| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 33 in the2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) | ||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana,Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.439 miles (3.925 km) | ||
| Distance | 62 laps, 151.218 mi (243.362 km) | ||
| Average speed | 73.825 miles per hour (118.810 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 89.831 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
The2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 21ststock car race of the2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 10th iteration of the event, and the secondNASCAR Xfinity Series has used the road course at Indianapolis. The race was held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 atSpeedway, Indiana inIndianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a 2.439 miles (3.925 km) road course built inside of the speedway. The race took 62 laps to complete.Austin Cindric ofTeam Penske would win the race, whileA. J. Allmendinger ofKaulig Racing andJustin Haley ofKaulig Racing finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.[1]
TheIndianapolis Motor Speedway, located inSpeedway, Indiana, (anenclave suburb ofIndianapolis) in the United States, is the home of theIndianapolis 500 and theBrickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west ofDowntown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanentseating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is thehighest-capacity sports venue in the world.
*Driver would change toChase Elliott due to Annett's leg injury.[2]
**Driver changed toJames Davison due to Tilley's shoulder injury.[3]
***Driver changed toJ. J. Yeley due toMax Papis testing positive forCOVID-19 during the weekend.[4]
The first and final practice would take place on Friday, August 13.Austin Cindric ofTeam Penske would set the fastest time.[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:32.276 | 95.154 |
| 2 | 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.459 | 94.965 |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.601 | 94.820 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, August 14, starting at 11:03 EST.A. J. Allmendinger ofKaulig Racing would set the fastest time.[6]
8 drivers would fail to qualify: the #15 ofMike Skeen, the #66 ofMatt Jaskol, the #74 ofBayley Currey, the #13 ofStephen Leicht, the #6 ofRyan Eversley, the #33 ofLoris Hezemans, the #42 ofGiorgio Maggi, and the #52 ofGray Gaulding.
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Stage 1 Laps: 20
Stage 2 Laps: 20
Stage 3 Laps: 20
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