Danica Patrick will get plenty of attention this week as she returns once again to NASCAR after a one-race layoff. But racing won’t be the only reason she’ll be in the spotlight.
Patrick, a native of Roscoe, Ill., also is racing in her home state.
And she’s not the only driver that has a home game this weekend.
Chicagoland also is a home race for Justin Allgaier, who’s from Riverton.
Roscoe is just over 100 miles from Joliet, while Riverton is 160 miles from the track.
Patrick comes home with the goal of improving her finish each race. Allgaier, meanwhile, has his sights set on challenging Carl Edwards for second place in the driver standings. He’s third, 193 points behind the second-place Edwards.
Earlier this year at Bristol, Allgaier won his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Last year, he completed his first full season in the series in sixth place in the standings, and earned the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award.
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