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Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard

Saturday, August 14th, 2021

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Speedway, IN

  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 11 Toyota

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  • 18th Annual Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard
  • Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No. 16 - Hyperice Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the 18th Annual Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard with a lap of 89.831 seconds, 97.744 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 48 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 17th top-10 start in 2021.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2021 and his second in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Justin Haley (third) posted his first top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 14th in 20 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, August 14th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Austin Cindric fulfills dream with win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course

It was essentially a storybook ending for Austin Cindric Saturday afternoon in the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard and the 22-year old with Hoosier roots appropriately celebrated his first win at the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course by singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" as he took a victory lap.

Cindric easily out-paced the NASCAR Xfinity Series field by 2.108-seconds to take his series best fifth victory of the year and 13th of his career. It marked the second win on the day for the Team Penske Racing, which won an NTT IndyCar race earlier at the renowned Indianapolis facility now owned by Roger Penske himself.

The president of Team, Penske, Tim Cindric, met his son in Victory Lane to celebrate – hugs, high-fives and pat-on-the-backs everywhere. Indiana is the Cindric family home for generations.

"Unbelievable and first of all I've got to thank Roger Penske for every opportunity I've had in my career and every opportunity he's given race fans to enjoy this beautiful facility," a grinning Cindric said.

"To win at this facility is amazing," Cindric said, adding, "What this place means to me, I can't even put into words what this means.

"Proud to be here, proud to win for Roger and proud to win at The Speedway. There's nothing bigger."

Cindric led a race-best 29 of the 62 laps on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile Indianapolis road course, taking the lead for good with 17 laps remaining and pulling away to a nearly four-second advantage at one point. Polesitter and Stage 2 winner A.J. Allmendinger finished runner-up for the second consecutive week at a road course track.

Allmendinger's Kaulig Racing teammate – also an Indiana native – Justin Haley finished third and won Stage 1.

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott rallied to a fourth-place finish despite finding out only hours earlier that he would substitute for Michael Annett, in the JR Motorsports No. 1 Chevrolet so Annett could continue recovering from a leg injury.

"I was actually still asleep this morning when I got the call," Elliott said, noting that when he saw Hendrick Motorsports Vice President Chad Knaus had called, he momentarily worried he'd slept through NASCAR Cup Series practice and was getting fired.vInstead he rallied to an impressive finish and got some time on the track in advance of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race.

Another JR Motorsports driver, Noah Gragson finished fifth. NASCAR Cup Series regular Austin Dillon, Myatt Snider, Riley Herbst, Harrison Burton and road racing star Andy Lally rounded out the top-10.

That was an important finish for Herbst, who entered the 13th in the championship, one position outside the Playoff hunt. His work – which included 11 bonus points in the stage finishes – was good enough to move up into that 12th position, 10 points ahead of Annett.vThe other two drivers still in Playoff contention with only two races remaining to set the 12-driver field, Brandon Brown and Ryan Sieg, both had troubles Saturday. Brown was scored 34th of the 36 cars and did not finish after his car suffered damage in a first lap incident. Sieg spun out in the opening laps then had a tire go down later in the race, finishing 32nd. They are now -41 (Brown) and -73 (Sieg) points behind Herbst.

Burton's top-10 result was also impressive considering he was among eight drivers who got caught up in a first lap mishap – cars going airborne as they ran over a "speed bump" on the track's outside skirt. Lally, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship star and the 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year, has made only four previous starts on the season and now has a pair of top 10s.

Certainly, however, the day and the moment belonged to Cindric who ran his fastest laps of the race in the final few circuits – the victory one of the most cherished moments in his young career.

"It's a racer's dream," Cindric said. "It's not the win, it's getting to compete. I think everyone that walks into this place knows what this means."

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 62
  • Margin of Victory: 02.108 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 2 Minutes 54 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 73.825
  • Cautions: 5 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,011 (21.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  • 18th Annual Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard
  • Race Winner: Austin Cindric
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 22 - PPG Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
  • Austin Cindric won the 18th Annual Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, his 13th victory in 121 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fifth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Justin Haley (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Ty Gibbs (19th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Cindric ties Marcos Ambose and AJ Allmendinger for the NASCAR Xfinity Series most road course wins all-time with five each.
Preston Pardus leads Kyle Weatherman
Indianapolis, IN - July 4, 2020 : Preston Pardus, driver of the #36 Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet, leads Kyle Weatherman, driver of the #47 Stand For The Flag Chevrolet, Timmy Hill, driver of the #13 ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota lead the pack at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
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Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Hyperice Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 178 Andy Lally Northport, NY Feb 11, 1975 49 Chevrolet BJ McLeod Motorsports BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
3 17 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford Nurtec ODT SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
4 199 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Chevrolet Unibet Official Sportsbook BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
5 13 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC Jan 9, 1987 37 Toyota Jani-King Motorsports Business Management Johnny Roten
6 4 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 35 Chevrolet Voyager JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
7 23 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet K & L Ready Mix Our Motorsports Billy Scott
8 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet Brandt JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
9 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Our Motorsports Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
10 1 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet Allstate Peterbilt Group JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
11 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet Alsco Uniforms Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
12 52 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 26 Chevrolet Unsponsored Means Motorsports Tim Brown
13 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
14 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 27 Chevrolet PORAC Mike Harmon Racing Mike Tyska
15 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
16 07 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet CNC Swiss Inc SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
17 74 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet Date Mining Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
18 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
19 105 James Davison Melbourne, Australia Aug 28, 1986 38 Chevrolet ERA Motorsport BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
20 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 31 Chevrolet Globocam / Prolon Controls DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
21 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford PPG Team Penske Brian Wilson
22 61 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 30 Toyota AISIN Hattori Racing Enterprises David McCarty
23 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 31 Chevrolet BMS Chevrolet Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
24 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Toyota Menards / Atlas Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
25 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Toyota DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
26 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet Wings Etc Grill & Pub Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
27 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services DGM Racing Eddie Troconis
28 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 29 Chevrolet Louisiana Hot Sauce Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
29 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
30 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
31 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 37 Chevrolet Market Rebellion Martins Motorsports Dan Stillman
32 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 36 Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
33 90 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 27 Chevrolet Chichor Electric / Danus DGM Racing Tony Furr
34 33 Loris Hezemans Amsterdam, Netherlands May 26, 1997 27 Toyota Hezeberg System Reaume Brothers Racing Josh Reaume
35 24 Will Rodgers Maui, HI Oct 8, 1994 30 Toyota GoodRX / RaceToEndHepC Sam Hunt Racing Clinton Cram
36 26 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 30 Toyota iHeart Radio Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
37 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota SportClips Haircuts Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
38 66 Matt Jaskol Thousand Oaks, CA Oct 15, 1984 39 Toyota Autoparts4less.com Motorsports Business Management Doug Richert
39 0 Spencer Pumpelly Arlington, VA Dec 28, 1974 49 Chevrolet ForeverLawn JD Motorsports Paul Clapprood
40 8 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet PeopleReady TrueBlue JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
41 6 Ryan Eversley Lithonia, GA Dec 22, 1983 40 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
42 15 Mike Skeen Durham, NC Oct 25, 1986 37 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
43 31 Sage Karam Nazareth, PA Mar 5, 1995 29 Chevrolet Montage Mountain Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire
44 142 Giorgio Maggi Hergiswil, Switzerland Dec 18, 1997 26 Toyota MBM Motorsports Motorsports Business Management Danny Gill