NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2022 Enjoy Illinois 300 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 5, 2022, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois . The 15th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, it was contested over 245 laps – extended from 240 laps due to an overtime finish , on the 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track.
Report
Background
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 Camping World 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.
On September 15, 2021, it was announced WWT Raceway at Gateway would be added to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time for the 2022 season.[ 7]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.906 seconds and a speed of 136.753 mph (220.083 km/h).[ 8]
Practice results
Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.544 and a speed of 138.274 mph (222.530 km/h).[ 9]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
8
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
6
6
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 95
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
45
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Toyota
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
4
8
41
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
43
Erik Jones
Petty GMS Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 100
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
7
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
245
44
2
12
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
245
46
3
11
45
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Toyota
245
44
4
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
245
43
5
8
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
245
43
6
13
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
245
40
7
21
43
Erik Jones
Petty GMS Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
32
8
10
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
245
35
9
3
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
245
34
10
35
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
245
0
11
2
2
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
245
36
12
15
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
32
13
25
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
24
14
28
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
245
23
15
29
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
245
22
16
4
8
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
245
29
17
32
17
Zane Smith (i)
RFK Racing
Ford
245
0
18
17
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
245
19
19
24
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
18
20
30
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
245
17
21
16
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
18
22
22
38
Todd Gililand (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
245
15
23
23
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
245
18
24
1
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
245
13
25
9
21
Harrison Burton (R)
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
245
12
26
18
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
245
11
27
26
42
Ty Dillon
Petty GMS Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
10
28
33
77
Josh Bilicki (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
0
29
14
41
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
245
11
30
34
78
B. J. McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports
Ford
245
7
31
36
15
Parker Kligerman (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
245
0
32
27
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
241
5
33
20
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
235
4
34
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
234
10
35
31
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
166
2
36
19
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
72
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 53
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 7 minutes and 34 seconds
Average speed: 97.965 miles per hour (157.659 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer , and Michael Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, with Kenny Wallace joining for Stage 2. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. On the drive to his dealerships in Emporia, Kansas, Bowyer was involved that night in fatal crash where his car struck an impaired motorist in Osage Beach, Missouri that evening. Because of an investigation into the incident, Bowyer was on leave for legal issues and did not make the trip to Sonoma for the ensuing week's race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN from the booth when the field raced 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 Steve Post Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt BeckerChris WilnerBrienne Pedigo
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
Notes
References
^ "2022 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved April 24, 2022 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022 .^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022 .^ "Enjoy Illinois 300 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .^ "Cup Series is St. Louis-bound with Gateway's debut in 2022 | NASCAR" . Official Site Of NASCAR . 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-20 .^ Utter, Jim (June 3, 2022). "Team Penske drivers dominate NASCAR Cup practice at Gateway" . Motorsport.com Madison, Illinois : Motorsport Network . ^ Utter, Jim (June 4, 2022). "Fords dominate Gateway Cup qualifying with Briscoe on pole" . Motorsport.com Madison, Illinois : Motorsport Network .
