Pennzoil 250

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Pennzoil 250
Indianapolis Oval.svg
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Location Speedway, Indiana, United States
Corporate sponsor Royal Dutch Shell
First race2012
Distance250 miles (400 km)
Laps100
Stage lengths TBA
Previous namesIndiana 250 (2012–2013, 2019)
Lilly Diabetes 250 (2014–2018) [1]
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team) Joe Gibbs Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (4)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns4

The Pennzoil 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2012. It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend. [2] [3] This race replaced the Kroger 200, which had been held at the nearby Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, formerly known as Indianapolis Raceway Park, for the previous 30 years. Brad Keselowski won the inaugural event.

Contents

For 2016, as part of the Xfinity "Dash for 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. In 2017, the race would not continue the heat races and instead use the new stage format with stages 1 and 2 being 25 laps each, and stage 3 being 50 laps. In addition, the event would not be a Dash for Cash event and that has been moved to Phoenix's Spring event. In late-June 2017, due to drivers saying that they could go easily 25 laps on tires and fuel, NASCAR increased the length of stages 1 and 2 from 25 laps to 30 laps each, with the final 40 laps making up Stage 3.

On January 15, 2020, new track owner Roger Penske announced that the race will 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. Royal Dutch Shell 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 Pennzoil 250. [8]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2012 July 2822 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 100250 (402.336)1:59:00126.05 [9]
2013 July 2754 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100250 (402.336)1:51:26134.61 [10]
2014 July 263 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100250 (402.336)1:49:22137.153 [11]
2015 July 2554 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100250 (402.336)1:49:52136.529 [12]
2016*July 2318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 63*157.5 (253.471)1:09:20136.298 [13]
2017 July 229 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100250 (402.336)1:58:50126.227 [14]
2018 September 10*7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100250 (402.336)2:13:53112.038 [15]
2019 September 718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100250 (402.336)2:11:21114.199 [16]
2020

2023
Race run on road course layout- see Pennzoil 150
2024 July 20100250 (402.336)

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
4 Kyle Busch 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
4 Joe Gibbs Racing 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
2 JR Motorsports 2017, 2018

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
4 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2014, 2017, 2018
1 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2012

Race recaps

Qualifying race winners

YearDateRaceNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2016 July 23118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2050 (80.467)00:17:21172.911 [17]
220 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2050 (80.467)00:17:24172.414 [18]

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