Two years after traveling all the way from New Zealand to Chicago to shock the world and win in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Chicago Street Course, Shane van Gisbergen defended his home away from home in NASCAR's annual Chicago Street Race,

SVG conquered the streets of Chicago once again, tempers flared between several drivers, and NASCAR made some questionable calls in race control

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