Connor Zilisch earns third straight victory, delivers 100th Xfinity win to JR Motorsports: As contrary as it might seem, there was ambivalence in Connor Zilisch’s victory in Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Yes, Zilisch won his third straight NASCAR Xfinity Series race and added to his inarguable credentials as a budding superstar.(Read more)(NASCAR)

Making the pass for the lead with two laps remaining, #88-Connor Zilisch won the Pennzoil 250 Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his fifth victory of the 2025 season, and third straight dating back to Sonoma Raceway. JR Motorsports tallied its 100th victory, becoming the fourth team to reach the century mark.
Stage 1 winner #41-Sam Mayer led 32 laps en route to a runner-up finish. #54-Taylor Gray placed third, with #17-Kyle Larson and #39-Ryan Sieg rounding out the top five.
#18-William Sawalich took the checkered flag in sixth, as #8-Sammy Smith, #10-Daniel Dye, #2-Jesse Love and #26-Dean Thompson complete the top 10.
#7-Justin Allgaier won Stage 2 and led a race-high 37 laps but was involved in a restart incident with Larson in the waning laps.
There were 10 lead changes among six drivers and six cautions for 29 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 104.907 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

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Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Connor Zilisch # won the Pennzoil 250, his sixth victory in 24 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sam Mayer (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2025.
Taylor Gray # (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 21 points over Connor Zilisch #

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Indianapolis (Race 21 of 33):
1)#88-Connor Zilisch 5 wins (29 playoff points)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 3 wins (22 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
3)#21-Austin Hill 3 wins (21 playoff points)
4)#20-Brandon Jones 1 win (8 playoff points)
5)#8-Sammy Smith 1 win (7 playoff points)
6)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (6 playoff points)
7)#48-Nick Sanchez 1 win (5 playoff points)
8)#41-Sam Mayer 702, +193
9)#1-Carson Kvapil 587, +78
10)#00-Sheldon Creed 576, +67
11)#54-Taylor Gray 568, +59
12)#27-Jeb Burton 519, +10
Currently below elimination line
13)#25-Harrison Burton 509, -10
14)#39-Ryan Sieg 499, -20
15)#26-Dean Thompson 462, -57
16)#16-Christian Eckes 450, -69
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 100: #88-Zilisch holds on for the victory, earning his third straight race win and the 100th for JR Motorsports. #41-Mayer, #54-Gray, #17-Larson, #39-Sieg, #18-Sawalich, #8-Smith, #10-Dye, #2-Love and #26-Thompson fill the top 10.
Lap 98: #88-Zilisch takes the lead off Turn 2 with a boost from #41-Mayer. #54-Gray drops to third coming to the white flag.
Lap 97: #54-Gray gets loose off Turn 2, allowing #88-Zilisch to get side by side but keeps the lead with a push from #41-Mayer.
Lap 96: #54-Gray clears for the lead on the restart with a shove from #00-Creed. #88-Zilisch files in second with #41-Mayer in third and #17-Larson in fourth.
Lap 95: #88-Zilisch chooses the inside line for the restart with #54-Gray going to the top lane. #41-Mayer chooses the inside of the second row with #00-Creed on the top lane.
Lap 92: The red flag is out for more rain hitting the track. The field is stopped on the backstretch. #88-Zilisch is scored as the leader with #54-Gray, #41-Mayer, #00-Creed and #18-Sawalich rounding out the top five. #21-Hill has been assessed a five-lap penalty for reckless driving.
Lap 90: #19-Almirola packs air on the right rear of #21-Hill to get him loose for fourth position. Hill collected the car and hooked Almirola, taking a violent hit into the outside wall.
Lap 86: #17-Larson gets into #7-Allgaier exiting Turn 2 and clobbered the outside wall. #88-Zilisch scoots to the lead.  #20-Jones also got significant damage.
Lap 85: Race leader #7-Allgaier chooses the top lane for the restart, coming with 14 laps remaining. #17-Larson will restart on the inside of the second row. #88-Zilisch takes the inside of the second row with #20-Jones choosing the top lane.
Lap 80: Caution is out for rain. #7-Allgaier leads #17-Larson, #88-Zilisch, #20-Jones and #41-Mayer.
Lap 77: #88-Zilisch gets to the inside of #20-Jones through Turn 1 to take third position.
Lap 75: #7-Allgaier continues the lead. #17-Larson, #20-Jones and #88-Zilisch have pulled away from fifth place #41-Mayer.
Lap 73: #7-Allgaier makes a power move on the exit of Turn 2 to take the lead. #17-Larson pushes up in Turn 3 to lose more ground with #20-Jones jumping to third.
Lap 72: Rain has stopped, so drivers will choose their line for the restart with the green flag scheduled to wave with 27 laps remaining.
Lap 69: Teams are now reporting that rain is hitting the backstretch and Turn 3.
Lap 68: Multiple teams are reporting that it’s raining around the track with drops falling the most on the frontstretch.
Lap 66: #17-Larson takes the lead on the restart with #20-Jones putting #7-Allgaier three wide. #70-Honeyman got loose after taking two tires and collected #1-Kvapil who backed into the Turn 2 wall.
Lap 62: #7-Allgaier keeps the lead off pit road. #17-Larson jumps to second, with #20-Jones, #41-Mayer and #88-Zilisch complete the top five. Zilisch’s crew got caught up on the right-rear tire with the airgun going in the wrong direction. #19-Almirola drops to 13th with a bad pit stop.
Lap 60: #7-Allgaier gets a run out of Turn 4 and noses ahead of #88-Zilisch for the stage victory, his seventh of the season. #17-Larson, #19-Almirola, #54-Gray, #20-Jones, #41-Mayer, #1-Kvapil, #2-Love and #18-Sawalich score stage points.
Lap 59: #88-Zilisch and #7-Allgaier have stretched their advantage over #17-Larson to more than a second.
Lap 55: #17-Larson continues closing the gap on the battle for the lead, only nine-tenths of a second back from #88-Zilisch. The two leaders are closing in on lapped traffic.
Lap 52: #88-Zilisch takes the lead from #7-Allgaier down the backstretch with eight laps remaining in the stage. #17-Larson has chopped the deficit to 1.4 seconds.
Lap 50: #17-Larson continues moving forward, passing #19-Almirola for third position. Larson is 2.5 seconds behind race leader #7-Allgaier.
Lap 49: #16-Eckes makes an unscheduled pit stop for a flat right-front tire.
Lap 45: #7-Allgaier, #88-Zilisch and #19-Almirola have gaped the field. #17-Larson is in fourth, 2.5 seconds back. #54-Gray rounds out the top five, more than four second back of the lead.
Lap 41: #18-Sawalich and #2-Love stall each other out, allowing #1-Kvapil to make two passes entering Turn 1. #7-Allgaier leads #88-Zilisch by half a second.
Lap 39: #41-Mayer is struggling in traffic, dropping to 10th. #48-Sanchez hit the wall again after cutting a right-front tire.
Lap 37: #16-Eckes gets loose through Turns 1 and 2 and clips #48-Sanchez who clobbered the wall. #7-Allgaier gets pushed to the lead down the frontstretch by #88-Zilisch. #54-Gray cracks the top five with a three-wide move on the restart.
Lap 33: #19-Almirola wins the race off pit road. #41-Mayer dropped three positions to fourth with a slow right-rear tire change. #17-Larson, #54-Gray, #18-Sawalich and #48-Sanchez all gained multiple positions. #00-Creed fell seven positions to 13th.
Lap 30: #41-Mayer wins Stage 1, his third stage victory of the season. #7-Allgaier, #19-Almirola, #20-Jones, #88-Zilisch, #00-Creed, #2-Love, #17-Larson, #54-Gray and #1-Kvapil earn stage points.
Lap 29: Both #7-Allgaier and #19-Almirola are closing on #7-41-Allgaier, only four-tenths of a second back with one lap remaining in the stage.
Lap 28: #7-Allgaier gained a half-second on #41-Mayer last lap, trailing by 1.2 seconds with two laps remaining in the stage.
Lap 26: #7-Allgaier gets to the inside of #19-Almirola down the backstretch to take the runner-up spot, 1.8 seconds behind #41-Mayer.
Lap 24: #19-Almirola is running a half-second quicker than #41-Mayer, closing the deficit to 1.6 seconds with five laps remaining in the stage. #7-Allgaier takes third from #88-Zilisch who reports now that he’s plowing tight.
Lap 22: #19-Almirola continues his march forward, passing #88-Zilisch for second. Zilisch is complaining of being tight on corner exit. #7-Allgaier grabs fourth position, moving #00-Creed to fifth.
Lap 20: #19-Almirola gets by #00-Creed, shuffling him back to fourth spot.
Lap 17: #88-Zilisch gets a good run off Turn 2 to get by #00-Creed for second. #41-Mayer still leads by nearly 2.5 seconds. #48-Sanchez has dropped to seventh position.
Lap 14: #88-Zilisch has made a pair of passes over the last lap and has moved to third, on the heels of #00-Creed for second.
Lap 12: #41-Creed has raced out to a 2.2-second lead over #00-Creed, who is under attack from #48-Sanchez, #19-Almirola, #88-Zilisch and #7-Allgaier.
Lap 7: #41-Mayer gets pushed to the lead from Haas Factory Team teammate #00-Creed. #48-Sanchez drops to third on the restart.
Lap 5: #4-Retzlaff is among a handful of drivers to pit to repair a mirror.
Lap 3: #25-Burton spun through Turn 2 while battling #16-Eckes for 18th position to bring out the caution.
Lap 1: #41-Mayer leads the opening lap from the pole. #19-Almirola threw a massive block down the frontstretch on #7-Allgaier who got out of shape near the inside wall after hitting the drainage.
#16-Eckes had a fire on his dash prior to the green flag. The Kaulig Racing team said there was a burnt wire, so it fixed it and he rejoined the field. #07-Bearden limped around the track coming to the green flag with no power.

Race details:
Broadcast: CW, IMS Radio Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 100 laps / 250 miles
Stages: 30 / 60 / 100
Average time of race: 2:28:08
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 30 laps

Cars to the rear: None

Pit-Stall Selections

At a speed of 166.623 mph, #41-Sam Mayer won the pole for the Pennzoil 250 Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s the third pole of his career and first with Haas Factory Team.
Rookie #48-Nick Sanchez will start alongside on the front row (166.482 mph). #00-Sheldon Creed ranked third (166.365 mph), with #2-Jesse Love (166.346 mph) and #20-Brandon Jones (166.306 mph) rounding out the top five.
#19-Aric Almirola, #88-Connor Zilisch, #7-Justin Allgaier, #18-William Sawalich and #1-Carson Kvapil complete the top 10.
All 38 cars qualified for the event. #2-Love was tracking to score the pole but smacked the wall during his lap and ended up fourth.
See the complete Indianapolis Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Sam Mayer won the Pole Award for the Pennzoil 250 with a lap of 54.014 seconds, 166.623 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 138 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and 15th top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Nick Sanchez # (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2025 and his first in one race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (third) posted his first top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 11th in 21 races this season.
Nick Sanchez (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pennzoil 250 Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#88-Connor Zilisch 166.627 mph
#1-Carson Kvapil 165.132 mph
#41-Sam Mayer 164.938 mph
#7-Justin Allgaier 164.513 mph
#17-Kyle Larson 164.120 mph
Slowest: #74-Dawson Cram 153.090 mph
Most laps run: #00-Sheldon Creed, 22
Notes: Just over 10 minutes into the session, #10-Daniel Dye got loose off Turn 2 and nosed into the inside wall. Nearly halfway through the session #54-Taylor Gray got loose through Turn 2, bounced off the wall and spun on corner exit. With 17 minutes remaining, a pop-up rain shower hit the race track to halt action for the third time.
See full Indianapolis Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series News and Notes:

• This weekend marks the 10th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2012-2025), and second consecutive Xfinity Series race on the Indianapolis oval after the series ran the road course configuration from 2020-2023.
• Connor Zilisch became the youngest driver to win back-to-back races in NXS history – 18y, 11m, 27d (previous was Chase Elliott).
• Connor Zilisch’s eight straight top fives since returning from back injury is the longest top-five finish streak of the season; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top fives.
• Connor Zilisch became the youngest driver to win five NXS races – 18y, 11m, 27d (previous was Kyle Busch).
• JR Motorsports is one win away from 100, only three other teams won at least 100 NXS races (Joe Gibbs Racing-217, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing-138, Richard Childress Racing-100).
• JR Motorsports finished inside the top five in a record-tying 22 straight races; they can break the record with a top five at Indianapolis.
• Chevrolet won the last 12 races this season, the longest winning streak by a manufacturer all-time.
• Toyota is winless in the last 12 races, tied for their longest winless streak since the first NXS win in 2007.
• All nine Indianapolis Xfinity race winners started in the Top 8.
• There hasn’t been an overtime finish in the last seven races, the longest streak without an OT since Feb- April 2023.

Goodyear Tire Notes: In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, teams will race with the same tires as at IMS last year. The right-side tire was also used at Pocono in June, while the left-side tire has been used several times already this year, including last weekend at Dover. Xfinity Series teams use inner liners on tracks 1-mile and longer.

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Pennzoil 250 Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. No cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Logan Bearden, #14-Garrett Smithley, #17-Kyle Larson, #19-Aric Almirola, #32-Katherine Legge, #35-David Starr, #45-Mason Massey, #53-Joey Gase, #70-Leland Honeyman, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Josh Bilicki.
See the full Indianapolis entry list.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Indianapolis At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures