NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval
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Stock car racing events in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series have been held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Speedway, Indiana, since 2012.
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| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |
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| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Current race
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| Corporate sponsor | Pennzoil (title sponsor) Advance Auto Parts (presenting sponsor) |
|---|---|
| First race | 2012 |
| Distance | 250 miles (400 km) |
| Laps | 100 Stages 1/2: 30 each Final stage: 40 |
| Previous names | Indiana 250 (2012–2013, 2019) Lilly Diabetes 250 (2014–2018) |
| Most wins (driver) | Kyle Busch (4) |
| Most wins (team) | Joe Gibbs Racing (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota Chevrolet (4) |
The Pennzoil 250 is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series stock car race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Connor Zilisch is the defending race winner.
It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend.[1][2] This race replaced the Kroger 200, which had been held at the nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the previous 30 years.
History
In 2012, NASCAR announced that their second-tier series would run a race at IMS. It was called the Indiana 250. From 2014 to 2018, the race was known as the Lilly Diabetes 250.[3]
For 2016, as part of the Xfinity "Dash 4 Cash" format, the race was 250 miles in total, but two 20-lap heat races, similar to the Can-Am Duel, was to be added to be run prior to the 60-lap main event.
On January 15, 2020, new track owner Roger Penske announced that the race would move from the oval to the track's infield road course; Penske had purchased the track in late-2019. Despite the switch, the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400 continued to race on the oval,[4] although the Cup race did move to the road course the next season. Shell plc took over as title sponsor of the race, renaming it the Pennzoil 150 after their Pennzoil brand.[5]
On March 26, 2020, as part of changes to the 2020 IndyCar Series schedule to account for the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the series' GMR Grand Prix—an IMS road course race typically held as a prelude to the Indianapolis 500—would be postponed to July 4, 2020, and form an IndyCar/NASCAR double-header with the Pennzoil 150.[6][7]
On September 28, 2023, it was announced that the Cup and Xfinity Series races at Indianapolis would return to the oval in 2024, reviving the Brickyard 400 and the Xfinity race known as the Pennzoil 250.[8]
Past winners
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | July 28 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:59:00 | 126.05 | Report | [9] |
| 2013 | July 27 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:51:26 | 134.61 | Report | [10] |
| 2014 | July 26 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:49:22 | 137.153 | Report | [11] |
| 2015 | July 25 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:49:52 | 136.529 | Report | [12] |
| 2016* | July 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 63* | 157.5 (253.471) | 1:09:20 | 136.298 | Report | [13] |
| 2017 | July 22 | 9 | William Byron | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 1:58:50 | 126.227 | Report | [14] |
| 2018 | September 10* | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 2:13:53 | 112.038 | Report | [15] |
| 2019 | September 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 2:11:21 | 114.199 | Report | [16] |
| 2020 – 2023 |
Race run on road course layout | ||||||||||
| 2024 | July 20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 2:28:08 | 101.260 | Report | [17] |
| 2025 | July 26 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 250 (402.336) | 2:22:59 | 104.907 | Report | [18] |
| 2026 | July 25 | Report | |||||||||
- 2016: Race split into a 60-lap feature, preceded by 2x20-lap heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program; feature extended due to NASCAR overtime.
- 2018: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
Multiple winners (drivers)
| # Wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 2013, 2015–2016, 2019 |
Multiple winners (teams)
| # Wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2013, 2015–2016, 2019 |
| 3 | JR Motorsports | 2017–2018, 2025 |
Manufacturer wins
Qualifying race winners
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 2016 | July 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20 | 50 (80.467) | 00:17:21 | 172.911 | [19] |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20 | 50 (80.467) | 00:17:24 | 172.414 | [20] | ||
Former road course race
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, United States |
| First race | 2020 |
| Last race | 2023 |
| Distance | 151.218 miles (243.362 km) |
| Laps | 62 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 22 |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (2) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.439 mi (3.925 km) |
| Turns | 14 |
The Pennzoil 150 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course from 2020 to 2023. The race was held on the Saturday before the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400 in 2020 and Verizon 200 from 2021 to 2023. The IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Indianapolis was also held on the same day as this race in all four years it was run. The Xfinity and Cup Series races at the track were moved back to the oval in 2024, reviving the Pennzoil 250 and the Brickyard 400.
History
After longtime NASCAR and IndyCar team owner Roger Penske purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the George family in 2019, it announced on January 15, 2020, that the Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis would move from the oval to the track's infield road course. However, the NASCAR Cup Series race at the track would remain on the oval.[21] The Cup Series race would end up moving to the road course the following year. On February 4, 2020, it was announced that Shell plc, a Penske sponsor of their No. 22 Cup Series car driven by Joey Logano, would become the title sponsor of the race, renaming it the Pennzoil 150 after their Pennzoil brand.[22]
On March 26, 2020, as part of changes to the 2020 IndyCar Series schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the series' GMR Grand Prix, an IMS road course race typically held as a prelude to the Indianapolis 500, would be postponed to July 4, 2020, and this would form an IndyCar/NASCAR double-header with the Pennzoil 150.[23]
Past winners (road course)
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | July 4 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 62 | 151.218 (243.362) | 2:02:48 | 73.885 | Report | [24] |
| 2021 | August 14 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 62 | 151.218 (243.362) | 2:02:54 | 73.825 | Report | [25] |
| 2022 | July 30 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 151.218 (243.362) | 1:56:35 | 77.825 | Report | [26] |
| 2023 | August 12 | 19 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 151.218 (243.362) | 1:57:34 | 77.174 | Report | [27] |