World Wide Technology Raceway

The Enjoy Illinois 300 marks the fourth time the NASCAR Cup Series has visited World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The 1.25-mile track in Madison, Illinois (just outside of St. Louis), has hosted NASCAR-sanctioned events since 1997, first with the NASCAR Xfinity Series, then the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In 2014, the track became a permanent fixture on the Truck Series schedule. The unique shape of the track poses a challenge for the Next Gen car, featuring 11 degrees of banking in Turns 1 and 2, and 9 degrees in Turns 3 and 4. The first winner for the Xfinity Series was Elliott Sadler in 1997, and in 1998, Rick Carelli won the first Truck Series race. Joey Logano won the inaugural Cup Series contest in 2022.