Madison, Illinois, United States
World Wide Technology
NASCAR Cup Series race at WWTR
Race Track
Madison, Illinois, United States
Madison, Illinois, United States
Sunday June 5, 2022
3:30 pm ET
Madison, Illinois, United States
Sunday June 2, 2024
3:30 PM
Betting Insights for Enjoy Illinois 300
As there isn’t any history of this race in the Cup Series, let’s explore the successful drivers on the intermediate oval tracks in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, the top five drivers with the best average finishes were: Kyle Busch (4.4), Kyle Larson (7.0), Denny Hamlin (7.9), William Byron (8.8), and Kevin Harvick (9.0). While Larson won four of the intermediate races last season, Busch was the most consistent in finishes and survival on these tracks with one win, six top-fives, and eight top-ten finishes.
Of these five, Larson and Byron own wins this season. Larson has a win and a second on his record this season on intermediate tracks and Byron has a win at Atlanta to go with his fifth-place finish in Las Vegas where Larson finished in second.
Enjoy Illinois 300 Race Details
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2024
Hour: 15:30 EST
Track: World-Wide Technology Raceway
Location: Madison, IL, USA
Distance: 240 laps around the 1.25-mile, tri-oval for a total of 300 miles.
How To Read NASCAR Betting Odds
Before you bet on a NASCAR race, there are different ways to bet on NASCAR races. Futures bets, where you place a wager on a result to be determined later such as “who will win the cup series”. Then, there are weekly wagers on who will win the race or driver match-ups where you wager on which driver will place ahead of the other.
When wagering on NASCAR, you might notice the favorite will almost always have a plus sign next to their odds. In other sports, the favorite is usually shown with a minus sign next to the odds. If the favorite has a minus sign such as -120, you have to wager that number to profit $100. As an example, you have to bet $120 to win $220, a profit of $100. If the race favorite has a plus sign next to his name, like +120, then that is what you would profit by betting $100.
Futures Betting
Futures bets are a type of prop bet which entails betting on the future results of a certain driver or team. Common examples could be; will Ryan Blaney repeat as the NASCAR Cup Champion? Or which race team will finish with the most wins in 2024?
History of the Enjoy Illinois 300 Race
NASCAR is bringing its own style of racing to the World Wide Technology Raceway in its inaugural event. The 1.5-mile oval has proven to be an exciting track during the few years that IndyCar has been making it an annual stop on their series.
The track itself is unique in its shape, which makes car set up a little more difficult and lends itself more to the pit crew and the engineers’ knowledge of how their car performs. Each of the two ends of the track is different sized and one has banking of nine degrees and the other banks at eleven degrees.
Fun Facts about NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300 Race
Opened in 1967, the track location has gone through several identity changes and facelifts. In 1967, the site was home to an eighth-mile drag strip, later lengthened to a quarter-mile strip in 1971. A new road course was added in 1985 and hosted series such as the Trans-Am series, ARCA and IMSA. New ownership took over in 1994 and subsequently, all the tracks and course on site were demolished in 1995 and 1996, making way for the current oval track and drag strip.
The fastest lap on the track was recorded by IndyCar’s Will Power when he turned a lap speed of 189.709 mph in a time of 23.7206 seconds in 2017 in his Team Penske race car.
In 2008, drag car legend and 16-time Funny Car Champion, John Force, won his 1,000th competitive round win on his 59th birthday.
NASCAR Standings
NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300 Betting tips
Each week you can wager on which driver will win that week’s race. Also, many sportsbooks will allow you to be a little more cautious and choose whether a driver will finish in the top three, top five, or other options.
Picking a racer to win a race is a risky task as there are crashes, car failures, and even problems on pit road. To get beyond that and run the perfect race over all the other drivers is very difficult indeed and that’s why the odds have a good value of +300 (3:1) or more for the favorite of each race and then higher odds for all other drivers following. It’s not unusual to win with a driver that pays +1000 (10:1) on any given race as the level of difficulty to win is so high.
Head-to-head matchups allow bettors to focus on a certain head-to-head battle between two racers, rather than the more general wager of winning the race. These matchups are typically between two drivers or a group of four drivers. Bettors select which driver will have a better result in the race.
NASCAR prop bets are when you wager on specific racing scenarios that may occur. Examples of this could be; how many caution flags will be thrown? Which manufacturer will win the race? The number of crashes in a race. And the list goes on. A fun way to enjoy the market and get away from the seriousness of winning the race.
How To Sign Up At A Betting Site
You need to do your research and find a betting site that you will be able to review different sportsbooks and the wagering options they have available. Some sportsbooks offer more sports or entertainment options. Do your due diligence and find the one that suits your betting style!
Joining sportsbooks is a very simple and painless process. You just need to fill out your basic personal info, such as name, birthdate, email, phone number and mailing address. You don’t have to make a deposit to view the book’s information and options. At this point, you have just built a basic profile before making a deposit to start betting.
After you choose the sportsbook where you want to place your bets, you then have to deposit funds in order to be able to place wagers. Books will offer several different options such as credit cards or crypto currency. Remember to always wager responsibly and deposit an amount that you are comfortable losing and make sure all your personal needs are taken care of before you deposit money into your account.
Now that you have found a sportsbook to your liking and have made a deposit into your account, you can now start placing bets. Simply look for the type of bet you’d like to place, find the bet you want to wager on, and place your bet. Good luck!
NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300 FAQs
11 and nine degrees.
The facility was opened in 1967 but the current oval track finished construction in 1996.
2022 is the inaugural year for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at the WWTR.
