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| NASCAR Cup Series | |
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| Venue | World Wide Technology Raceway |
| Location | Madison, Illinois |
| Corporatesponsor | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity / Illinois Office of Tourism |
| First race | 2022 |
| Distance | 300 miles (480 km) |
| Laps | 240 Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 95 Final Stage: 100 |
| Most wins (driver) | Joey Logano Kyle Busch Austin Cindric Denny Hamlin (1) |
| Most wins (team) | Team Penske (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (2) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
TheEnjoy Illinois 300 (currently known for sponsorship reasons as theEnjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter) is aNASCAR Cup Series race atWorld Wide Technology Raceway inMadison, Illinois in theGreater St. Louismetropolitan area, first held in 2022.Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner.
On August 21, 2021, Adam Stern fromSports Business Journal reported that NASCAR was in talks to have the track host a Cup Series race in 2022.[1] On September 8, he reported that Gateway would be on the 2022 Cup Series schedule and would replace thePocono Organics CBD 325, one of the two Cup Series races atPocono Raceway.[2] The schedule was released on September 15 with Gateway on Sunday, June 5.[3]
The race length is 300 miles (240 laps).[4] 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 newNext Gen car at the track.[5]
A formerNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, theToyota 200 presented by CK Power, 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, theNASCAR Xfinity Series would have a return to the track for theNu Way 200 along with the Cup Series event.[6]
| Year | Date | No. | 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 | [7] |
| 2023 | June 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 243* | 303.75 (486) | 3:28:16 | 87.508 | Report | [8] |
| 2024 | June 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 240 | 300 (480) | 2:48:03 | 107.11 | Report | [9] |
| 2025 | September 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 240 | 300 (480) | 3:03:11 | 98.262 | Report | [10] |
| 2026 | September 13 | Report | |||||||||
| # Wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Team Penske | 2022, 2024 |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ford | 2022, 2024 |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 2023 |
| Toyota | 2025 |
Tentative stage lengths for national series. Cup stage lengths for races later in the year TBD as NASCAR sees what fuel mileage is with new car (try not to have a fuel mileage race to end of stage).
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