A 2.2-mile, 12-turn track takes NASCAR drivers through Grant Park and along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, setting a scenic stage.

When it comes to NASCAR’s street course in downtown Chicago, there is Shane van Gisbergen, and then there is everyone else.

As NASCAR engines rolled along the lakefront ... He landed a 17th-place starting spot for the Grant Park 165 after laying down a 90.886-second lap at 87.142 mph, which is respectable work for a driver ...