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NASCAR Cup Series

Enjoy Illinois 300

World Wide Technology Raceway

June 4th, 2023

Race #15 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 240
- Extended to 243 laps
Miles Raced : 303.8
Time of Race : 03 Hours 28 minutes 16 seconds
Average Speed: 87.508 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.517 seconds
Cautions: 11
Caution Laps: 67
Lead Changes: 10
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 28 (78%)

Kyle Busch celebrates after winning — Madison, Illinois - June 4th, 2023: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 3CHI Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway. Photo by Jeff Curry | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	1	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	59	40	19	6	243	121	4	1	2	Running
2	3	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	51	35	16	0	243	0	0	3	3	Running
3	6	22	Joey Logano	Ford	44	34	10	0	243	0	0	5	7	Running
4	22	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	34	33	1	0	243	5	1	0	10	Running
5	5	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	39	32	7	0	243	0	0	4	0	Running
6	2	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	50	31	19	1	243	83	3	2	1	Running
7	13	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	37	30	7	0	243	0	0	10	5	Running
8	7	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	40	29	11	0	243	30	1	7	4	Running
9	21	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	28	28	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
10	4	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	35	27	8	0	243	0	0	6	8	Running
11	17	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	26	26	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
12	27	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	25	25	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
13	10	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	26	24	2	0	243	0	0	9	0	Running
14	11	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
15	28	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	22	22	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
16	23	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	21	21	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
17	29	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	20	20	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
18	31	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
19	24	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	18	18	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
20	15	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	17	17	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
21	30	9	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
22	8	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	243	0	0	8	9	Running
23	14	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	14	14	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
24	36	51	JJ Yeley	Ford	0	0	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
25	33	77	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
26	18	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
27	34	78	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
28	19	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	9	9	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	Running
29	35	15	Gray Gaulding	Ford	0	0	0	0	242	0	0	0	0	Running
30	20	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	7	7	0	0	236	0	0	0	0	Accident
31	16	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	223	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	12	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	10	5	5	0	219	0	0	0	6	Accident
33	32	42	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	25	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	3	3	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
35	9	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	2	2	0	0	174	4	1	0	0	Accident
36	26	7	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Erik Jones	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Gray Gaulding	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	4	8	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Tail End	49	53	Yellow
Austin Cindric	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	49	53	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	52	53	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	55	58	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	57	58	Yellow
Carson Hocevar	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	91	0	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	92	0	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	145	148	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	175	0	Yellow
JJ Yeley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	202	203	Yellow
Gray Gaulding	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	213	217	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	219	225	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	219	0	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 Laps - DVP	Other - See Notes	220	226	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	222	225	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	236	0	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

World Wide Technology Raceway
Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 38
Team : No. 8 - 3CHI Chevrolet
Owner: Richard Childress
Crew Chief: Randall Burnett
Kyle Busch won the Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter, his 63rd victory in 657 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
Joey Logano (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Ty Gibbs (20th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 13 points over William Byron.

Race Recap

Kyle Busch converts pole position into NASCAR Cup win at WWT Raceway

June 4th, 2023

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

Kyle Busch collected his 63rd NASCAR Cup Series victory on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway, but the driver of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet had to work hard for the first-place money.

Busch, the pole winner, survived five restarts in the last 40 laps of the Enjoy Illinois 300 and beat Denny Hamlin to the finish line by .517 seconds after Bubba Wallace’s broken brake rotor caused the 11th caution on Lap 236 and sent the race to overtime.

The victory was Busch’s first at the 1.25-mile track and the third in his debut season with RCR. It was a home game for his crew chief, Randall Burnett, who grew up in Fenton, Mo., and had family in attendance on Sunday.

“That was pretty awesome,” Busch exulted after he climbed from his car. “Man, to sit on the pole, lead a lot of laps and have my guys do such a great job today was pretty phenomenal for us. Great for RCR. Just win, baby! Thanks to Team Chevy, appreciate (sponsor) 3Chi…

“We're going to have a great time with this one. This one is pretty cool.”

Busch led five times for 121 laps, including the last 60. Neither Hamlin nor third-place finisher Joey Logano—winner of the inaugural Gateway race last year—led a single circuit.

Kyle Larson parlayed a two-tire call on Lap 178 into improved track position and a fourth-place finish. Martin Truex was fifth, followed by Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, William Byron, Michael McDowell and Kevin Harvick.

Blaney led 83 laps and Byron 30. Byron pitted from the lead on Lap 178 but fell to fourth with an uncharacteristically slow stop and faded in traffic after the subsequent Lap 184 restart.

Corey LaJoie finished 21st in a substitute role for Chase Elliott, who was serving a one-race suspension for wrecking Hamlin in Monday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

Subbing for LaJoie in his usual ride—the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet—Carson Hocevar started 26th and gained 10 spots with an impressive drive through the field before a brake rotor failure on Lap 90 knocked him out of the race.

Hocevar was running 16th and chasing Austin Dillon for position when the right front rotor broke into pieces. The No. 7 Camaro made jarring contact with the Turn 1 wall to cause the fourth caution of the race, which was delayed for two hours with just seven laps complete because of lightning in the area.

“I thought it was great,” said Hocevar, who was racing a Cup car for the first time. “I had a blast. Just so thankful for the opportunity. I don’t have a job for next year. I know Al Niece and Cody Efaw want me to run for them (in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series), and I will forever run a race or however many.

“But man, I’m just so thankful that (Spire) gave me the opportunity—the opportunity to drive an Xfinity car (on Monday at Charlotte) and now driving a Cup car. I was running 16th… just so surreal for the first time ever. I thought we were going to have a good day and be in a good spot for the No. 7 Chevy team. Hopefully, that call for a Cup ride isn’t the only one I get in my life.”

Brake rotors weren’t an issue confined to Hocevar’s car. Tyler Reddick slammed the outside wall after his right front rotor exploded on Lap 175. On Lap 198, the same fate befell Noah Gragson, who took the hardest hit of all when his No. 42 Chevy slid up the track into the fence in Turn 1.

Bubba Wallace had the same issue with five laps left in regulation, and his contact with the Turn 1 wall set up the final two-lap run to the finish in overtime.

Hamlin felt the lightning delay played against him and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team.

“Yeah, I thought we were super dialed in if it was 95 degrees like it was supposed to be, (but) with those delays, it kind of took away from the advantage I thought that we had,” Hamlin said.

“I’m proud of this whole Sport Clips Toyota team—pit crew did a phenomenal job keeping us in it and doing really good on the money stop with about 60 to go. We are going to have to wait (for) another (race) to get that 50th (win).”