Relive the 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway, which saw a surprise winner find Victory Lane after late-race issues plagued Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell.
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00:00 >> Green flag.
00:12 The enjoy Illinois 300 is underway.
00:14 And Mcdowell gets a good jump.
00:27 >> See him slipping and sliding around back there.
00:30 >> You see Austin Sendrick have a little bit of trouble in the middle of the corner.
00:32 Got up the racetrack.
00:33 Christopher Bell got by.
00:35 Ryan Blaney is underneath him going into turn three as well.
00:40 >> Had a lot of three wide.
00:41 >> Sendrick still at the south end.
00:43 Not so much up here in turns three and four.
00:47 >> You see that soft wall right there and how it sticks out.
00:50 It really narrows that exit up off of turn four.
00:53 You want to finish that corner you have to almost turn back for that wall.
00:57 >> Oh.
00:58 >> Hold on to it, Brad.
01:01 >> Big slide for keselowski.
01:02 >> Did he get help?
01:03 >> It looked like it.
01:06 >> Let the cycle begin again.
01:08 Patience.
01:12 Don't overdrive that corner.
01:13 Squeeze him up a little bit.
01:14 Putting some pressure on him.
01:17 He's going to get it.
01:18 >> Got him.
01:19 >> Got aggressive.
01:20 >> Christopher Bell makes the pass.
01:22 >> Might have been a little contact.
01:25 >> That or he missed it.
01:26 Slow on his shift.
01:27 We saw that happen with Josh Barry.
01:29 A lot of times when you have this no lift shift scenario if you miss the shift the car
01:33 shuts off.
01:34 That's why you'll see some of these guys all of a sudden look like the motor breaks is
01:38 because the rev limiter shuts the motor off.
01:43 >> Final lap stage one.
01:44 There's the green and white checkers.
01:46 Christopher Bell now has three straight stage wins.
01:51 We are back to green.
01:53 Kyle Busch has a chance at the lead against Todd Gilliland.
02:04 >> That wasn't close, Mike.
02:05 He fired it in there and drove right by Todd Gilliland.
02:08 >> Too close.
02:09 Nine in the wall.
02:10 >> Four wide.
02:11 >> Four wide.
02:12 Still outside.
02:13 >> Crossover by Sendrick.
02:14 You knew this was going to happen.
02:18 Tires coming.
02:19 >> Sliding around.
02:20 Go, cat, go.
02:21 >> My goodness, what a mess.
02:22 Three wide all the way middle of the pack back.
02:23 >> No room for error there.
02:24 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:25 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:26 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:27 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:28 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:29 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:30 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:31 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:32 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:33 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:34 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
02:58 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:24 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:31 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:40 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:41 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:42 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:43 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:44 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:45 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:46 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:47 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:48 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:49 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:50 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:54 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:55 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:56 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:57 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:58 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
03:59 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:00 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:01 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:02 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:03 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:04 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:05 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
04:31 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a break.
05:00 >> Fourth place at stake.
05:02 >> Oh!
05:03 >> Larson's in the wall.
05:04 >> Larson loose under Kyle Busch.
05:06 Both in the wall.
05:08 >> This ain't going to be good.
05:12 >> And leader Christopher Bell will come to the caution flag and should see the checkers.
05:20 That will end stage two.
05:23 >> Third time Bell has swept both stages in a race.
05:33 >> See what happened here.
05:36 >> He's got loose.
05:42 >> Easy to do.
05:43 >> The car hard in the wall.
05:59 >> You see him come off of turn two right here.
06:01 I think they make a little bit of contact right there.
06:05 Kyle Larson trying to side draft.
06:07 I think Busch is frustrated with that.
06:11 Sees him down the racetrack and then Larson spins out into the 8 and they both hit the
06:16 fence.
06:18 I think Kyle Busch was frustrated with Larson.
06:20 You see him way down the racetrack.
06:22 See what he said.
06:25 >> I mean, he turned into me.
06:29 >> Yeah, he -- you down.
06:32 Total idiot.
06:34 >> Well, there's two sides to every story but that's certainly the one side that we
06:37 saw.
06:38 >> You see that little contact.
06:39 I think that ticked Kyle off right there.
06:42 Right there.
06:43 Yeah, I think he just got frustrated and got them both wrecked.
06:51 >> So we will restart with 32 cars on the lead lap.
06:55 Ty Gibbs in the back.
06:56 He was too fast on pit road.
06:58 Three wide coming out of turn one.
07:01 Watch that briscoe.
07:03 >> Four wide.
07:08 >> Austin syndric turned down off the top.
07:11 Blaney had to lift a little bit.
07:13 Austin syndric, fantastic day for this 2 car.
07:16 Fantastic weekend, mind you.
07:17 Good qualifying session.
07:19 Big turnaround for them and their team.
07:21 Here's the 20 car.
07:23 That's that traffic we're talking about.
07:24 We know he has the speed.
07:26 Keep the fenders on this thing.
07:27 Be patient.
07:28 Love what he's doing on the inside.
07:29 12 wheels corner better than four.
07:32 >> Well, Christopher Bell's car has been so good on the bottom of the racetrack.
07:37 He can carry more speed than everybody else through the middle of the corner.
07:41 It puts him in a position to be able to get beside the guys.
07:46 >> That was a hole that closed up.
07:49 Chase Elliott kind of wise to pedal it there.
07:58 Nonstop here.
07:59 >> We see Ryan Blaney.
08:02 >> I'd say he's going to draw them all in just because of that very fact.
08:06 >> He pits from second place.
08:08 >> That's going to force syndric's hand.
08:10 They're going to pit next time.
08:11 >> Regan.
08:12 >> As soon as Carson Hosavar hit pit road and they saw it on the TV, the 12 crew of
08:17 Ryan Blaney immediately jumped up, jumped down the wall, got the call they were going
08:21 to come the next time by.
08:22 He's been too tight this run off of turn four, which is a good thing.
08:23 He's been loose all day long.
08:24 They have made gains on the car and continue to get better for him.
08:25 >> Here comes Austin syndric with him.
08:26 >> I'm going to say it, Clint, you were right.
08:35 I think he had to pit because of the fact that Ryan Blaney is still going to have a
08:39 lap on him.
08:40 >> He very much could leap frog.
08:42 >> Those two cars had such a massive lead.
08:44 It was down to them.
08:45 As soon as Blaney pitted, he had -- >> Exactly what we were talking about, Kevin.
08:49 Look at this 12 car.
08:50 Blaney, he passed syndric.
08:53 >> I think he caught the 2 bunch off guard.
08:55 I think pitting that lap early did what they needed to do to get him the track position
09:00 around Austin syndric.
09:01 That's our leader right there, Christopher Bell.
09:02 He has not pitted yet.
09:05 >> There he is.
09:06 He's there, guys.
09:07 >> Wallace and Blaney for fourth.
09:08 Bell looking on.
09:10 Kyle Larson has taken over the lead of this race.
09:14 Here's some Blaney radio.
09:15 >> 20 behind him now.
09:16 1.5 back.
09:17 >> For the win?
09:18 >> Yeah, should be.
09:19 >> For the win, he asked?
09:20 >> For the win.
09:21 >> Absolutely for the win.
09:22 That's what I've been trying to tell him.
09:23 >> Jumped the cushion again.
09:24 It's going to happen down here in three and four.
09:25 He might be clear here.
09:26 Yep.
09:27 >> He's got a good lead.
09:28 >> He's got a good lead.
09:29 >> He's got a good lead.
09:30 >> He's got a good lead.
09:31 >> He's got a good lead.
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10:11 >> He's got a good lead.
10:12 >> He's got a good lead.
10:13 >> He's got a good lead.
10:14 >> He's got a good lead.
10:15 >> He's got a good lead.
10:16 >> He's got a good lead.
10:18 >> Here's Christopher Bell's radio.
10:19 >> I'm blowing up.
10:20 Game over.
10:21 >> No way!
10:22 >> Oh, my goodness.
10:23 >> I think he's still under power.
10:24 I think all bets are off.
10:25 >> Exactly.
10:26 As long as he didn't push him all the way around the racetrack with him being with no power,
10:27 I think we're good to go.
10:28 >> I mean, check that out.
10:29 Brad can't even pass him all of a sudden.
10:30 That is awesome.
10:31 You don't see that every day.
10:32 34.82 now.
10:33 Even faster.
10:34 They've got a lot of power.
10:35 >> I think we're good to go.
10:36 >> I think we're good to go.
10:37 >> I think we're good to go.
10:38 >> I think we're good to go.
10:39 >> I think we're good to go.
10:40 >> I think we're good to go.
10:46 >> I think we're good to go.
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10:54 >> I think we're good to go.
10:55 >> I think we're good to go.
10:56 >> I think we're good to go.
10:57 >> I think we're good to go.
10:58 >> I think we're good to go.
10:59 >> I think we're good to go.
11:00 >> I think we're good to go.
11:01 >> I think we're good to go.
11:02 >> I think we're good to go.
11:03 >> I think we're good to go.
11:04 >> I think we're good to go.
11:05 >> That's a position as well.
11:07 This car, as long as it doesn't -- it's going to help reddit get -- oh, no.
11:13 He may have went around.
11:14 He's going back off and helping.
11:17 Don't push him too hard.
11:18 I think he might blow up.
11:26 >> Cendric isn't far behind him.
11:28 You can see him in the shot.
11:29 There he is.
11:30 >> The 99 car has gone back around Ryan Blaney.
11:34 >> Something's wrong.
11:36 >> White flag.
11:37 One lap to go.
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11:39 >> I think he's out of gas.
11:40 >> I think he is too.
11:41 An official race too.
11:42 White flag.
11:43 No caution.
11:44 Austin Cendric.
11:45 Oh, my gosh.
11:46 What is happening?
11:47 >> That's why Suarez was able to get around Blaney.
11:54 Something stumbled on the number 12.
11:57 >> How about this?
11:58 >> Austin Cendric rolls into turn number three after starting from the outside pole with
12:04 only one top ten finish this entire season.
12:08 And he is going to the playoffs.
12:10 Austin Cendric wins in St. Louis.
12:12 >> Punch the ticket, Austin Cendric.
12:15 How about that?
12:16 What a heartbreaker Ryan Blaney.
12:19 >> You never know if these races are over until the checkered flag falls.
12:22 What a heartbreak.
12:24 >> Larry, what could have happened to the 12?
12:28 >> Yeah, Mike, I mean, I'm scrambling because he pitted with 64 laps to go.
12:33 The fuel window was north of 70.
12:35 But all of our numbers are always based.
12:37 Did they get him completely full?
12:39 >> He is coasting to the start/finish line.
12:44 As almost all the lead lap cars are going by him.
12:48 Here's audio from Ryan Blaney as he crosses the line.
12:52 >> How about again?
12:54 >> I can't believe it.
12:57 >> Yeah, man.
12:58 >> Oh!
12:59 >> He's going to end up 24th.
13:01 >> 24th.
13:02 >> Last car on the lead lap.
13:05 What a heartbreaker.
13:06 >> Think back to those pit stops and how far ahead he came out of Austin Cendric.
13:11 >> I don't know that they took it all on purpose trying to get to track position.
13:16 >> That's right.