The 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 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
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 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 (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.603 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 Michael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time 32.468 of and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 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
The Final Lap 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 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
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 95
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 240 562 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 423 7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 240 404 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 240 365 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 240 396 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 240 337 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 508 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 240 329 21 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 240 2810 13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 2711 9 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 240 3012 16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 240 2513 17 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 3214 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 240 2315 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240 2716 35 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 240 2117 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 240 2418 28 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 240 1919 36 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 240 1820 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 240 1721 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 240 1622 27 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 240 1523 31 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 240 1424 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 240 2925 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 239 21 26 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 239 1127 33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 239 1028 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 239 929 32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 239 830 25 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 239 731 30 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 239 632 15 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 239 533 34 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 238 434 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 237 335 10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 139 236 29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 1Official race results
Race statistics 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:
Media
Television 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.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio 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 RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker Steve PostBrienne PedigoKim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 534 1 2 Kyle Larson 513 (–21) 1 3 Chase Elliott 507 (–27) 2 4 Martin Truex Jr. 490 (–44) 5 William Byron 488 (–46) 6 Tyler Reddick 473 (–61) 7 Ty Gibbs 465 (–69) 3 8 Christopher Bell 437 (–97) 9 Brad Keselowski 437 (–97) 2 10 Alex Bowman 417 (–117) 1 11 Ross Chastain 417 (–117) 12 Ryan Blaney 405 (–129) 13 Bubba Wallace 371 (–163) 1 14 Chris Buescher 368 (–166) 1 15 Chase Briscoe 358 (–176) 1 16 Joey Logano 354 (–180)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Toyota 545 1 2 Chevrolet 542 (–3) 3 Ford 513 (–32)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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