# 2022 Enjoy Illinois 300

The 2022 Enjoy Illinois 300 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 5, 2022, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. The 15th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, it was contested over 245 laps – extended from 240 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track.

## Report
### Background

World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.
On September 15, 2021, it was announced WWT Raceway at Gateway would be added to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time for the 2022 season.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Zane Smith (i) | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.906 seconds and a speed of 136.753 mph (220.083 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 32.906 | 136.753 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 33.025 | 136.260 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 33.063 | 136.104 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.544 and a speed of 138.274 mph (222.530 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.528 | 32.544 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 32.797 | 32.662 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.703 | 32.713 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.656 | 32.724 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 32.719 | 32.735 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.762 | 32.760 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 32.605 | 32.820 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.814 | 32.820 |
| 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.877 | 32.828 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 32.904 | 32.870 |
| 11 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.803 | — |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.827 | — |
| 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.868 | — |
| 14 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.932 | — |
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.939 | — |
| 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.941 | — |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.960 | — |
| 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.977 | — |
| 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.997 | — |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 33.019 | — |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.019 | — |
| 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 33.055 | — |
| 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 33.088 | — |
| 24 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.112 | — |
| 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.150 | — |
| 26 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.285 | — |
| 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 33.299 | — |
| 28 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 33.339 | — |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 33.415 | — |
| 30 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 33.575 | — |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 33.625 | — |
| 32 | 17 | Zane Smith (i) | RFK Racing | Ford | 33.671 | — |
| 33 | 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.744 | — |
| 34 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 34.477 | — |
| 35 | 16 | Ben Rhodes (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| 36 | 15 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 95
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 245 | 44 |
| 2 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 245 | 46 |
| 3 | 11 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 245 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 245 | 43 |
| 5 | 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 245 | 43 |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 245 | 40 |
| 7 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 32 |
| 8 | 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 245 | 35 |
| 9 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 245 | 34 |
| 10 | 35 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 245 | 36 |
| 12 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 32 |
| 13 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 24 |
| 14 | 28 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 23 |
| 15 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 29 |
| 17 | 32 | 17 | Zane Smith (i) | RFK Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 245 | 19 |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 245 | 17 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 18 |
| 22 | 22 | 38 | Todd Gililand (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 245 | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 245 | 18 |
| 24 | 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 245 | 13 |
| 25 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 245 | 12 |
| 26 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 245 | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 245 | 11 |
| 30 | 34 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 245 | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 15 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 241 | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 235 | 4 |
| 34 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 234 | 10 |
| 35 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 166 | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 10 for 53
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 7 minutes and 34 seconds
* Average speed: 97.965 miles per hour (157.659 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, with Kenny Wallace joining for Stage 2. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. On the drive to his dealerships in Emporia, Kansas, Bowyer was involved that night in fatal crash where his car struck an impaired motorist in Osage Beach, Missouri that evening. Because of an investigation into the incident, Bowyer was on leave for legal issues and did not make the trip to Sonoma for the ensuing week's race.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Michael Waltrip Color-commentator: Kenny Wallace (Stage 2) | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from turns 1 & 2 while Kurt Becker called the race from turns 3 & 4. Pit Road for MRN was manned by Steve Post Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker | Chris Wilner Steve Post Brienne Pedigo |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Chase Elliott | 507 |
| 1 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 498 (–9) |
| 1 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 490 (–17) |
| | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 479 (–28) |
| | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 470 (–37) |
| | 6 | Joey Logano | 467 (–40) |
| 2 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 444 (–63) |
| | 8 | Alex Bowman | 439 (–68) |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron | 438 (–69) |
| | 10 | Christopher Bell | 434 (–73) |
| 3 | 11 | Aric Almirola | 385 (–122) |
| | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 379 (–128) |
| 2 | 13 | Kevin Harvick | 377 (–130) |
| 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 362 (–145) |
| 1 | 15 | Erik Jones | 353 (–154) |
| 1 | 16 | Austin Dillon | 350 (–157) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 542 |
| 2 | Toyota | 521 (–21) |
| 3 | Ford | 506 (–36) |