Qualifying Results : World Wide Technology Raceway
Enjoy Illinois 300
World Wide Technology Raceway , Madison, IL
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- World Wide Technology Raceway
- Enjoy Illinois 300
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Joey Logano
- Age: 36
- Team : No 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
- Joey Logano won the Pole Award for the Enjoy Illinois 300 with a lap of 32817 seconds, 137124 mph
- This is his 35th pole in 643 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2026
- This is his first pole in five races at World Wide Technology Raceway
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2026 and his second in five races at World Wide Technology Raceway
- Ryan Blaney (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at World Wide Technology Raceway It is his 18th in 28 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 240
- Laps Actual: 247 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.333 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 47 Minutes 23 Seconds
- Average Speed: 81.470
- Cautions: 18 for 87 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 2,811 (17.6 passes per green flag lap)
- World Wide Technology Raceway
- Enjoy Illinois 300
- Race Winner: Kyle Larson
- Age: 34
- Team : No 5 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
- Kyle Larson won the Enjoy Illinois 300, his 33rd victory in 430 Cup Series races
- This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at World Wide Technology Raceway
- Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 finish in five races at World Wide Technology Raceway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2026
- Joey Logano (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in five races at World Wide Technology Raceway
- Connor Zilisch (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie
- Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 13 points over Christopher Bell
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.