NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway
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Denny Hamlin won his fifth race of the season, winning the Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sept. 7 at World Wide Technology Raceway ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe. Briscoe won the playoffs opener. The race was the NASCAR Cup Series second race in the Round of 16.
Chase Briscoe would finish second, followed by Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano rounding out the top five. John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top 10.
Denny Hamlin advanced to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a win Sunday. He now has five this season.
Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin hit back at the booing crowds at the World Wide Technology Raceway after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300.
In a caution-filled race at WWT Raceway, Denny Hamlin converted a pole to a win after trouble the week prior. Hamlin moves to just one win shy of tying Kevin Harvick's record for tenth on the all-time win sheet.
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