Denny Hamlin secured the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Gateway with a 32.330-second (139.190 mph) lap time around the 1.25-mile track in Saturday’s qualifying session. Hamlin topped Kyle Larson by 0.021 seconds to score the pole position.
Nine of the top-10 starters are NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers; the first non-Playoff driver in the lineup is Zane Smith, who qualified 10th.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, race 28 of 36.
2025 Enjoy Illinois 300 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | 32.330 | 0.000 | 139.190 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 32.351 | 0.021 | 139.099 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 32.397 | 0.067 | 138.902 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 32.408 | 0.078 | 138.855 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | 32.432 | 0.102 | 138.752 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Z by HP Chevrolet | 32.467 | 0.137 | 138.602 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 32.501 | 0.171 | 138.457 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 32.512 | 0.182 | 138.410 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 32.571 | 0.241 | 138.160 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 32.674 | 0.344 | 137.724 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal / BodyGuard Ford | 32.689 | 0.359 | 137.661 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 32.698 | 0.368 | 137.623 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 32.719 | 0.389 | 137.535 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 32.739 | 0.409 | 137.451 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow DayGlo Chevrolet | 32.757 | 0.427 | 137.375 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | 32.760 | 0.430 | 137.363 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 32.764 | 0.434 | 137.346 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 32.765 | 0.435 | 137.342 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 32.799 | 0.469 | 137.199 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 32.852 | 0.522 | 136.978 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 32.889 | 0.559 | 136.824 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | 32.952 | 0.622 | 136.562 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | 32.957 | 0.627 | 136.542 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Beef-A-Roo Ford | 32.993 | 0.663 | 136.393 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 33.005 | 0.675 | 136.343 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 33.038 | 0.708 | 136.207 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 33.133 | 0.803 | 135.816 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 33.197 | 0.867 | 135.554 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Ford | 33.201 | 0.871 | 135.538 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Morton Buildings Ford | 33.230 | 0.900 | 135.420 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 33.252 | 0.922 | 135.330 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 33.282 | 0.952 | 135.208 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 33.417 | 1.087 | 134.662 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 33.538 | 1.208 | 134.176 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Draft Kings Chevrolet | 33.635 | 1.305 | 133.789 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 33.650 | 1.320 | 133.730 |
