Pennzoil 150

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Pennzoil 150
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Location Speedway, Indiana, United States
Corporate sponsor Royal Dutch Shell
First race2020
Last race2023
Distance151.218 miles (243.362 km)
Laps62
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 22
Most wins (driver)All winning drivers had 1
Most wins (team)All winning teams had 1
Most wins (manufacturer) Ford (2)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.439 mi (3.925 km)
Turns14

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 at the Brickyard 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.

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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. [1] The Cup Series race would end up moving to the road course the following year. On February 4, 2020, it was announced that Royal Dutch Shell, 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. [2]

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. [3]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2020 July 498 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62151.218 (243.362)2:02:4873.885 [4]
2021 August 1422 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 62151.218 (243.362)2:02:5473.825 [5]
2022 July 3016 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62151.218 (243.362)1:56:3577.825 [6]
2023 August 1219 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62151.218 (243.362)1:57:3477.174 [7]

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 2020, 2021
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2022
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2023

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