The 2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 21st stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 10th iteration of the event, and the second NASCAR Xfinity Series has used the road course at Indianapolis. The race was held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Speedway, Indiana in Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a road course built inside of the speedway. The race took 62 laps to complete. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the race, while A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing and Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Entry list +#DriverTeamMake0Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael Annett*JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Kyle Tilley**B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota6Ryan EversleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota15Mike SkeenJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Max Papis***SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Austin Dillon (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet24Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota26Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota31Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33Loris HezemansReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Giorgio MaggiMBM MotorsportsToyota44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota61Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet *Driver would change to Chase Elliott due to Annett's leg injury.
**Driver changed to James Davison due to Tilley's shoulder injury.
***Driver changed to J. J. Yeley due to Max Papis testing positive for COVID-19 during the weekend.
Practice The first and final practice would take place on Friday, August 13. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time. +Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1:32.27695.15428Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.45994.965311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1:32.60194.820Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, August 14, starting at 11:03 EST. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time.
8 drivers would fail to qualify: the #15 of Mike Skeen, the #66 of Matt Jaskol, the #74 of Bayley Currey, the #13 of Stephen Leicht, the #6 of Ryan Eversley, the #33 of Loris Hezemans, the #42 of Giorgio Maggi, and the #52 of Gray Gaulding. +Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1:29.83197.744222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1:30.15897.389311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1:30.23297.30947Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.32297.212554Ty GibbsKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1:30.58196.934698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1:30.69596.81279Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.83096.66982Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:31.24196.233924Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota1:31.32696.1431090Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet1:31.33996.1301120Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:31.55795.9011219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:31.62495.8311318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:31.20096.2761468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.32796.1421548Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1:31.35996.1091699Kevin HarvickB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.36196.1071702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.41896.0471831Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:31.50595.9551923Austin DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.58495.8732051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:31.61295.8432136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1:31.62895.8272207Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:31.67495.7792310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet1:31.68695.766248Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.71295.739251Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.77995.6692678Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.78395.6652747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1:31.85695.5892861Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1:31.86395.581290Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.13295.3023026Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota1:32.21795.2153192Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1:32.52494.899Qualified by owner's points3244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.53894.884334Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.91694.498345James DavisonB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1:33.26294.1483539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:33.72193.6873617J.J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1:34.36493.048Did not qualify3715Mike SkeenJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.55894.8643866Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota1:32.60694.8153974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1:32.67594.7444013Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota1:32.70694.712416Ryan EversleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.89394.5224233Loris HezemansReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1:33.51993.8894342Giorgio MaggiMBM MotorsportsToyota1:33.59793.8114452Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1:33.83993.569Official starting lineup
Race
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 +Fin#DriverTeamMakePts111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet10298Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord9310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet8422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7531Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet5751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet4844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet391Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet01054Ty GibbsKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 +Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet939Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8454Ty GibbsKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7578Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet5718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord21092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 20 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6229running472116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet628running453311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6218running534251Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet620running0579Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet620running4561923Austin DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet620running0782Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet620running308698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord623running4091120Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota620running28102678Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet620running331147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet620running26121318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota620running29132136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet620running24142051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet620running30153192Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet620running23162747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet620running2117334Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet620running2018345James DavisonB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota620running019554Ty GibbsKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota624running26201548Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet620running17213244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet620running19223617J.J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet620running15232310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet620running2724290Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet600ignition13252207Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet600running0261831Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet590electrical1727248Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet440accident1028924Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota370brakes9292861Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota270steering box0303026Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota230accident0311702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet210axle0323539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord140suspension5331699Kevin HarvickB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet10power steering0341468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet10accident3351090Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet10accident2361219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota00accident0Did not qualify3715Mike SkeenJD MotorsportsChevrolet3866Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota3974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet4013Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota416Ryan EversleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet4233Loris HezemansReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet4342Giorgio MaggiMBM MotorsportsToyota4452Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevroletOfficial race results
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