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 was moved back to the oval in 2024, reviving the Pennzoil 250 and the Brickyard 400.

Pennzoil 150
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueIndianapolis Motor Speedway
LocationSpeedway, Indiana, United States
Corporate sponsorRoyal 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

History edit

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 edit

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2020 July 4 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 151.218 (243.362) 2:02:48 73.885 [4]
2021 August 14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 62 151.218 (243.362) 2:02:54 73.825 [5]
2022 July 30 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 151.218 (243.362) 1:56:35 77.825 [6]
2023 August 12 19 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 151.218 (243.362) 1:57:34 77.174 [7]

Manufacturer wins edit

# Wins Make Years Won
2   Ford 2020, 2021
1   Chevrolet 2022
  Toyota 2023

References edit

  1. ^ Albert, Zack (May 15, 2020). "Indianapolis Motor Speedway to run road course for NASCAR Xfinity Series race". NASCAR. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis XFINITY race to be sponsored by Pennzoil; race details set". Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Indy road course set for July 4 NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader". NASCAR.com. March 26, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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