Stock car racing events in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series have been held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Speedway, Indiana, since 2012.
Current race
The Pennzoil 250 is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series stock car race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carson Kvapil is the defending race winner.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
Past winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2012 July 2822 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge100250 (402.336)1:59:00126.05 Report 2013 July 2754 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota100250 (402.336)1:51:26134.61 Report 2014 July 263 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet100250 (402.336)1:49:22137.153 Report 2015 July 2554 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota100250 (402.336)1:49:52136.529 Report 2016* July 2318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota63*157.5 (253.471)1:09:20136.298 Report 2017 July 229 William Byron JR Motorsports Chevrolet100250 (402.336)1:58:50126.227 Report 2018 September 10*7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet100250 (402.336)2:13:53112.038 Report 2019 September 718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota100250 (402.336)2:11:21114.199 Report 2020–2023 Race run on road course layout 2024 July 2098 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford100250 (402.336)2:28:08101.260 Report 2025 July 2688 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet100250 (402.336)2:22:59104.907 Report 2026 July 251 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet100250 (402.336)1:56:20128.94 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 JR Motorsports 2017–2018, 2025–2026
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 5 Chevrolet 2014, 2017–2018, 2025–2026 4 Toyota 2013, 2015–2016, 2019 1 Dodge 2012 Ford 2024
Qualifying race winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed(mph) Ref Laps Miles (km) 2016 July 2318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 50 (80.467) 00:17:21 172.911 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 50 (80.467) 00:17:24 172.414
Former road course race
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. 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.
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.
Past winners (road course) Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2020 July 498 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford62151.218 (243.362)2:02:4873.885 Report 2021 August 1422 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford62151.218 (243.362)2:02:5473.825 Report 2022 July 3016 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet62151.218 (243.362)1:56:3577.825 Report 2023 August 1219 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota62151.218 (243.362)1:57:3477.174 Report
Manufacturer wins (road course) # Wins Make Years won 2 Ford 2020, 2021 1 Chevrolet 2022 Toyota 2023
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