Starting from pole Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet won the Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter, his 63rd win in 657 NASCAR Cup Series. This is his 3rd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 6th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
4th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 5th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Michael McDowell FR8Auctions.com Ford, started from 21st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Ty Gibbs (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 13 points over William Byron.
The race had 11 Caution Flags for 67 laps: 1st Caution on Lap 3 for #45 and 47 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 1:45:09]. 2nd Caution on Lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on Lap 55 for #1 and 34 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on Lap 92 for #7 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on Lap 142 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on Lap 176 for #45 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on Lap 199 for #42 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 9:19]. 8th Caution on Lap 206 for #2 and 20 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on Lap 214 for #15 Stalled on the Frontstretch. 10th Caution on Lap 220 for #2, 3 and 47 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 4:37]. 11th Caution on Lap 23 for #23 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; R. Blaney 1; K. Busch 2-60; R. Blaney 61-98; K. Busch 99; R. Blaney 100-143; K. Busch 144; T. Reddick 145-148; W. Byron 149-178; K. Larson 179-183; K. Busch 184-243.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 12, 11, 19, 22, 4, 24, 1, 2, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 8, 11, 24, 99, 47, 22, 4, 1, 5
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 6/4/2023 @ 09:40 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 15
Race Results for the Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter – Sunday, June 4, 2023
World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, IL – 1.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 243 Laps – 303.75 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 243 Running 2. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 243 Running 3. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 243 Running 4. 22. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 243 Running 5. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 243 Running 6. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 243 Running 7. 13. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 243 Running 8. 7. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 243 Running 9. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell FR8Auctions.com Ford 243 Running 10. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 243 Running 11. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Construction Technology Toyota 243 Running 12. 27. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 243 Running 13. 10. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 243 Running 14. 11. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Farmsmart Chevrolet 243 Running 15. 28. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Serial 1 E-Bikes Ford 243 Running 16. 23. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 243 Running 17. 29. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 243 Running 18. 31. Car 43 Erik Jones Bommarito.com Chevrolet 243 Running 19. 24. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 243 Running 20. 15. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 243 Running 21. 30. Car 9 Corey LaJoie NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 243 Running 22. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 243 Running 23. 14. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 243 Running 24. 36. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 243 Running 25. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 243 Running 26. 18. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 243 Running 27. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 243 Running 28. 19. Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian Ford 243 Running 29. 35. Car 15 Gray Gaulding(i) Panini America Ford 242 Running 30. 20. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 236 Accident 31. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 223 Accident 32. 12. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 219 Accident 33. 32. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 197 Accident 34. 25. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford 193 Running 35. 9. Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota 174 Accident 36. 26. Car 7 Carson Hocevar(i) Schluter Systems Chevrolet 91 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #15 and 43 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 28 Mins, 16 Secs. Average Speed: 87.508 MPH Margin of Victory: .517 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 67 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 11, 2023 – Sonoma Raceway
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