Starting from 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter at World Wide Technology Raceway, his 29th NASCAR Cup Series win. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota, started from 12th place. 3rd Place Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota, started from 11th place.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Built Ford Proud Ford, started from 8th place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 43 Erik Jones Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet, started from 21st place. 8th Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 35th place.
The race had 10 Cautions 10 for 53 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 66 for #1, #11 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 96 for #12 Spin Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 103 for #1, #9, #23 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 131 for #47, #23 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 142 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 184 for #8 Spin Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 202 for #47 Incident Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 223 for #41 Crash in Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 237 for #4 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Briscoe 1-27; A. Cindric # 28-53; R. Blaney 54-65; K. Busch 66-96; M. McDowell 97-130; K. Busch 131-142; M. Truex Jr. 143-184; K. Busch 185; E. Jones 186-189; K. Busch 190-207; J. Logano 208-227; K. Busch 228-243; J. Logano 244-245.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 12, 8, 11, 1, 10, 22, 18, 9, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 45, 19, 18, 5, 10, 20, 99, 41, 43, 12
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 15
Race Results for the Inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter – Sunday, June 5, 2022
World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, IL – 1.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 245 Laps – 306.25 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 245 Running 2. 12. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 245 Running 3. 11. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 245 Running 4. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 245 Running 5. 8. Car 10 Aric Almirola Built Ford Proud Ford 245 Running 6. 13. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 245 Running 7. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 245 Running 8. 10. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 245 Running 9. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 245 Running 10. 35. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet 245 Running 11. 2. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Atlas Ford 245 Running 12. 15. Car 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet 245 Running 13. 25. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 245 Running 14. 28. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 245 Running 15. 29. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 245 Running 16. 4. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 245 Running 17. 32. Car 17 Zane Smith(i) Acronis Ford 245 Running 18. 17. Car 34 Michael McDowell WISE-EV Ford 245 Running 19. 24. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 245 Running 20. 30. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 245 Running 21. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 245 Running 22. 22. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Ford 245 Running 23. 23. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 245 Running 24. 1. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 245 Running 25. 9. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Ford/DAV Ford 245 Running 26. 18. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 245 Running 27. 26. Car 42 Ty Dillon Chevrolet Military Appreciation Chevrolet 245 Running 28. 33. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 245 Running 29. 14. Car 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 245 Running 30. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod Blaster Ford 245 Running 31. 36. Car 15 Parker Kligerman(i) Scott Credit Union Ford 245 Running 32. 27. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 241 Running 33. 20. Car 4 Kevin Harvick #BuschLightPolite Ford 235 Accident 34. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 234 Running 35. 31. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 166 Power 36. 19. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Built.com Chevrolet 72 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #15 (backup car), #16 (DNQ/unapproved adjustments), #99 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 7 Mins, 34 Secs. Average Speed: 97.965 MPH. Margin of Victory: .655 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 53 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 12, 2022 – Sonoma Raceway
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