the possibility of rain in the forecast.