The Record (Troy, NY)

World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway

>`ˆÃœ˜] 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, FS1

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World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway Internatio­nal Raceway and Gateway Motorsport­s Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25 mile (2.01 km) oval.

The Confluence Festival has been created to celebrate the Cup Series weekend at Gateway. The 80,000-plus fans projected to attend the Enjoy Illinois 300 Pres. by TicketSmar­ter race and related festivitie­s will be entertaine­d at every turn throughout race weekend. Live performanc­es will begin at the Ballpark Village Fan Fest and will continue at World Wide Technology Raceway, concluding with a post-race concert.

Headliners Dierks Bentley accompanie­d by Flo Rida, Brothers Osborne, Brittney Spencer, Bailey Zimmerman, Rissi Palmer and Tim Dugger.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Jazz St. Louis return to delight thousands of visiting NASCAR fans with one-of-a-kind trackside performanc­es.

“We are so excited to deliver an impressive second-year experience for racing fans as they return to World Wide Technology Raceway,” said Curtis Francois, Owner and CEO of World Wide Technology Raceway. “We have so much to celebrate and live music entertainm­ent is an important part of how we want to attract and delight our guests at the Enjoy Illinois 300.”

Special performanc­es by BeBe Winans, Jazz St. Louis, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Madison High School Marching Band and The Muny Teens will put a uniquely local stamp on the event.

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