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Sep 5, 2025
For the second week in a row, Denny Hamlin qualified on pole position in NASCAR Cup Series competition.
One week after qualifying on the pole for the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Hamlin set fast time in qualifying for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway.
It is the third time the Virginia native has started on the pole during the 2025 season, and the 46th time during his career.
Kyle Larson qualified second, while Southern 500 winner Chase Briscoe was third. Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney completed the top five.
Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 takes the green flag at 3 p.m. ET. Coverage of the event will be on USA Network, the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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Enjoy Illinois 300 Starting Lineup
| Pos | # | Driver | Time |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 32.330 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 32.351 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 32.397 |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 32.408 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 32.432 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | 32.467 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 32.501 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 32.512 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 32.351 |
| 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | 32.674 |
| 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 32.689 |
| 12 | 21 | Josh Berry | 32.698 |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | 32.719 |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 32.739 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 32.757 |
| 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | 32.760 |
| 17 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 32.764 |
| 18 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen | 32.765 |
| 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 32.799 |
| 20 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 32.852 |
| 21 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 32.889 |
| 22 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 32.952 |
| 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 32.957 |
| 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 32.993 |
| 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 33.005 |
| 26 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 33.038 |
| 27 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 33.133 |
| 28 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 33.197 |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | 33.201 |
| 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 33.230 |
| 31 | 7 | Justin Haley | 33.252 |
| 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 33.282 |
| 33 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 33.417 |
| 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 33.538 |
| 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 33.635 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | 33.650 |
