2023 Enjoy Illinois 300
The 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on June 4, 2023, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. It is contested over 240 laps on the 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track, it will be the 15th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 4, 2023 | ||
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi (2.01 km) | ||
| Distance | 240 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and TBA | ||
| 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) | ||
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.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
Fox Sports will cover the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and an Analyst TBA will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds 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: TBA | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
MRN will have the radio call for the race and will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace will call the race for MRN from the booth when the field raced 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 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 | Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner |
References
- "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.