2024 Pennzoil 250
The 2024 Pennzoil 250 was the 20th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, a permanent square-shaped racetrack. Contested over 100 laps, the race ended in a 3-car battle for the win, with Stewart-Haas Racing driver Riley Herbst claiming just his second career win, and his first of the season. It was Stewart-Haas Racing's 100th win across NASCAR's top 3 series. Teammate Cole Custer finished second, and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Aric Almirola finished third. Shane Van Gisbergen and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five, and Austin Hill, Daniel Dye, A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top ten.
This race was followed by a three-week long break for the 2024 Summer Olympics which aired on NBC and USA.
Report
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 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, nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four turns, two straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
Entry list
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Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 19, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.971, and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 20, at 12:05 PM EST. Since Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an intermediate circuit, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap based system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.Road course qualifying rules were in effect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, drove five-eights of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan used restrictor plates.
Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.705, and a speed of.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Parker Kilgerman | Big Machine Racing | Chverolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | Chverolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Leland Honeyman ' | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 40
| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 | 30 | Running | 58 |
| 2 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 | 47 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 5 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 23 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen ' | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 12 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 6 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 22 | 10 | Daniel Dye ' | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 4 | Running | 45 |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 10 | 7 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 100 | 4 | Running | 44 |
| 12 | 38 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | Jesse Love ' | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 16 | 26 | Conor Daly | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 6 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 10 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 29 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 17 | 17 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 11 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman ' | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 21 | 30 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 13 | B. J. McLeod | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 26 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 07 | Greg Van Alst | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Ignition | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 10 | 15 | Josh Berry ' | AM Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 745 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 708 | |
| 3 | Ford | 644 |
- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.