XFINITY Series Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course

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Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts

Saturday, August 12th, 2023

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Speedway, IN

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 7 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts
  • Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 10 - LeafHome Water Solutions Chevrolet
  • Owner: Matthew Kaulig
  • Crew Chief: Alex Yontz
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts with a lap of 94.428 seconds, 92.985 mph.
  • This is his 11th pole in 98 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third pole and fourth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his third pole in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2023 and his third in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 11th in 22 races this season.
  • Sammy Smith (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, August 12th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Ty Gibbs dominates Indy Road Course for NASCAR Xfinity Series victory

In Saturday's Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, the fastest car met superior strategy.

In this case, the fastest car—Ty Gibbs' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won the battle—decisively—over the craftiness of AJ Allmendinger, as the two full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers stole the show and potential Playoff points from the Xfinity regulars.

Allmendinger, the pole winner, parlayed pit strategy into a pair of stage wins, but Gibbs charged ahead after a restart with 16 of 62 laps left and beat Sam Mayer to the finish line by 7.959 seconds at the 2.439, 14-turn circuit. Mayer passed a disappointed Allmendinger for the runner-up spot on the penultimate lap.

The victory was the first of the season for Gibbs, who won last year's Xfinity title before moving up to his full-time Cup ride. It was his first victory on the Indy Road Course and his 12th win in 58 starts in the series.

"Awesome car—great car—thank you, (crew chief) Jason Ratcliff," exulted Gibbs, who will try to hold onto the final Playoff-eligible position in Sunday's Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Cup Series race (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

"I raced go-karts down the street with a bunch of kids…it's really special."

His strategy for Sunday is uncomplicated.

"Just have a good car, set the car up right and go win," Gibbs said.

Mayer, who won the first Xfinity Series race of his career on July 29 at Road America, was satisfied with second on Saturday.

"That was all I had right there to catch the 10 (Allmendinger) and get us some more points," said Mayer, who scored his fourth straight top-five finish. "I'm really proud of our guys here today. Our Chevrolet was really fast. But a lot of positivity going into the next couple of weeks because we are clicking off top fives like it's easy.

"These road courses have been good to us the last couple of weeks—and the ovals are just as good. I'm looking forward to what we have going into (Watkins) Glen next week and then a bunch of ovals after that."

Series leader Austin Hill finished fourth, followed by Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer and Parker Kligerman. Sheldon Creed, Kaz Grala and Brett Moffitt completed the top 10. Allgaier clinched a spot in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.

Allmendinger started from the pole but surrendered the lead to Ty Gibbs on Lap 3. Gibbs remained out front until lightning in the area forced NASCAR to red-flag the race at 6:04 p.m.

During the delay, rain soaked the track, but the skies began to clear before the cars restarted. A strategic call by Allmendinger put the driver of the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet back in the lead.

Before the field took the green flag after the resumption of the race, Allmendinger and Mayer pitted for slick tires, while the vast majority of the field stayed on slower treaded rain tires.

Allmendinger rapidly gained ground from the back of the field, and after Gibbs pitted for slicks on lap 14, Allmendinger held a lead of more than 16 seconds in the exchange. He lost just over one second of that advantage before the Brad Perez's Chevrolet stopped on the track on Lap 27 to cause the second caution of the afternoon.

"We were never fast enough to win the race," Allmendinger said. "I thought Ty was the class of the field… We got in a good rhythm there, maybe if it would've stayed green. We just needed a 52-lap green run there to win today."

In short order after a restart on Lap 31, Allmendinger regained the lead from Mayer, who had stayed out on older tires during the caution.

Gibbs restarted three positions deeper in the field than Allmendinger and began to close the gap to the leader. After Gibbs out braked Mayer into Turn 7 and took the second spot on Lap 38, he trailed Allmendinger by 3.049 seconds.

When both Allmendinger and Gibbs pitted for tires and fuel on Lap 43, however, Gibbs won the race off pit road, right before NASCAR called the third caution when Andre Castro stopped on the track.

On the subsequent restart on Lap 47, Gibbs, wh

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 62
  • Margin of Victory: 07.959 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 57 Minutes 34 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 77.174
  • Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,323 (43.8 passes per green flag lap)
AJ Allmendinger, Matt Kaulig, and Chris Rice celebrate by kissing the yard of bricks
Indianapolis, Indiana - July 30, 2022 : AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, (C) Matt Kaulig, owner of Kaulig Racing (R) and Chris Rice, President of Kaulig Racing (L) celebrate by kissing the yard of bricks after winning the the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet LeafHome Water Solutions Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
2 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jim Pohlman
3 48 Parker Kligerman Westport, CT Aug 8, 1990 34 Chevrolet Spiked Light Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
4 25 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Ford AM Technical Solutions AM Racing Joe Williams
5 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet Puryear Tank Lines Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
6 43 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 34 Chevrolet Renascent Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
7 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford RSS Racing RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Mike Scearce
8 91 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Skip Barber Racing School DGM Racing Bryan Berry
9 4 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 27 Chevrolet TBA JD Motorsports Rob Goodman
10 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Chevrolet Cirkul Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
11 6 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 33 Chevrolet Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
12 00 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford HAAS Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Jonathan Toney
13 36 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet SHERFICK COMPANIES DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
14 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 27 Toyota TBA Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
15 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 25 Toyota Toyota Outfitters Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
16 35 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 31 Toyota TBA Emerling Gase Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
17 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 30 Chevrolet Bennett Transportation Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
18 9 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Chevrolet Menards / Ortho Tomcat JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
19 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet Wings Etc Grill & Pub Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
20 38 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 26 Ford G-coin RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Steve Addington
21 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
22 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Davin Restivo
23 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 25 Chevrolet K & L Ready Mix BJ McLeod Motorsports Pat Tryson
24 50 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 27 Chevrolet Chinchor Electric Inc. Pardus Racing, Inc Dan Pardus
25 08 Camden Murphy Itasca, IL Jul 23, 1996 28 Ford GARNERS TOWING SS-Green Light Racing Jason Miller
26 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 27 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
27 66 Will Rodgers Maui, HI Oct 8, 1994 30 Toyota TBA Motorsports Business Management Carl Long
28 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Jarrett Logistics Systems JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
29 88 Miguel Paludo Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Jul 26, 1983 41 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Stockert
30 19 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota He Gets Us Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
31 02 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 24 Chevrolet Gratis Our Motorsports Dan Stillman
32 28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 23 Ford RSS Racing RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Teddy Brown
33 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet Huck's Market JR Motorsports Mardy Lindley
34 45 Sage Karam Nazareth, PA Mar 5, 1995 29 Chevrolet Til Valhalla Project Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
35 16 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 22 Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
36 44 Conor Daly Noblesville, IN Dec 15, 1991 32 Chevrolet Gilreath Farms/AAN Adjusters Alpha Prime Racing Mark Hillman
37 07 Katherine Legge Guilford, England Jul 12, 1980 44 Chevrolet Blast Equality Collab SS-Green Light Racing Daniel Johnson
38 31 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 21 Chevrolet Bommarito.com/ EasyCare Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
39 53 Brad Perez Hollywood, FL Jan 21, 1997 27 Chevrolet TBA Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
40 24 Connor Mosack Charlotte, NC Jan 20, 1999 25 Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
41 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 20 Toyota TMC Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
42 34 Andre Castro New York City, NY Jan 6, 1999 25 Chevrolet TBA Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Andrew Abbott