Joey Logano led the way in single-lap speed in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice session at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Logano’s fastest lap was a 33.468 second (134.444 mph) circuit around the track.
Logano’s Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney was second fastest in the session, and was just 0.001 sec. slower than Logano. With rain threatening, NASCAR combined Group A and B into one practice session. A brief rain shower around 11 minutes left in the session, halted things, but the session was able to finish under green flag conditions.
Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top-five fastest in the session.
Here are the full practice results for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, race 15 of 36.
Enjoy Illinois 300 Practice Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 32.603 | -- | 138.024 | 27 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 32.604 | 0.001 | 138.019 | 28 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 32.627 | 0.024 | 137.922 | 27 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 32.694 | 0.091 | 137.639 | 29 |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 32.742 | 0.139 | 137.438 | 29 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 32.751 | 0.148 | 137.400 | 31 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 32.751 | 0.148 | 137.400 | 30 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DeWalt Toyota | 32.782 | 0.179 | 137.270 | 21 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Siteman Cancer Center Ford | 32.813 | 0.210 | 137.140 | 32 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 32.817 | 0.214 | 137.124 | 15 |
| 11 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing MotoRad Ford | 32.825 | 0.222 | 137.090 | 29 |
| 12 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 32.826 | 0.223 | 137.086 | 33 |
| 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 32.827 | 0.224 | 137.082 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | 32.839 | 0.236 | 137.032 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 32.852 | 0.249 | 136.977 | 23 |
| 16 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Chili's Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet | 32.916 | 0.313 | 136.711 | 29 |
| 17 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 32.926 | 0.323 | 136.670 | 27 |
| 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 32.926 | 0.323 | 136.670 | 33 |
| 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger Health / OIKOS Chevrolet | 32.948 | 0.345 | 136.578 | 21 |
| 20 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 32.949 | 0.346 | 136.574 | 28 |
| 21 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 32.966 | 0.363 | 136.504 | 23 |
| 22 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 32.979 | 0.376 | 136.450 | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Travel Centers of America Ford | 32.999 | 0.396 | 136.367 | 23 |
| 24 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 33.024 | 0.421 | 136.264 | 24 |
| 25 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing Kafka Conveyers Chevrolet | 33.026 | 0.423 | 136.256 | 30 |
| 26 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 33.050 | 0.447 | 136.157 | 30 |
| 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 33.073 | 0.470 | 136.062 | 24 |
| 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 33.074 | 0.471 | 136.058 | 20 |
| 29 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Poppy Bank Chevrolet | 33.107 | 0.504 | 135.922 | 29 |
| 30 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 33.109 | 0.506 | 135.914 | 26 |
| 31 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing SERVPRO Ford | 33.110 | 0.507 | 135.910 | 37 |
| 32 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 33.124 | 0.521 | 135.853 | 32 |
| 33 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow / Rivers are Life Chevrolet | 33.133 | 0.530 | 135.816 | 21 |
| 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Bommarito.com Toyota | 33.177 | 0.574 | 135.636 | 31 |
| 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 33.344 | 0.741 | 134.956 | 14 |
| 36 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Jacob Construction Ford | 33.405 | 0.802 | 134.710 | 28 |
