Cup Series Recap: 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 (World Wide Technology Raceway)
Austin Cindric dominated the race, starting second and finishing first with an ARP of 5.80. Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski also showed strong improvements, taking second and third. Ryan Blaney fell to 24th due to a late incident.
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Austin Cindric dominated the race, starting in the second spot and finishing first with an impressive ARP of 5.80. Cindric also achieved a notable GR-LR of 4.36. He led the most laps, taking the lead on lap 97 and only giving it up temporarily before reclaiming it to finish the race. Christopher Bell, who led multiple laps but fell to seventh due to a late caution altering his ARP of 4.28, had a solid GR-LR of 5.21, marking a significant overall gain.
Denny Hamlin made gains from his starting position of six to finish second, with an ARP of 10.78 and a GR-LR of 1.88. Brad Keselowski also showed strong performance improvement, moving from a start in seventh to finish third, maintaining an ARP of 11.30 and recording a GR-LR of 3.24. Meanwhile, Ryan Blaney experienced a significant fall in performance; though he had an ARP of 6.17, he ended up in the 24th position due to a late incident.
The race saw a wild bonanza of lead changes, with Michael McDowell initially leading until lap 40 before various other drivers took turns at the front. Kyle Busch, despite leading from lap 55 to 69, finished poorly in 35th due to an accident. Joey Logano, who briefly took the lead late, completed the top five despite an ARP of 10.80. Notably, Daniel Hemric and Zane Smith faced challenging runs, both starting in lower positions and failing to make substantial progress, with Hemric recording an LR of -4.93 and Smith -1.10.