The NASCAR Cup Series continues the Round of 16 in the 2025 playoffs with the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Qualifying at the 1.25-miler begins at 5:40 p.m. ET on Saturday (truTV, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
QUALIFYING ORDER: Cup Series | Xfinity Series
The qualifying order below is determined via metric that combines the previous race finish by owner (70%) and current owner points position (30%).
Saturday’s qualifying session will be one lap and one round.
The race itself will be on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).
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# denotes series rookie
(i) denotes ineligible for driver points
P denotes playoff driver
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Metric Score | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Cody Ware | 36.7 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 33.4 | 1 |
| 3 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 30.9 | 1 |
| 4 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 30.1 | 1 |
| 5 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29.7 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Haley | 27.9 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 27.5 | 1 |
| 8 | 41 | Cole Custer | 26.7 | 1 |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | 25.6 | 1 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 21.4 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 20.0 | 1 |
| 12 | 38 | Zane Smith | 17.5 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 17.4 | 1 |
| 14 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 16.6 | 1 |
| 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 13.8 | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 12.1 | 1 |
| 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 11.3 | 1 |
| 18 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 10.0 | 1 |
| 19 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 9.8 | 2 |
| 20 | 43 | Erik Jones | 8.7 | 2 |
| 21 | 21 | Josh Berry (P) | 31.4 | 2 |
| 22 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | 26.2 | 2 |
| 23 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # (P) | 26.0 | 2 |
| 24 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | 23.3 | 2 |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon (P) | 20.3 | 2 |
| 26 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | 17.9 | 2 |
| 27 | 24 | William Byron (P) | 16.5 | 2 |
| 28 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | 15.2 | 2 |
| 29 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 14.7 | 2 |
| 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | 14.2 | 2 |
| 31 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | 11.1 | 2 |
| 32 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | 10.1 | 2 |
| 33 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 5.7 | 2 |
| 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 5.5 | 2 |
| 35 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 2.6 | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 1.0 | 2 |