NASCAR celebrates a downtown Chicago street circuit this weekend, and we celebrate some of the state's noteworthy drivers.
Tom Pistone
Patrick is from Roscoe, Ill., about 90 miles northwest of Chicago. Although she was winless in 191 starts in the Cup Series, Patrick drew attention in virtually every NASCAR garage she visited from 2012 to 2018. Her highlight was a Daytona 500 pole win in 2013.Getty ImagesMusgrave, from Waukegan, Ill., ran 305 Cup races from 1990 to 2010, scoring 20 top fives without a victory.Justin Allgaier
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