Joey Logano outduels Kyle Busch in overtime in debut race at Gateway: In front of packed grandstands at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Joey Logano beat Kyle Busch in an intense overtime battle, and Ross Chastain ate a gigantic piece of humble pie. After a brake rotor failure sent Kevin Harvick’s Ford rocketing into the Turn 3 wall on Lap 236 of a scheduled 240 in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, Busch, as the leader, picked the outside lane. Logano lined up beside Busch to the inside, with teammate Ryan Blaney behind him.[Read More](6-5-2022)

#22-Joey Logano won the inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. The win is his 2nd win of the year and 24th career win.
#18-Busch finished 2nd followed by #45-Busch, #12-Blaney, #10-Almirola, #19-Truex, Jr., #43-Jones, #1-Chastain, #20-Bell, and #16-Allmendinger.
The race ended after one overtime attempt.  #4-Harvick brought out a late-race caution.  #18-Busch, who had taken the lead with 12 laps remaining, had the lead on the restart, but was passed by Logano coming to the white flag.  Logano held on to win by more than a half second.
Pole winner #14-Briscoe had to pit from the lead early in the race. He finished 24th.
Stage 1 was won by #2-Cindric. Stage 2 was won by  #45-Busch.
There were 12 lead changes among 9 drivers and 10 cautions for 53 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 97.965mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

Race Fast Facts – World Wide Technology Raceway:
Joey Logano won the Inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter, his 29th victory in 486 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2022.
Kurt Busch (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Austin Cindric (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Busch.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after World Wide Technology Raceway:
Race 15 of 26 in the regular season
1) #1-Ross Chastain [2 wins], 490
2) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 467
3) #24-William Byron [2 wins], 438
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 319
5) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 507
6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 498
7) #48-Alex Bowman [1 win], 439
8) #5-Kyle Larson [1 win], 444
9) #14-Chase Briscoe [1 win], 362
10) #45-Kurt Busch [1 win], 333
11) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 330
12) #12-Ryan Blaney, 479
13) #19-Martin Truex Jr., 470
14) #20-Christopher Bell, 434
15) #10-Aric Almirola, 385
16) #8-Tyler Reddick, 379
Below the Playoff cutoff:
17) #4-Kevin Harvick, 377
18) #43-Erik Jones, 353
19) #3-Austin Dillon, 350
20) #99-Daniel Suarez, 319
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #15-Kligerman (backup car), #16-Allmendinger (DNQ/Unapproved adjustments),  #99-Suarez (Unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #14-Briscoe chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #2-Cindric took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the World Wide Technology Raceway Pit Stall page.

#14-Chase Briscoe won the Busch pole for the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway with speed of 138.274mph for his 1st career pole.
#2-Cindric will start second followed by #20-Bell, #8-Reddick, #12-Blaney, #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #10-Almirola, #21-Burton, and #1-Chastain.
36 teams were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete qualifying results and the Enjoy Illinois 350 Starting Lineup.

World Wide Technology Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Chase Briscoe won the Pole Award for the Inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter with
a lap of 32.544 seconds, 138.274 mph.
This is his first pole in 51 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in one races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Austin Cindric # (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2022 and his first in one race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 start at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his 11th in 15 races this season.
Austin Cindric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#22-Logano 136.753
#12-Blaney 136.260
#2-Cindric 136.104
#45-Busch 136.096
#43-Jones 136.001
Slowest: #78-McLeod 127.140
Most laps run: #4-Harvick, 50 laps
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 25 drivers): #22-Logano 135.685
Notes: Ben Rhodes, filling in for A.J. Allmendinger in the #16 Friday and Saturday, made contact with the outside wall early in practice.
#15-Kligerman’s car caught on fire midway through the session.  He drove to the garage and was able to get out without any issues.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Enjoy Illinois 350 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Kligerman, #16-Allmendinger, #77-Bilicki, #78-McLeod.
Since 36 cars are entered, no one will miss the race.
See the full entry list on the Enjoy Illinois 350 Entry List page.

Goodyear Fast Facts — World Wide Technology Raceway

Cup Series TandemDraft Next Gen Form Stats-WWT Raceway