Enjoy Illinois 300

Enjoy Illinois 300

NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	World Wide Technology Raceway
Location	Madison, Illinois
Corporate sponsor	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 (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

The Enjoy Illinois 300 (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter) 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. Austin Cindric 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. ^[1] 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. ^[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 new Next Gen car at the track. ^[5]

A former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the Toyota 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, the NASCAR Xfinity Series would have a return to the track for the Nu Way 200 along with the Cup Series event. ^[6]

Past winners

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									Report

Notes

• 2022 & 2023: 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
1	Chevrolet	2023

References

1. "Cup to race Gateway in 2022?". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 21, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "2022 Cup Schedule Released Next Week? Adding Gateway? Pocono losing a race?". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
3. "2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 15, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
4. "2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
5. "(Twitter post)". Twitter . Bob Pockrass. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022. 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).
6. "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR . August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
7. "2022 Enjoy Illinois 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
8. "2023 Enjoy Illinois 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
9. "2024 Enjoy Illinois 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

External links

• World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway race results at Racing-Reference

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