Results

The 2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course race.

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.
Austin Cindric kissing the bricks at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Indiana - August 14, 2021 : Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 PPG Ford, celebrate by kissing the bricks after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
2 1 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 46 35 10 1 62 8 1 0 1 Running
10 26 78 Andy Lally Chevrolet 33 27 6 0 62 0 0 0 5 Running
22 36 17 JJ Yeley Ford 15 15 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
33 16 99 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Power Steering
17 33 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
6 19 23 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
11 4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
31 17 2 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 Axle
4 25 1 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 9 0 Running
23 23 10 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 27 14 13 0 62 0 0 3 6 Running
32 35 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 5 5 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 Suspension
16 27 47 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
12 13 18 Daniel Hemric Toyota 29 25 4 0 62 0 0 0 7 Running
25 22 7 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 Running
3 3 11 Justin Haley Chevrolet 54 34 19 1 62 18 2 1 2 Running
18 34 5 James Davison Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
13 21 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
1 2 22 Austin Cindric Ford 52 40 7 5 62 29 3 4 0 Running
29 28 61 Austin Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 Steering Box
34 14 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 12 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Accident
9 11 20 Harrison Burton Toyota 28 28 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
14 20 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 30 23 7 0 62 0 0 7 8 Running
15 31 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 23 22 1 0 62 0 0 0 10 Running
7 8 2 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
5 7 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 45 32 13 0 62 0 0 6 3 Running
8 6 98 Riley Herbst Ford 40 29 11 0 62 3 1 2 9 Running
21 32 44 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 19 16 3 0 62 0 0 8 0 Running
20 15 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Running
35 10 90 Preston Pardus Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Accident
28 9 24 Will Rodgers Toyota 9 9 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 Brakes
30 30 26 Kris Wright Toyota 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 Accident
19 5 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 26 18 8 0 62 4 1 10 4 Running
24 29 0 Spencer Pumpelly Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 Ignition
27 24 8 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 Accident
26 18 31 Sage Karam Chevrolet 17 11 6 0 59 0 0 5 0 Electrical

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Landon Cassill Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Sam Mayer Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Kyle Weatherman Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Austin Dillon Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
JJ Yeley Pre-Race to the Rear Missed driver intros Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Sieg Pre-Race to the Rear Missed driver intros Tail End 0 0 White
Brandon Jones Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage- 2 Laps DVP Other - See Notes 0 0 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 1 4 Yellow
Brandon Brown Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Brandon Jones Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 16 18 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 16 18 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Tail End 16 18 Yellow
Harrison Burton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 16 18 Yellow
Harrison Burton Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 16 18 Yellow
Kris Wright Tire violation Tail End 17 18 Yellow
Austin Dillon Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 17 18 Yellow
Spencer Pumpelly Speeding on pit road Tail End 20 23 Yellow
Myatt Snider Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage Tail End 21 0 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 21 23 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 29 32 Yellow
Riley Herbst Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 29 32 Yellow
Kyle Weatherman Tire violation Tail End 29 32 Yellow
Sage Karam Speeding on pit road Tail End 37 43 Green/Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 38 43 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 41 43 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Tire violation Tail End 41 43 Yellow
Jeb Burton Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Pass Thru 61 62 Green