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Enjoy Illinois 300

Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL

  • 14 Ford
  • 8 Toyota
  • 14 Chevrolet

  • Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
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NASCAR Cup Series is ready to Enjoy Illinois at World Wide Technology Raceway

Third time’s a charm.

At least that is what one of the winless drivers this season in the NASCAR Cup Series is hoping how their trip to World Wide Technology Raceway will result. This Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the Enjoy Illinois 300

(3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), is the 15th race of the 26-race regular season schedule, and with just 12 races left to decide who makes the Playoffs, time is of the essence for drivers and teams to secure their spot.

The previous two NASCAR Cup Series World Wide Technology Raceway winners – Joey Logano (2022) and Kyle Busch (2023) – are both still looking for their first win of 2024.

This weekend’s Enjoy Illinois 300 marks the third time the NASCAR Cup Series has competed at World Wide Technology Raceway. This Sunday’s event will be 300 miles (240 laps).

Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying will take place on Saturday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Getting to know World Wide Technology Raceway

World Wide Technology Raceway, located in Madison, Illinois just outside St. Louis, was originally built as a drag strip and road course in 1985 and was originally known as St. Louis International Raceway Park. In 1994, new ownership acquired the track. The existing tracks (drag strip and road course) were demolished over the course of 1995–1996 and a new oval speedway and drag strip were constructed.

The current 1.25-mile oval that is World Wide Technology Raceway has a unique shape and different degrees of banking in each set of turns. The backstretch is confined to run parallel with Illinois Route 203, making Turns 1 & 2 a tighter radius than Turns 3 & 4. Turns 1 & 2 have similar characteristics to New Hampshire Motor Speedway while Turns 3 & 4 are similar to Phoenix Raceway. The track's egg shape mimics the legendary Darlington Raceway. The facility has more than 700 acres welcoming fans this weekend.

The first NASCAR national series race held at World Wide Technology Raceway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 26, 1997. The race was won by Elliott Sadler driving a Chevrolet for car owner Gary Bechtel.

Though this will only be the third NASCAR Cup Series event this weekend at the 1.25-mile track (2022-2023), World Wide Technology Raceway has hosted 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series races from 1997-2010 and 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races from 1998-2010 and 2014-2023.

NASCAR first raced in Illinois in 1954

The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Illinois was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Santa Fe Speedway in Willow Springs, Illinois. Santa Fe Speedway was a half-mile dirt track. The event was held on July 10, 1954 and the race was won by Dick Rathman driving a ’54 Hudson for car owner John Ditz.

In total, there have been 100 NASCAR national series races among six tracks in the state of Illinois.

Track Name

City

Cup

Xfinity

Truck

Total Races

First Year

Chicagoland Speedway

Joliet

19

24

11

54

2001

World Wide Technology Raceway

Madison

2

15

23

40

1997

Chicago Street Race

Chicago

1

1

0

2

2023

Chicago Motor Speedway

Cicero

0

0

2

2

2000

Santa Fe Speedway

Willow Springs

1

0

0

1

1954

Soldier Field

Chicago

1

0

0

1

1956

Totals

24

40

36

100

The most recent track in the state of Illinois to join the NASCAR fold is the Chicago Street Race, which made its debut last season racing on the streets of Chicago - a first for the city and the sport.

Drivers to watch at World Wide Technology Raceway

At this weekend’s World Wide Technology Raceway, six NASCAR Cup Series drivers that have made both previous starts, have posted an average finish inside the top-10, led by the defending winner of this race – Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch with a 1.5 average finish.

Joining Busch with an average finish inside the top-10 is 2021 World Wide Technology Raceway winner Joey Logano (2.0), Ryan Blaney (5.0), Martin Truex Jr. (5.5) Kyle Larson (8.0) and last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 winner Christopher Bell (10.0).

Team Penske’s Joey Logano won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Logano passed Kyle Bush with two laps to go to win the race.

Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch is the defending winner of last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Busch passed Kyle Larson with 60 laps to go to take the lead ultimately the win.

A total of seven other drivers entered this weekend (not including Busch or Logano) have won in either the NASCAR Xfinity Series or the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series at World Wide Technology Raceway: Ross Chastain (NCTS 2019), Justin Haley (NCTS 2018), John H. Nemechek (NCTS 2017), Christopher Bell (NCTS 2016), Brad Keselowski (NXS 2010), Bubba Wallace (NCTS 2014), and Martin Truex Jr. (NXS 2004). 

All the on-track action begins for the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend with practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying on Saturday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET on FS1.

Confluence Festival is a nice weekend addition for fans at WWTR

This weekend’s NASCAR festivities at World Wide Technology Raceway, will be accompanied by the Confluence Festival, a showcase of innovation, talent and live entertainment that represents the region’s communities coming together in welcoming NASCAR to World Wide Technology Raceway.

A fan’s race ticket is their concert ticket to experience the electrifying excitement of the third annual Confluence Music Festival, returning to the St. Louis area on June 1-2 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Fans will have the opportunity to revel in the performances of chart-toppers Ludacris and T-Pain, along with country sensation Riley Green.

Playoff Bubble: Just eight postseason spots still open following Charlotte

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell scored himself a NASCAR Cup Series ‘crown jewel’ win last weekend taking home the trophy for the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 – the series’ longest race. Bell is now one of four drivers this season with multiple wins. Looking to this weekend, the Cup Series competitors turn their attention to World Wide Technology Raceway knowing time is running out to secure their spots in the postseason. Half of the Playoff field positions is already spoken for, leaving just eight spots left with 12 races to go in the regular season.

The eight drivers that have earned a spot in the Playoff by virtue of their wins are Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski and Daniel Suarez.

Currently riding the cut line for the postseason is RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher, who made the Playoffs last season. Buescher is ranked 16th in the Playoff projection, 11 points up on Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe in 17th, and 30 points ahead of two-time Cup Series champion and Team Penske driver Joey Logano in 18th.

  • Saturday, June 1st, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Michael McDowell speeds to pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway

It was with an obvious sense of pride that Michael McDowell reveled in his pole-winning run on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

McDowell claimed his third Busch Light Pole Award of the season—and of his career—but this one came at a quirky flat track, not a superspeedway, where the driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, a former DAYTONA 500 winner, is expected to excel.

McDowell toured the 1.25-mile irregularly-shaped track in 32.468 seconds (138.598 mph) in the final round of time trials to claim the top starting position for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

In the opening round, McDowell topped all qualifiers at a track-record pace of 139.241 mph (32.318 seconds).

Fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric will start beside McDowell on the front row after a final-round lap at 138.134 mph (32.577 seconds). Cindric’s Team Penske teammate, Ryan Blaney, qualified third at 137.982 mph.

Interestingly, McDowell and Cindric were the only two drivers in the final round to downshift to third gear in Turns 3 and 4 on their qualifying laps.

“In particular at Talladega and Atlanta (where McDowell won his first two poles this year), the driver’s not a big part of whether you’re going to qualify well,” McDowell said. “You still have to execute. You still have to get through the gears. I don’t want to take anything away from that standpoint, but it really is a matter of how fast a race car your team brought you.

“Even today, we’re on the pole because I have a really fast race car. I had more pressure to execute my part on a flat track like this, where you’re upshifting twice, downshifting twice… heavy brake zones—all those things. So it’s more rewarding from that point to go out there and execute and do it.”

Christopher Bell, last Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 winner, was fourth fastest at 137.669 mph. Tyler Reddick qualified fifth, followed by Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch, last year’s winner at WWTR.

Busch was the only Chevrolet driver to make the final round. For the first time this season, no Hendrick Motorsports driver qualified in the final 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 240
  • Margin of Victory: 03.844 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 48 Minutes 3 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.889
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,818 (18.4 passes per green flag lap)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

DRIVER ST FIN # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Kyle Larson 13 10 3 30.329 23 6.896 1 37.224 1 35.349 40.518
Chase Elliott 17 13 4 30.081 9 7.358 2 37.439 2 34.873 40.195
Kyle Busch 10 35 3 30.085 10 8.330 4 38.416 3 34.921 40.491
Christopher Bell 4 7 4 30.053 7 8.483 6 38.537 4 34.493 40.228
Ty Gibbs 9 11 4 29.988 2 8.667 7 38.655 5 34.540 40.250
Ross Chastain 16 12 4 30.010 3 8.732 9 38.743 6 34.271 40.684
Alex Bowman 14 28 4 30.581 28 8.241 3 38.822 7 34.503 45.034
Erik Jones 22 26 4 30.194 17 8.700 8 38.894 8 34.571 40.518
Justin Haley 21 9 5 30.727 32 8.402 5 39.129 9 35.401 41.225
William Byron 11 15 4 30.379 24 9.151 10 39.530 10 35.131 42.295
Brad Keselowski 7 3 4 30.131 12 9.827 14 39.958 11 39.587 40.571
Noah Gragson 27 22 4 30.605 29 9.409 11 40.014 12 37.005 41.993
Cody Ware 34 33 7 30.496 26 9.557 13 40.053 13 35.633 43.748
Daniel Suarez 31 23 5 30.652 30 9.425 12 40.077 14 36.089 43.348
Josh Berry 29 36 2 30.147 13 9.964 15 40.111 15 39.612 40.609
Chase Briscoe 23 17 4 30.221 18 9.976 16 40.197 16 34.725 43.023
Ryan Preece 32 29 4 30.241 21 10.010 17 40.251 17 34.871 43.742
Denny Hamlin 6 2 4 30.166 15 10.193 20 40.359 18 39.357 42.020
Austin Cindric 2 1 3 30.047 6 10.462 22 40.510 19 39.809 41.786
Ryan Blaney 3 24 3 30.434 25 10.109 19 40.543 20 40.373 40.633
Joey Logano 12 5 3 30.236 20 10.488 23 40.724 21 40.660 40.810
Chris Buescher 26 14 5 30.536 27 10.251 21 40.786 22 36.026 42.770
Derek Kraus 25 30 5 30.957 36 10.010 18 40.967 23 35.328 43.507
Austin Dillon 18 6 4 30.026 5 10.995 24 41.021 24 40.728 41.470
Todd Gilliland 35 16 3 30.076 8 11.522 28 41.598 25 36.631 45.040
Zane Smith 36 19 4 30.297 22 11.386 27 41.683 26 35.793 45.774
John Hunter Nemechek 33 27 5 30.180 16 11.720 29 41.900 27 35.349 50.521
Corey Lajoie 15 32 4 30.726 31 11.197 26 41.923 28 40.556 43.254
Tyler Reddick 5 4 4 30.087 11 11.862 30 41.948 29 39.936 42.889
Martin Truex Jr 19 34 6 30.019 4 11.962 32 41.981 30 34.823 54.644
Harrison Burton 30 31 4 30.884 35 11.135 25 42.019 31 41.316 42.920
Bubba Wallace 8 21 3 30.153 14 11.958 31 42.111 32 40.061 45.242
Michael McDowell 1 25 3 30.228 19 12.268 33 42.496 33 40.445 46.448
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 24 20 4 30.772 33 12.480 34 43.252 34 40.695 48.238
Daniel Hemric 28 18 4 29.883 1 16.183 35 46.065 35 41.290 57.579
Carson Hocevar 20 8 3 30.790 34 17.235 36 48.025 36 41.621 56.386

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Brad Keselowski 113 113 30.144 9.443 39.587 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 143 143 30.122 9.543 39.665 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 210 210 29.864 10.143 40.007 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 18 18 30.394 10.177 40.571 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 95 94 30.015 9.342 39.357 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 176 176 29.877 9.976 39.853 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 48 48 30.295 9.910 40.205 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 113 113 30.475 11.545 42.020 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 177 177 29.983 10.677 40.660 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 113 113 30.157 10.544 40.701 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 48 48 30.567 10.243 40.810 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 113 113 30.417 4.504 34.921 Right-sides only
Kyle Busch 90 90 29.892 9.943 39.835 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 18 18 29.947 10.544 40.491 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 48 48 30.185 4.638 34.823 Right-sides only
Martin Truex Jr 96 96 29.749 9.810 39.559 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 216 214 29.798 10.710 40.508 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 18 18 30.132 10.642 40.774 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 144 142 29.899 11.678 41.577 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 108 107 30.353 24.291 54.644 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 48 48 29.935 10.510 40.445 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 100 100 29.683 10.911 40.594 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 143 143 31.066 15.382 46.448 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 113 113 29.850 10.878 40.728 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 18 18 30.087 10.811 40.898 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 90 90 30.109 10.877 40.986 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 177 177 30.058 11.412 41.470 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 143 143 30.575 10.120 40.695 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 196 195 30.742 10.771 41.513 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 18 18 30.584 11.979 42.563 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 114 114 31.188 17.050 48.238 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 216 216 30.177 5.172 35.349 Right-sides only
Kyle Larson 94 93 30.434 5.372 35.806 Right-sides only
Kyle Larson 48 48 30.375 10.143 40.518 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 106 105 30.232 4.271 34.503 Right-sides only
Alex Bowman 222 222 31.113 4.371 35.484 Right-sides only
Alex Bowman 48 48 30.355 9.913 40.268 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 143 143 30.625 14.409 45.034 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 48 48 30.732 9.641 40.373 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 113 113 30.046 10.577 40.623 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 175 175 30.523 10.110 40.633 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 195 194 30.846 9.710 40.556 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 18 18 30.582 10.101 40.683 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 48 48 30.954 12.244 43.198 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 113 113 30.523 12.731 43.254 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 96 96 30.201 4.672 34.873 Right-sides only
Chase Elliott 208 208 30.124 4.771 34.895 Right-sides only
Chase Elliott 143 143 29.715 10.077 39.792 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 48 48 30.285 9.910 40.195 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 48 48 31.288 4.738 36.026 Right-sides only
Chris Buescher 143 143 30.622 10.143 40.765 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 105 104 30.200 11.411 41.611 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 198 198 30.044 12.716 42.760 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 18 18 30.524 12.246 42.770 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 97 96 29.866 4.705 34.571 Right-sides only
Erik Jones 143 143 30.244 9.843 40.087 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 48 48 30.490 9.908 40.398 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 208 207 30.175 10.343 40.518 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 48 48 30.301 4.570 34.871 Right-sides only
Ryan Preece 180 179 30.145 10.978 41.123 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 103 103 30.355 10.911 41.266 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 143 143 30.162 13.580 43.742 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 48 48 31.618 4.471 36.089 Right-sides only
Daniel Suarez 188 187 29.821 9.476 39.297 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 104 103 30.030 10.677 40.707 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 18 18 30.634 10.310 40.944 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 143 143 31.158 12.190 43.348 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 92 91 30.495 5.138 35.633 Right-sides only
Cody Ware 219 217 30.480 5.439 35.919 Right-sides only
Cody Ware 114 113 30.320 10.377 40.697 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 49 49 30.525 10.677 41.202 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 4 4 30.537 10.677 41.214 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 144 143 30.477 11.478 41.955 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 19 18 30.635 13.113 43.748 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 193 192 30.038 4.233 34.271 Right-sides only
Ross Chastain 96 95 29.815 9.843 39.658 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 143 143 29.913 10.444 40.357 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 48 48 30.275 10.409 40.684 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 48 48 30.185 9.876 40.061 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 143 143 30.446 10.583 41.029 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 99 99 29.827 15.415 45.242 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 185 184 29.745 11.545 41.290 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 4 4 30.152 12.179 42.331 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 113 113 29.748 13.313 43.061 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 49 49 29.885 27.694 57.579 4-wheel change
William Byron 177 177 30.226 4.905 35.131 Right-sides only
William Byron 99 99 30.258 9.977 40.235 4-wheel change
William Byron 143 143 30.081 10.377 40.458 4-wheel change
William Byron 48 48 30.952 11.343 42.295 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 193 193 29.659 10.277 39.936 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 96 95 29.911 12.246 42.157 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 143 143 29.932 12.879 42.811 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 48 48 30.845 12.044 42.889 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 195 195 30.496 4.905 35.401 Right-sides only
Justin Haley 48 48 31.700 5.939 37.639 Right-sides only
Justin Haley 18 18 30.168 10.110 40.278 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 143 143 30.857 10.244 41.101 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 92 91 30.415 10.810 41.225 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 217 217 30.044 5.305 35.349 Right-sides only
John Hunter Nemechek 97 96 29.856 10.210 40.066 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 48 48 30.419 11.210 41.629 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 143 143 29.989 11.945 41.934 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 4 4 30.591 19.930 50.521 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 143 143 30.089 4.404 34.493 Right-sides only
Christopher Bell 48 48 30.017 9.308 39.325 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 95 95 30.123 9.977 40.100 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 193 193 29.984 10.244 40.228 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 48 48 29.933 9.876 39.809 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 113 113 30.235 9.699 39.934 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 176 176 29.974 11.812 41.786 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 48 48 30.121 4.604 34.725 Right-sides only
Chase Briscoe 18 18 30.310 10.408 40.718 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 113 113 30.210 12.112 42.322 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 177 177 30.243 12.780 43.023 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 113 113 30.906 10.410 41.316 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 181 180 30.270 11.144 41.414 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 18 18 31.250 11.176 42.426 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 48 48 31.110 11.810 42.920 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 48 48 31.401 5.604 37.005 Right-sides only
Noah Gragson 180 179 30.155 10.310 40.465 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 18 18 30.584 10.008 40.592 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 113 113 30.281 11.712 41.993 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 18 18 30.388 5.405 35.793 Right-sides only
Zane Smith 48 48 30.656 11.310 41.966 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 113 113 30.051 13.146 43.197 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 176 176 30.092 15.682 45.774 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 18 18 30.389 9.223 39.612 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 91 91 29.904 10.705 40.609 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 211 211 30.302 4.238 34.540 Right-sides only
Ty Gibbs 48 48 29.857 9.975 39.832 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 98 98 29.954 10.043 39.997 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 143 143 29.840 10.410 40.250 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 202 201 30.025 6.606 36.631 Right-sides only
Todd Gilliland 4 4 30.077 13.046 43.123 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 91 90 30.125 14.915 45.040 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 222 221 30.290 5.038 35.328 Right-sides only
Derek Kraus 18 18 31.211 10.677 41.888 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 92 91 30.738 11.211 41.949 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 144 144 31.587 10.577 42.164 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 114 113 30.961 12.546 43.507 4-wheel change
Carson Hocevar 113 113 30.443 11.178 41.621 4-wheel change
Carson Hocevar 173 173 31.319 14.748 46.067 4-wheel change
Carson Hocevar 48 48 30.607 25.779 56.386 4-wheel change