The 2024 Pennzoil 250 was the 20th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, a permanent square-shaped racetrack. Contested over 100 laps, the race ended in a 3-car battle for the win, with Stewart-Haas Racing driver Riley Herbst claiming just his second career win, and his first of the season. It was Stewart-Haas Racing's 100th win across NASCAR's top 3 series. Teammate Cole Custer finished second, and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Aric Almirola finished third. Shane Van Gisbergen and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five, and Austin Hill, Daniel Dye, A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top ten.
This race was followed by a three-week long break for the 2024 Summer Olympics which aired on NBC and USA.
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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.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a , nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four turns, two straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Greg Van AlstSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel Dye (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet13B. J. McLeodMBM MotorsportsChevrolet14David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord15Josh Berry (i)AM RacingFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26Conor DalySam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey Gase Joey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Garrett SmithleyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet81Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota88Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
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Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 19, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.971, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.971166.756248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet54.031166.571326Conor DalySam Hunt RacingToyota54.547164.995Full practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 20, at 12:05 PM EST. Since Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an intermediate circuit, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap based system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.
Road course qualifying rules were in effect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, drove five-eights of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan used restrictor plates.
Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.705, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord53.705167.582298Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord53.911166.942320Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.968166.76541Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.981166.72555Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet54.024166.59369Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.074166.439788Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.102166.352816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet54.105166.34397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.114166.3161015Josh Berry (i)AM RacingFord54.186166.0951127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet54.261165.8651218Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota54.268165.8441381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota54.270165.8371421Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet54.285165.792152Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet54.296165.7581626Conor DalySam Hunt RacingToyota54.305165.7311719Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.474165.2161851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54.532165.0411911Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet54.545165.0012031Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet54.638164.721218Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.653164.6752210Daniel Dye (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet54.810164.2042397Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet54.842164.1082429Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord54.939163.8182542Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet55.050163.4882645Garrett SmithleyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet55.100163.3392739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord55.120163.2802891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet55.135163.2362938Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord55.225162.9703044Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet55.362162.5663128Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord55.517162.1133292Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet55.575161.9433313B. J. McLeodMBM MotorsportsChevrolet55.665161.681Qualified by owner's points3443Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet56.031160.6253535Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet56.182160.1943614David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord56.345159.7303707Greg Van AlstSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet57.089157.6493848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord10216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord849Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6600Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord5748Parker KilgermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet4820Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3988Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet21038Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord10220Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9398Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6600Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord5797Shane van GisbergenKaulig RacingChevrolet4821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3942Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet21018Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 40 Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1298Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord10030Running582100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord10047Running453320Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1005Running4642397Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1000Running3751218Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running3361421Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running3472210Daniel Dye (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1000Running08816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1004Running45997Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running4010788Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet 1000Running29112739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1004Running44123848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1000Running2913152Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running24141626Conor DalySam Hunt RacingToyota1000Running231569Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10010Running29162938Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1000Running22171719Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running2018218Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running19191127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1000Running18202542Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running19213044Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1000Running16223128Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1000Running15233443Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1000Running14243535Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running13252891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1000Running12263614David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1000Running11273292Josh BilickiDGM MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running10283313B. J. McLeodMBM MotorsportsChevrolet 1000Running9292429Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1000Running8301851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet990Running7312645Garrett SmithleyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet970Running6323707Greg Van AlstSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet910Ignition5331381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet860Running43455Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet830Accident3352031Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet830Accident2361911Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet830Accident13741Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet00Accident1381015Josh Berry (i)AM RacingFord00Accident0
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Cole Custer 761 2 Justin Allgaier 705 (-56) 1 3 Austin Hill 674 (–87) 1 4 Chandler Smith 661 (–100) 2 5 Riley Herbst 618 (–143) 1 6 A. J. Allmendinger 609 (–152) 2 7 Jesse Love 587 (–174) 8 Sheldon Creed 576 (–185) 9 Parker Kligerman 553 (–208) 2 10 Ryan Sieg 510 (–251) 11 Sammy Smith 507 (–254) 2 12 Sam Mayer 502 (–259)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 745 2 Toyota 708 (-37) 3 Ford 644 (–101) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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