2020 Pennzoil 150

The 2020 Pennzoil 150, branded as the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 4, 2020 at the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 62 laps on the road course, it was the 13th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the Xfinity Series' first ever race at IMS's 14-turn road course layout. Chase Briscoe picked up his third win in the last four races.

Report

Background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile, nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile turns, two 0.625-mile long straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two.125-mile short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
After Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto tested two configurations of the road course in January 2020, NASCAR decided to use the 14-turn, 2.439-mile configuration that is normally used for the GMR Grand Prix.
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

First practice

A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 90.155 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 89.733 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Jeb Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 20

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	20	Harrison Burton '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	90	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage Two
Laps: 20

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	10
2	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	99	Josh Bilicki	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	4
8	13	Timmy Hill '	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	0
9	20	Harrison Burton	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 22

Race statistics

Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 15
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
Average speed:

Media

Television

The Pennzoil 150 was carried by NBC in the United States. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast covered pit road at the track, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from IMS. Additionally, Mike Tirico and Dale Jarrett provided updates and analysis from the pagoda at Indianapolis.

Radio

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations.

Standings after the race

; Drivers' Championship standingsNote: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.