2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	June 4, 2023 (2023-06-04)
Location	World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Distance	243 laps, 303.75 mi (486 km)
Scheduled Distance	240 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	87.508 miles per hour (140.830 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing
Time	32.802
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	121
Winner
No. 8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip, and Kenny Wallace (Stage 2)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 4, 2023, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Contested over 243 laps – extended from 240 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track, it was the 15th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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 Craftsman 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.

Corey LaJoie replaced Chase Elliott for the race, who was parked by NASCAR for an deliberate collision against Denny Hamlin the race prior; Carson Hocevar took over LaJoie's No. 7 car as a result.^[9][10]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.

Joey Logano was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.881 seconds and a speed of 136.857 mph (220.250 km/h).^[11]

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.802 and a speed of 137.187 mph (220.781 km/h).^[12]

Stage One Laps: 45

Stage Two Laps: 95

Stage Three Laps: 100

• Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 67 laps
• Red flags: 3 for 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 5 seconds (1 for a lightning delay, 1 for wreck clean-up, and 1 for repairs to the Turn 1 SAFER Barrier)
• Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 16 seconds
• Average speed: 87.508 miles per hour (140.830 km/h)

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 the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

MRN had the radio call for the race and was also 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 Kim Coon.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ryan Blaney 495 1 2 William Byron 482 (–13) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 473 (–22) 1 4 Martin Truex Jr. 472 (–23) 4 5 Ross Chastain 466 (–29) 6 Christopher Bell 455 (–40) 3 7 Kyle Busch 451 (–44) 8 Denny Hamlin 451 (–44) 2 9 Kyle Larson 411 (–84) 3 10 Tyler Reddick 411 (–84) 2 11 Brad Keselowski 403 (–92) 2 12 Joey Logano 401 (–94) 1 13 Chris Buescher 393 (–102) 1 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 368 (–127) 15 Bubba Wallace 334 (–161) 2 16 Daniel Suárez 313 (–182) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 567 2 Toyota 523 (–44) 3 Ford 512 (–55) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.