Grant Park revs up for 3rd annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race

CHICAGO (WLS) -- NASCAR weekend has returned to Chicago for its third year and Grant Park is gearing up for another year of NASCAR action.

The 2.2 mile, 12-turn race track that takes drivers through Grant Park and even along DuSable Lakeshore Drive with the city skyline setting the stage for this unforgettable race.

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Saturday is the NASCAR Xfinity Series - Loop 110. That's at 3:30 p.m.

Sunday is the NASCAR Cup Series - Grant Park 165. That starts at 1 p.m. with Derrick Rose as the grand marshal. He will give the famous "Drivers, start your engines" command in Grant Park.

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There are also plenty of free activities all weekend at Butler Field. That opens at 9 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.

ABC7 caught up with NASCAR Cup series driver Chase Briscoe. He's from Mitchell, Indiana.

He talked about what makes the Chicago street race challenging, but also exhilarating at the same time and if it's hard to stay focused when he's driving through the city.

"Coming out of turn five, I don't know what the road names are called, but you're headed back this direction (points to skyline), that's your background. That's your sight line going into every corner. It's definitely unique. There's nowhere else where we have skyscrapers in the background, but it is really fun. It's a cool thing for us because it's just so different," Briscoe said.

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The Zac Brown Band is performing Saturday, so plenty of excitement leading into race weekend.