The Enjoy Illinois 300 is a NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, first held in 2022. Kyle Larson is the defending race winner.
History On August 21, 2021, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal reported that NASCAR was in talks to have the track host a Cup Series race in 2022. On September 8, he reported that Gateway would be on the 2022 Cup Series schedule and would replace the Pocono Organics CBD 325, one of the two Cup Series races at Pocono Raceway. Gateway officially awarded a race, with the inaugural running on June 5, 2022.
The race length is 300 miles (240 laps). The stage lengths for the race were confirmed to be 45-95-100 laps for the Cup Series. The 2022 event was the first Cup race at the track, and also the first for the new Next Gen car at the track.
A former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the Toyota 200, which was previously a standalone race on the series' schedule before the track received a Cup Series date, was held on the same weekend as this race. For 2025, the NASCAR Xfinity Series would have a return to the track for the Nu Way 200 along with the Cup Series event.
Past winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2022 June 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 245* 306.25 (490) 3:07:34 97.965 Report 2023 June 4 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 243* 303.75 (486) 3:28:16 87.508 Report 2024 June 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 240 300 (480) 2:48:03 107.11 Report 2025 September 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 300 (480) 3:03:11 98.262 Report 2026 September 13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 247* 308.75 (494) 3:47:23 81.47 Report
Notes 2022, 2023 & 2026: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 2 Team Penske 2022, 2024
Manufacturer wins # Wins Manufacturer Years won 2 Ford 2022, 2024 Chevrolet 2023, 2026 1 Toyota 2025
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