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2024 Enjoy Illinois 300

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2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)
Location World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Distance 240 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 133.889 miles per hour (215.473 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Front Row Motorsports
Time 32.468
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 80
Winner
No. 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen Ratings 2.46 million
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2024, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Contested over 240 laps on the 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track, it was the 15th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Austin Cindric won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Brad Keselowski finished 3rd. Tyler Reddick and Joey Logano rounded out the top five, and Austin Dillon, Christopher Bell, Carson Hocevar, Justin Haley, and Kyle Larson rounded out the top ten.

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Background

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World Wide Technology Raceway, the track where the race was held.

World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.603 seconds and a speed of 138.024 mph (222.128 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 32.603 138.024
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 32.604 138.020
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.627 137.923
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Michael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time 32.468 of and a speed of 138.598 mph (223.052 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.318 32.468
2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 32.620 32.577
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 32.663 32.613
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.681 32.687
5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 32.657 32.707
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.582 32.726
7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 32.673 32.753
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 32.669 32.775
9 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.698 32.814
10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.704 32.842
11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.705
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 32.774
13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.734
14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.822
15 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.735
16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.897
17 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.742
18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.899
19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.815
20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.915
21 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.817
22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.971
23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.837
24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 32.999
25 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.916
26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 33.051
27 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.932
28 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.077
29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.971
30 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 33.165
31 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.985
32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 33.225
33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 33.013
34 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 33.335
35 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 33.021
36 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 33.420
Official qualifying results

Race

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The Final Lap

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Ryan Blaney was leading the final lap of the race with his teammate Austin Cindric in 2nd, about to make it a Team Penske 1-2 finish, but sadly, Blaney ran out of gas, making Cindric lead the final lap and win the first points race for Team Penske, and Blaney falling back to finish in 24th. Cindric's win would mark his first win (and second in his career) since the 2022 Daytona 500.

Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 9
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 9
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 5
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 100

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 240 56
2 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 42
3 7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 240 40
4 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 240 36
5 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 240 39
6 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 240 33
7 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 50
8 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 240 32
9 21 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 240 28
10 13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 27
11 9 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 30
12 16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 240 25
13 17 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 32
14 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 240 23
15 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 27
16 35 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 240 21
17 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 240 24
18 28 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 240 19
19 36 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 240 18
20 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 240 17
21 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 240 16
22 27 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 240 15
23 31 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 240 14
24 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 240 29
25 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 239 21
26 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 239 11
27 33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 239 10
28 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 239 9
29 32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 239 8
30 25 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 239 7
31 30 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 239 6
32 15 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 239 5
33 34 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 238 4
34 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 237 3
35 10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 139 2
36 29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 16 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 3 seconds
  • Average speed: 133.889 miles per hour (215.473 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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MRN has the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN from the booth when the field races down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from turns 1 & 2 while Kurt Becker called the race from turns 3 & 4. Pit Road for MRN was manned by lead pit reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Kim Coon.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker
Steve Post
Brienne Pedigo
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Enjoy Illinois 300 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (June 1, 2024). "Gateway NASCAR Cup: Penske drivers top Saturday practice". Motorsport.com. Madison, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (June 1, 2024). "Gateway NASCAR Cup: McDowell beats Cindric to pole position". Motorsport.com. Madison, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 1, 2024.


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