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Preview of the Enjoy Illinois 300

Queen City Digital News Team

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MADISON, IL. (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) – NASCAR’s ‘gateway’ to the west takes place the first weekend in June 2024 – it’s the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, formerly known as Gateway Motorsports Park.

This is the third time the Cup Series will be run here as the second half of the season begins.

Several past champions are still searching for their first wins of the year as they desperate to secure a playoff spot. (Ex. Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr.).

Drivers will race on the 1.25-mile paved track, which presents many challenges. Lots of speed on the straights, but the curves require some strategy to navigate.

Turns one and two are banked at 11 degrees, and turns three and four are slightly lower with nine degrees of banking.

Ryan Blaney holds the all-time Cup lap record at 33.144 seconds. Meanwhile, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch are the only two to win here…both wins in overtime.

Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter begins at 3:30 pm Sunday from WWTR and can be seen live on FS1.

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