The 2026 Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 100 laps on the oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 15th running of the event.
Carson Kvapil, driving for JR Motorsports, took the lead from teammate Ross Chastain on lap 78, and led the remaining laps while holding off a charging Justin Allgaier in the final moments to earn his first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win. Jeremy Clements won the first stage, leading nine laps, while Rajah Caruth won the second stage, leading six laps. At race's end, Allgaier finished second, and Chastain, who led the race-high 31 laps, finished third. Chase Elliott and William Sawalich rounded out the top five, while Brent Crews, Corey Day, Sheldon Creed, Brandon Jones, and Austin Hill rounded out the top ten.
Following the race, Kvapil, Creed, Day, Jones, and Hill clinched a spot in The Chase.
Report 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 of IndyCar Series and the Brickyard 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series. 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.
The track also held races on its infield road course, formerly the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, from 2021 to 2023 in the Cup Series, the Pennzoil 150, in the Xfinity Series, and currently the Sonsio Grand Prix in IndyCar.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Make 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 0 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Ross Chastain (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 Harrison Burton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 26 Dean Thompson Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32 Rajah Caruth Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Ford 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 47 David Starr Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53 Blake Lothian Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Nick Sanchez Peterson Racing Chevrolet 88 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Mason Maggio DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet Official entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 24, at 12:00 PM EST, and lasted for 50 minutes.
Ross Chastain, driving for JR Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.517 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime19Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.517168.17127Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.621167.84531Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.691167.626Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was on Saturday, July 25, at 12:00 PM EST. Standard intermediate track qualifying was in effect, although at Indianapolis, a hybrid road course qualifying rule was used. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, drove two-thirds of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completed their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. In addition, up to two cars could be at the track at one time, separated by considerable intervals (about 20 seconds) to ensure drafting was prohibited.
Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, qualified on pole position with a lap of 53.069 seconds, and a speed of .
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet53.069169.59121Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.098169.498341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet53.177169.246451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53.321168.789554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.349168.700620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.375168.618788Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.410168.50889Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.424168.464918William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.429168.448108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.498168.2311117Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.506168.2051227Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.509168.196137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.511168.1901439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet53.527168.1391519Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.549168.0701632Rajah CaruthJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.662167.7161799Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet53.681167.6571848Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet53.819167.2271921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.851167.1282096Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet53.860167.1002191Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet53.876167.0502228Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet54.003166.6572387Nick SanchezPeterson RacingChevrolet54.022166.5992424Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota54.073166.4422526Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota54.084166.408262Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet54.127166.2762731Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet54.157166.1842844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet54.296165.7582992Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet54.355165.578300Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet54.470165.2293145Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet54.525165.0623207Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet54.746164.396Qualified by owner's points3302Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet55.157163.1713438J. J. YeleyRSS RacingFord55.237162.9343555Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet56.160160.2563642Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet56.241160.0263753Blake LothianJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet56.379159.6343847David StarrMike Harmon RacingChevrolet58.652153.447Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 30 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1029Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet031Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet8418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5700Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet4854Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3919Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage Two Laps: 30 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts132Rajah CaruthJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet939Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet751Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet6626Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota5741Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet4818William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21088Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0
Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 40 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts121Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet10023Running692137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1004Running49389Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10031Running04788Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running05918William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1002Running4261519Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running3371117Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running308100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet10023Running409620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running28101921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running29111799Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running2612554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running2813341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1000Running34142096Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running23151227Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1000Running2216262Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running21171439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1000Running20182424Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota1000Running1919108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running19202387Nick SanchezPeterson RacingChevrolet1000Rnning17212526Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota1002Running21221632Rajah CaruthJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1006Running25231848Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1000Running14242228Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1000Running1325300Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1000Running12262191Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet1000Running11273145Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1000Running10282731Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1000Running9292844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1000Running8302992Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet1000Running7313642Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running6323302Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet990Running5333207Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet990Running4343753Blake LothianJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet990Running3353847David StarrMike Harmon RacingChevrolet990Running2363555Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet990Running137451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet979Running11383438J. J. YeleyRSS RacingFord390Fuel Pump1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 13 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 56 minutes and 20 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 1,016 3 2 Carson Kvapil 751 (–265) 1 3 Jesse Love 747 (–269) 1 4 Sheldon Creed 733 (–283) 1 5 Corey Day 719 (–297) 6 Brandon Jones 692 (–324) 7 Austin Hill 688 (–328) 8 Sammy Smith 658 (–358) 9 Parker Retzlaff 619 (–397) 10 Sam Mayer 589 (–427) 11 Brent Crews 573 (–443) 12 Taylor Gray 567 (–449)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,149 2 Toyota 763 (–386) 3 Ford 193 (–956) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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