by The NASCAR Cup Series is back on Gateway for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Last week’s Charlotte race weekend was eventful. The Cup and Xfinity races were held on Monday. The Coca-Cola 600 was won by Ryan Blaney, who won for the first time since 2021 in an outstanding run that will keep him among the title contenders later this year.
Chase Elliott’s incident with Denny Hamlin was ruled intentional and caused a one-race suspension for this week’s race. Corey Lajoie will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet, while Carson Hocevar will make his first career Cup Series start in Lajoie’s usual drive, the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s race:
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NASCAR Cup Series on Gateway schedule
Green Flag Time: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 4
Track: World Wide Technology Raceway (1.25 mile oval) in Madison, Illinois
Qualifying: 9:45 a.m. Saturday CT Qualifier (on FOX Sports 1)
Length: 240 laps, 300 miles
Stages: 45 laps, 95 laps, 100 laps
TV Coverage: Fox Sports 1
Radio: MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)
Stream: FOX Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Xfinity series this week: Pacific Office Automation 147 (75 laps, 147.52 miles) at Portland International Raceway, 3:30pm CT Saturday on FOX Sports 1
Truck series this week: Toyota 200 (160 laps, 200 miles) at World Wide Technology Raceway, 12:30pm CT Saturday on FOX Sports 1
Enjoy the Illinois 300 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 2
3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 3
5. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Row 4
7. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
10. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 6
11. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Row 7
13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
14. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Row 8
15. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
18. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 10
19. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
20. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 11
21. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Motorsport Ford in the front row
22. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
24. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 13
25. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
26. Carson Hocevar, No. 7 Striker Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
28. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Motorsport Ford in the front row
Row 15
29. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
30. Corey Lajoie, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 16
31. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
32. Noah Gragson, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Gray Gaulding, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford
36. JJ Yeley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Gateway: starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday’s Cup Series race
