Starting from 2nd place Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the Enjoy Illinois 300, his 33rd win in 430 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st in & 15th Tp 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. 2nd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 5 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his 7th op 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from pole posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron (C) Phorm Energy Chevrolet, started from 24th followed by 5th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon BassProShops/WinchesterDeerSeasonXP Chev, started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 88 Connor Zilisch Very Good Ventures Chevrolet, started from 19th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Spectrum Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) King’s Hawaiian Cinnamon Bites Toyota, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Freightliner Ford, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Denny Hamlin (C) leads the point standings by 13 points over Christopher Bell (C).
The race had 18 Cautions for 87 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for Spin Frontstretch No. 35. 2nd Caution on lap 6 for Spin Backstretch No. 47.3rd Caution on lap 1 for Crash on the Backstretch Nos. 71, 97, 4 , 51 & 7. 4th Caution on lap 29 for Crash in Turn 2 No. 97 & 16. 5th Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 57 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 54 & 43. 7th Caution on lap 65 for Crash on the Backstretck No. 35 & 16. 8th Caution on lap 132 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 38 and Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on lap 142 for Crash in Turn 1 Nos. 19, 24, 23, 48, 9 & 60. 10th Caution on lap 156 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 12. 11th Caution on lap 171 for Crash on the Front Stretch No.1 & 19. 12th Caution on lap 178 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 35. 13th Caution on lap 200 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 4. 14th Caution on lap 215 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 19 & 9. 15th Caution on lap 224 for Crash on the Backstretch Nos. 23, 45, 20 & 21. 16th Caution on lap 229 for Crash on the Backstretch Nos. 54, 7, 88, 10, 16 & 47 [Red Flag: 4:40]. 17th Caution on lap 239 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 17 [Red Flag: 3:24]. 18th Caution on lap 243 for Crash in Turn 1 No. 97 & 77.
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; J. Logano (C) 1-47; B. Keselowski 48-65; R. Chastain 66-80; K. Larson (C) 81-136; J. Logano (C) 137-158; K. Larson (C) 159-162; J. Berry 163; B. Keselowski 164-181; J. Logano (C) 182-201; B. Keselowski 202-220; J. Logano (C) 221-227; K. Larson (C) 228-247.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 20, 5, 12, 9, 77, 19, 48, 54, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 22, 6, 12, 21, 11, 60, 45, 19, 23
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 28
Race Results for the Enjoy Illinois 300 – Sunday, September 13, 2026
World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, IL – 1.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 247 Laps – 308.75 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 9/13/2026 @ 07:31 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 247 Running
2. 11. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 247 Running
3. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford 247 Running
4. 24. Car 24 William Byron (C) Phorm Energy Chevrolet 247 Running
5. 20. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 247 Running
6. 22. Car 3 Austin Dillon BassProShops/WinchesterDeerSeasonXP Chev 247 Running
7. 19. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Very Good Ventures Chevrolet 247 Running
8. 6. Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Spectrum Chevrolet 247 Running
9. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) King’s Hawaiian Cinnamon Bites Toyota 247 Running
10. 13. Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Freightliner Ford 247 Running
11. 26. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Bonanza Wines Chevrolet 247 Running
12. 23. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford 247 Running
13. 25. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 247 Running
14. 7. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) Hardee’s Toyota 247 Running
15. 28. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 247 Running
16. 17. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 247 Running
17. 14. Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Kroger/International Delight Ford 247 Running
18. 9. Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Monster Energy Toyota 247 Running
19. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) Rheem Toyota 247 Running
20. 29. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 247 Running
21. 27. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) Lucas Oil Chevrolet 247 Running
22. 30. Car 51 Cody Ware Rocket Doctor Chevrolet 247 Running
23. 35. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 247 Running
24. 34. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Development & Construction Ford 247 Running
25. 18. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) Comparion Insurance Toyota 247 Running
26. 36. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Clemco Chevrolet 247 Running
27. 21. Car 17 Chris Buescher (C) Body Guard by Fastenal Ford 237 Accident
28. 16. Car 21 Josh Berry DEX Ford 231 Running
29. 15. Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 229 Accident
30. 32. Car 10 Ty Dillon Patriot Mobile Chevrolet 227 Accident
31. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) Llumar Chevrolet 214 Accident
32. 5. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 213 Accident
33. 31. Car 4 Noah Gragson Long John Silver’s Ford 198 Accident
34. 33. Car 35 Riley Herbst FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota 176 Accident
35. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/ATLAS Designer Shingles Ford 154 Accident
36. 12. Car 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 129 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 42 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 47 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 81.47 MPH. Margin of Victory: .333 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 22 lap 2/33.286. Caution Flags: 18 for 87 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 19, 2026 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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