Denny Hamlin has locked himself into the ‘Round of 12’ with a victory in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, his 59th NASCAR Cup Series win and the 200th win for Toyota GAZOO Racing at NASCAR’s top-level.
Chase Briscoe finished in the runner-up spot, with Chase Elliott in third. Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano rounded out the top five. John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, and Ty Gibbs each recorded a top-10.
RACE RESULTS:
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | 240 | Running | 53 | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 240 | 1.620 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 240 | 2.236 | Running | 38 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | 240 | 2.748 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 240 | 5.540 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 20 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 240 | 5.966 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 240 | 6.401 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 240 | 8.469 | Running | 44 |
| 9 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal / BodyGuard Ford | 240 | 9.004 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 21 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 240 | 10.492 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Z by HP Chevrolet | 240 | 10.753 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 240 | 10.775 | Running | 41 |
| 13 | 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 240 | 12.797 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 28 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 240 | 13.206 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 27 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 240 | 14.384 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 240 | 14.484 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | 240 | 14.991 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow DayGlo Chevrolet | 240 | 15.040 | Running | 24 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 240 | 15.238 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports RAM Self Storage Chevrolet | 240 | 16.148 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 240 | 16.994 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | 240 | 17.603 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 17 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 240 | 17.818 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 240 | 18.548 | Running | 17 |
| 25 | 18 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 240 | 18.721 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 240 | 19.786 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Ford | 240 | 20.669 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 240 | 22.114 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 240 | 22.689 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Beef-A-Roo Ford | 239 | 1 lap | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 239 | 1 lap | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Morton Buildings Ford | 239 | 1 lap | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 239 | 1 lap | Running | 6 |
| 34 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Draft Kings Chevrolet | 207 | 33 laps | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 64 | 176 laps | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 35 | 205 laps | Accident | 1 |
