2021 Pennzoil 150
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | August 14, 2021 | ||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.439 miles (3.925 km) | ||
| Distance | 62 laps, 151.218 mi (243.362 km) | ||
| Average speed | 73.825 miles per hour (118.810 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 89.831 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
The 2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 21st stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 10th iteration of the event, and the second NASCAR Xfinity Series has used the road course at Indianapolis. The race was held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Speedway, Indiana in Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a 2.439 miles (3.925 km) road course built inside of the speedway. The race took 62 laps to complete. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the race, while A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing and Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.[1]
Entry list
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
*Driver would change to Chase Elliott due to Annett's leg injury.[2]
**Driver changed to James Davison due to Tilley's shoulder injury.[3]
***Driver changed to J. J. Yeley due to Max Papis testing positive for COVID-19 during the weekend.[4]
Practice
The first and final practice would take place on Friday, August 13. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time.[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:32.276 | 95.154 |
| 2 | 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.459 | 94.965 |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.601 | 94.820 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, August 14, starting at 11:03 EST. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time.[6]
8 drivers would fail to qualify: the #15 of Mike Skeen, the #66 of Matt Jaskol, the #74 of Bayley Currey, the #13 of Stephen Leicht, the #6 of Ryan Eversley, the #33 of Loris Hezemans, the #42 of Giorgio Maggi, and the #52 of Gray Gaulding.
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