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.
Saturday, August 14th, 2021
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Speedway, IN
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."
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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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 |
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 |