| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 2, 2024 | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2024, 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 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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 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.
Media
Television
Fox Sports will cover the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth.. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds will provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
MRN has the radio call for the race and will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon will call the race for MRN from the booth when the field races down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will call the race from turns 1 & 2 while Kurt Becker will call the race from turns 3 & 4. Pit Road for MRN will be manned by Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Kim Coon.
| 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 |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Kim Coon |
References
- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.