St. Louis Race Results: September 7, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR race results from WWT Raceway

NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid for the playoff race in Madison, Illinois near Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The 1.25-mile of World Wide Technology Raceway is set to host the Enjoy Illinois 300.

View St. Louis race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.

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Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson set the front row. 240 laps of stock car racing are up next…

WWT Raceway
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 45 (1-45 / 240)

Green flag, Hamlin is clear into turn one. They form three wide behind him.

Lap 7, Larson rolls the outside lane into turn three. He works to the right rear of Hamlin off turn four. Larson completes the pass on the outside lane off turn two. Larson to the lead.

Lap 27, Kyle Busch spins on his own off turn two and the caution is out.

Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Chris Buescher wins the race to the pit exit with just two new tires. Hamlin and others stay out.

Green, Briscoe clears Hamlin for the race lead. Larson runs three wide behind them and he’s flying around the top. Larson jumps back to 4th in one lap on fresh tires.

Lap 36, Chase Elliott tags the left rear of Josh Berry. Berry is around and hard into the wall. The caution is out.

Green, Briscoe leads with Larson all over his bumper off turn two.

1 to go in stage one, Larson and Briscoe rub doors into turn one! Briscoe clears him off turn two.

Chase Briscoe wins stage one at WWT Raceway!

St. Louis Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Chase Briscoe; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Denny Hamlin; 4. William Byron; 5. Ryan Blaney; 6. Bubba Wallace; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Ross Chastain; 9. Zane Smith; 10. Chase Elliott

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Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 95 (46-140 / 240)

Briscoe wins the race to the pit exit. Larson stays out.

Green, Larson clears Byron off turn two.

Lap 61, Briscoe locks up under braking and he tags the left rear of Suarez into turn one. Suarez is in the wall and the caution is out.

Green, Larson clears Byron once more.

Lap 76, Ty Dillon spins, caution.

Larson heads for the pit lane as 17 stay out. Bell wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Bubba Wallace takes over the front row.

Green, Wallace is clear before turn one. The cars on new tires are three wide deeper in the field.

6 to go in stage two, Larson drives it deep into turn three and he clips the left rear of Ryan Blaney as they battle for 5th. Blaney is around and the caution is out!

Wallace wins the race to the pit exit. Brad Keselowski and Austin Dillon stay out.

Green with 1 to go in stage two, Keselowski is clear into turn one. He runs wide on old tires and Bubba Wallace takes the lead off turn two.

Bubba Wallace wins stage two at WWT Raceway!

St. Louis Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Bubba Wallace; 2. Brad Keselowski; 3. Joey Logano; 4. Kyle Larson; 5. Christopher Bell; 6. Austin Dillon; 7. Denny Hamlin; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. John Hunter Nemechek; 10. Ross Chastain

WWT Raceway
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 10 (141-240 / 240)

Green flag on stage three, Wallace clears Logano into turn one. Larson rolls the outside lane and he clears Logano for 2nd off turn two.

Lap 150, caution for debris.

Green, Wallace has a gear issue at the launch. Logano leads Hamlin into turn one. Hamlin crosses under Logano and they run side by side into turn three. Hamlin to the lead. Shane van Gisbergen spins behind them, caution.

Wallace, Larson and many others head for the pit lane. Larson wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Larson returns to the pit lane as the crew is forced to fix the flap on the rear.

Green, Hamlin leads Logano off turn two.

Lap 196

Lap 196, Hamlin pits from the lead as green flag stops are underway. There’s multiple pit strategies in play. Many are going to attempt to make it to the end.

Lap 207, Brad Keselowski leads but he might make it to the end. Chase Briscoe runs 18th with Hamlin all over him, he’s the first of the cars that recently pitted.

Lap 208, Ty Dillon is in the wall, caution.

Keselowski stays out on old tires with 10 others. Hocevar, Larson, Wallace, Byron and others pit. Shane van Gisbergen wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.

Penalties: Shane van Gisbergen and Alex Bowman will restart at the rear after speeding on the pit lane.

Green, Hamlin drives it deep to the bottom in turn one. Hamlin leads as Briscoe clears Keselowski for 2nd. Bubba Wallace runs three wide for 11th on fresh tires.

15 to go, Hamlin is opening the gap.

Denny Hamlin wins at WWT Raceway!

Denny Hamlin wins - World Wide Technology Raceway (WWT) - NASCAR Cup Series
Credit: MADISON, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 07, 2025 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

World Wide Technology Raceway
Race Results
September 7, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Chase Briscoe

3. Chase Elliott

4. Ryan Blaney

5. Joey Logano

6. John Hunter Nemechek

7. Christopher Bell

8. Bubba Wallace

9. Chris Buescher

10. Ty Gibbs

11. William Byron

12. Kyle Larson

13. Ryan Preece

14. Michael McDowell

15. Carson Hocevar

16. Tyler Reddick

17. Brad Keselowski

18. Austin Dillon

19. Austin Cindric

20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

21. Erik Jones

22. Kyle Busch

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Ross Chastain

25. Shane van Gisbergen

26. Alex Bowman

27. Cole Custer

28. Justin Haley

29. Cody Ware

30. Noah Gragson

31. Riley Herbst

32. Todd Gilliland

33. Zane Smith

34. Ty Dillon

35. Daniel Suarez

36. Josh Berry

Denny Hamlin in victory lane at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWT) - NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Credit: MADISON, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 07, 2025 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Standings

Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) / Points

1. Denny Hamlin
1 Win

2. Chase Briscoe
1 Win

3. Kyle Larson
+60

4. Bubba Wallace
+50

5. Ryan Blaney
+42

6. William Byron
+39

7. Tyler Reddick
+37

8. Christopher Bell
+32

9. Chase Elliott
+28

10. Joey Logano
+21

10. Ross Chastain
+19

12. Austin Cindric
+11

— Round of 12 Cutline (4 drivers eliminated after Bristol) —

13. Austin Dillon
-11

13. Shane van Gisbergen
-15

15. Alex Bowman
-35

16. Josh Berry
-45

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