Carson Kvapil scores first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at Indianapolis: Carson Kvapil chose the perfect time to claim his first victory in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Kvapil’s emotional victory in Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway—one of the biggest stages in motorsports—had the driver shedding tears and team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. temporarily at a loss for words.(Read more)(7-25-2026)

#1-Carson Kvapil held off a hard-charging #7-Justin Allgaier to win the Pennzoil 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s his first-career victory, coming on the heels of five runner-up finishes.
Kvapil led the final 21 laps en route to victory. #9-Ross Chastain placed third, with #88-Chase Elliott placing fourth. JR Motorsports swept the top four positions, the first time any organization has accomplished that feat in series history. #18-William Sawalich rounded out the top five.
#19-Brent Crews, #17-Corey Day, #00-Sheldon Creed, #20-Brandon Jones and #21-Austin Hill filled the rest of the top 10.
#51-Jeremy Clements won Stage 1 but had an issue late in the race and finished three laps down in 37th. #32-Rajah Caruth won the second stage before taking the checkered flag in 22nd spot.
There were 10 lead changes among eight drivers and three cautions for 13 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 128.940 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Indianapolis Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Carson Kvapil won the Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change, his first victory in 64 O’Reilly Series races.
This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2026.
Ross Chastain(i) (third) posted his first top-10 finish in five races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Brent Crews (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 264 points over Carson Kvapil.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Standings after Indianapolis (Race 22 of 33):
1)#7-Justin Allgaier 1,016 points – clinched
2)#1-Carson Kvapil 751 – clinched
3)#2-Jesse Love 747 – clinched
4)#00-Sheldon Creed 733 – clinched
5)#17-Corey Day 719 – clinched
6)#20-Brandon Jones 692 – clinched
7)#21-Austin Hill 688 – clinched
8)#8-Sammy Smith 658, +98
9)#99-Parker Retzlaff 619, +59
10)#41-Sam Mayer 589, +29
11)#19-Brent Crews 573, +13
12)#54-Taylor Gray 567, +7
Currently below cutline
13)#18-William Sawalich 560, -7
14)#32-Rajah Caruth 547, -20
15)#39-Ryan Sieg 493, -74
16)96-Anthony Alfredo 446, -121
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 100: #1-Kvapil hangs on for the victory by .643 seconds over #7-Allgaier. #9-Chastain and #88-Elliott finish third and fourth, giving JR Motorsports a clean sweep of the top four positions for the first time in series history. #18-Sawalich finishes fifth. #19-Crews, #17-Day, #00-Creed, #20-Jones and #21-Hill complete the top 10.
Lap 99: #1-Kvapil has a .283-second lead at the white flag over #7-Allgaier.
Lap 98: #1-Kvapil leads #7-Allgaier by a half second with two laps remaining.
Lap 95: #1-Kvapil leads #7-Allgaier by .845 seconds with five laps remaining. The leaders are closing in on lapped traffic.
Lap 93: #7-Allgaier takes second position from #1-Kvapil between Turns 1 and 2 and is chasing down #1-Kvapil.
Lap 92: #7-Allgaier is with one-second of #1-Kvapil, drafting with #9-Chastain.
Lap 91: #7-Allgaier has cut the gap to 1.2 seconds behind #1-Kvapil and continues running the fastest lap of the three leaders.
Lap 88: #7-Allgaier gained three-tenths of a second last lap and is now 1.7 seconds behind #1-Kvapil. #88-Elliott takes fourth position from #00-Creed, giving JR Motorsports the top four positions.
Lap 85: #1-Kvapil continues to lead #9-Chastain by a half-second. #7-Allgaier has started to chip into the deficit, now two seconds off the lead.
Lap 79: #1-Kvapil takes the lead from #9-Chastain off Turn 2 and is driving away, potentially to his first victory.
Lap 76: #1-Kvapil continues to inch closer to #9-Chastain, now a quarter-of-a-second back. #88-Elliott is up to seventh position, the highest he’s been in the running order all race.
Lap 72: #1-Kvapil has chopped the deficit to a half-second behind #9-Chastain. #00-Creed is nearly two seconds back in third position.
Lap 68: #41-Mayer loses three positions in the draft, as #7-Allgaier, #00-Creed and #21-Hill scoot by to round out the top five.
Lap 67: #41-Mayer makes it three-wide for third position entering Turn 1 and ultimately remains side-by-side with #00-Creed for fourth spot. But then jumps to the inside of #1-Kvapil and #7-Allgaier down the frontstretch to take third place.
Lap 60: #32-Caruth wins Stage 2, his second stage victory of the season. #7-Allgaier, #9-Chastain, #00-Creed, #1-Kvapil, #26-Thompson, #41-Mayer, #18-Sawalich, #21-Hill and #88-Elliott earn stage points.
Lap 59: #32-Caruth, #7-Allgaier, #26-Thompson and #9-Chastain have put a distance on fifth place #00-Creed. Further back, the race is on for ninth position.
Lap 58: #26-Thompson gets loose around the inside line on the restart, handing the lead to #32-Caruth. #7-Allgaier clears for the runner-up spot.
Lap 55: The majority of the field pits for possibly the final time. #9-Chastain wins the race off pit road. #26-Thompson and #32-Caruth did not pit. #19-Crews had an extended stop for damage on the left rear.
Lap 54: #0-Smithley spins in Turn 2 to bring out the caution.
Lap 52: #18-Sawalich moves back inside the top five, passing #41-Mayer, over three seconds behind race leader #9-Chastain.
Lap 50: #19-Crews continues charging forward, passing #21-Hill for seventh position. #20-Jones follows through to take eighth spot.
Lap 47: #7-Allgaier reports he might be dropping a cylinder from third position.
Lap 46: The front four cars of #9-Chastain, #00-Creed, #7-Allgaier and #1-Kvapil have put nearly two seconds on #41-Mayer in fifth position. #21-Hill has raced to seventh place, the highest he’s ran in the running order thus far.
Lap 43: Stage 1 winner #51-Clements has fallen to 10th position, with #19-Crews taking the spot.
Lap 39: #9-Chastain gets a shove from #00-Creed to take the lead from #18-Sawalich. Sawalich drops to sixth position down the backstretch, losing spots to #7-Allgaier, #1-Kvapil and #41-Mayer.
Lap 37: #18-Sawalich clears #9-Chastain for the lead down the backstretch on the restart to take the lead. #00-Creed, #1-Kvapil and #7-Allgaier round out the top five.
Lap 34: #9-Chastain wins the race off pit road. #51-Clements drops seven spots to eighth. #54-Gray and #19-Crews make contact exiting their stalls. Gray was hit with an uncontrolled tire penalty and will have to restart at the tail of the field.
Lap 30: #51-Clements wins Stage 1, his second career stage victory. #9-Chastain, #1-Kvapil, #18-Sawalich, #41-Mayer, #7-Allgaier, #00-Creed, #54-Gray, #19-Crews and #8-Smith earn stage points.
Lap 27: #7-Allgaier pushes #18-Sawalich by #00-Creed for fifth place. #19-Crews has raced to 10th position. #9-Chastain takes second place from #41-Mayer.
Lap 26: #51-Clements has pushed the lead to one second over #41-Mayer.
Lap 25: #00-Creed continues to fall through the field, losing fourth position to #1-Kvapil.
Lap 24: #51-Clements dips to the inside of #00-Creed to take the race lead down the backstretch. #41-Mayer and #9-Chastain follow through, dropping Creed to fourth place.
Lap 23: #9-Chastain passes #1-Kvapil to take fourth position. The four cars of #7-Allgaier, #18-Sawalich, #8-Smith and #54-Gray are closing in on the battle for the lead.
Lap 20: Using the draft, #51-Clements, #41-Mayer, #1-Kvapil and #9-Chastain have closed in on the back bumper of #00-Creed for the race lead. The top five cars are within 1.1 seconds of each other.
Lap 16: #51-Clements takes second position from #41-Mayer, as the JR Motorsports duo of #1-Kvapil and #9-Chastain close in.
Lap 15: #1-Mayer and #9-Chastain passed #20-Jones, who is dropping back with #8-Smith, #7-Allgaier, #18-Sawalich and #54-Gray all lining up around the bottom. Jones has dropped from fourth to 10th in the last lap.
Lap 14: #00-Creed has doubled the gap to #41-Mayer, now 2.3 seconds ahead. #51-Clements is closing in on the rear of Mayer for the runner-up spot.
Lap 10: #00-Creed has extended the lead to 1.1 seconds over #41-Mayer. #51-Clements is 1.7 seconds behind in third position. #20-Jones and #1-Kvapil round out the top five, four seconds back of the lead.
Lap 9: #54-Gray has dropped to 10th position after taking the green flag in fifth. #18-Sawalich and #7-Allgaier made passes last lap.
Lap 6: #88-Elliott has raced up to 26th position after dropping to the rear for the start of the race.
Lap 2: The top three of #00-Creed, #41-Mayer and #51-Clements have gaped fourth place #20-Jones by 2.8 seconds.
Lap 1: #00-Creed jumps out to the lead on the restart with a shove from Haas Factory Team teammate #41-Mayer and #51-Clements. #1-Kvapil has dropped outside the top five after starting on the front row.

Race Info:
Pennzoil 250 Presented by Take 5 Oil Change
Broadcast: CW, IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 100 laps / 250 miles
Stages: 30 / 60 / 100
Average time of race: 2:25:33
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 45 laps

Cars to the rear: #88-Chase Elliott (unapproved adjustments)

Pit-Stall Selections

At a speed of 169.591 mph, #00-Sheldon Creed won the pole for the Pennzoil 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s his fourth pole of the 2026 season.
#1-Carson Kvapil will start alongside on the front row (169.498 mph). #41-Sam Mayer will line up third (169.246 mph), with #51-Jeremy Clements (168.789 mph) and #54-Taylor Gray (168.700 mph) rounding out the top five.
#20-Brandon Jones, #88-Chase Elliott, #9-Ross Chastain, #18-William Sawalich and #8-Sammy Smith complete the top 10.
See the complete Indianapolis Starting Lineup and Qualifying Results.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change with a lap of 53.069 seconds, 169.591 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 158 NASCAR O’Reilly Series races.
This is his first pole and 14th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his first pole in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Carson Kvapil (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2026 and his third in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sam Mayer (third) posted his third top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 17th in 22 races this season.
Brent Crews (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pennzoil 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#9-Ross Chastain 168.171 mph
#7-Justin Allgaier 167.845 mph
#1-Carson Kvapil 167.626 mph
#41-Sam Mayer 167.106 mph
#88-Chase Elliott 166.503 mph
Slowest: #38-JJ Yeley 156.475 mph
Best 10-lap average: (eight cars): #1-Kvapil 164.848 mph
Most laps run: #54-Taylor Gray, 28
Notes: After running the quickest lap early in the session, #19-Brent Crews smacked the outside wall and went to the garage for repairs. #18-William Sawalich also fought an ignition issue.
See full Indianapolis Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams will run the same setup as at Pocono Raceway. As is customary at tracks one-mile and longer, they will use inner liners.

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Pennzoil 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Notables: #0-Garrett Smithley, #9-Ross Chastain, #32-Rajah Caruth, #38-JJ Yeley, #42-Nathan Byrd, #47-David Starr, #53-Blake Lothian, #55-Joey Gase, #87-Nick Sanchez, #88-Chase Elliott, #91-Mason Maggio, #92-Preston Pardus.
See the full Indianapolis Entry List.

Indianapolis At-Track Schedule

Race rules and information: (Will be updated for 2026 as needed).

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