Cup Series Preview: 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 (World Wide Technology Raceway)
The 2024 Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 analysis highlights driver performance variances at World Wide Technology Raceway. With detailed metrics, Denny Hamlin emerges as the favored driver despite track-specific discrepancies.
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The 2024 Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway features key insights on driver performance based on historical data, similar tracks in the NextGen era, and this season’s stats.
Denny Hamlin’s performance at intermediate tracks (ARP of 7.75 and GR-LR of 1.41) and at this track (ARP of 14.41 and GR-LR of 0.12) suggest a potential discrepancy, as his ARP at World Wide Technology Raceway is notably higher.
Kyle Larson’s intermediate track stats (ARP of 7.92) are stronger than his performance at World Wide Technology Raceway where he holds an ARP of 15.68. Additionally, his GR-LR at similar tracks is 1.36 compared to 0.61 at this event.
Martin Truex Jr.’s similar track stats (ARP of 9.05) closely align with his ARP at this track (9.20). His GR-LR at similar tracks is 1.13, which also aligns well with his track-specific GR-LR of 1.16.
Joey Logano holds an intermediate ARP of 12.12, which aligns with his ARP of 6.59 at this track, accompanied by a GR-LR of 1.33, indicating performance consistency.
Ryan Blaney’s performance at similar tracks (ARP of 9.17) closely reflects his ARP at World Wide Technology Raceway of 4.20.
William Byron’s ARP of 14.63 at World Wide Technology Raceway shows a slight decrease when compared to his similar track ARP of 13.19. His track-specific GR-LR of 0.34 is lesser than the intermediate GR-LR of 0.62.
Brad Keselowski’s performance stats denote a significant difference, with an ARP of 24.40 at this track compared to his intermediate ARP of 14.91. His GR-LR at World Wide Technology Raceway is -0.72, contrasting his intermediate track GR-LR of 0.48.
Tyler Reddick’s ARP of 10.13 on similar tracks is stronger compared to his track ARP of 12.81. His GR-LR of 0.21 at this track is lower than his similar track GR-LR of 0.95.
Bubba Wallace’s overall performance at similar tracks (ARP of 13.19) is better compared to his performance at this track where his ARP is 18.60. His track GR-LR stands at -0.54 compared to a slightly positive GR-LR of 0.61 at intermediate tracks.
Ross Chastain’s performance on similar tracks (ARP of 9.82) contrasts with his ARP of 12.26 at World Wide Technology Raceway, although his GR-LR improves from 0.94 to 0.17.
Christopher Bell’s similar track performance (ARP of 10.41) does show deviation corresponding to his ARP of 12.69 at this track. Bell has a GR-LR of 0.84 at similar tracks compared to 0.40 at this event.
These performance metrics indicate potential variability in driver outcomes based on the specific characteristics of World Wide Technology Raceway compared to other intermediate tracks.