NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
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.
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 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
(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 32.603 seconds and a speed of 138.024 mph (222.128 km/h).[ 9]
Practice results
Qualifying
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
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 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
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
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
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
Stage Three
Laps: 100
Pos
Grid
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
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)
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.
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 Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt BeckerSteve PostBrienne 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 .
References
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