Ty Gibbs cruises to victory in Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course: In Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, the fastest car met superior strategy. In this case, the fastest car—Ty Gibbs’ No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won the battle—decisively—over the craftiness of AJ Allmendinger, as the two full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers stole the show and potential Playoff points from the Xfinity regulars.(Read more)(8-12-2023)

In commanding fashion, #19-Ty Gibbs won the Pennzoil 150 Xfinity Series Season race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It’s his first win of the season in seven starts and his fourth career triumph on a road course.
#1-Sam Mayer finished second, picking up his third top-two finish in the last four races. Polesitter #10-AJ Allmendinger fell to third after sweeping the first two stages. #21-Austin Hill and #7-Justin Allgaier rounded out the top five.
#00-Cole Custer overcame a spin to finish sixth. #48-Parker Kligerman made a late charge to finish seventh, though spent the majority of the second stage one lap down. #2-Sheldon Creed finished eighth, as #26-Kaz Grala and #25-Brett Moffitt made up the top 10.
There were 10 lead changes among eight drivers and three cautions for nine yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 77.174 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Indianapolis Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis Road Course:
Ty Gibbs(i) won the Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts, his 12th victory in 58 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Sam Mayer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Road Course. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
AJ Allmendinger(i) (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Parker Retzlaff (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 11 points over John Hunter Nemechek.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Indianapolis (Race 22 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (4 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (5 wins)
3)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (1 win)
6)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
7)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
8)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
9)#8-Josh Berry 685, +114
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 621, +50
11)#98-Riley Herbst 605, +34
12)#2-Sheldon Creed 588, +17
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13)#48-Parker Kligerman 571, -17
14)#9-Brandon Jones 523, -65
15)#25-Brett Moffitt 493, -95
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #02-Blaine Perkins, #6-Brennan Poole, #51-Jeremy Clements, #53-Brad Perez (all for unapproved adjustments); #38-Joe Graf Jr. (missed driver intros).

Pit Stall Selections

For the third straight season, #10-AJ Allmendinger won the pole for the Pennzoil 150 Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Allmendinger ran a speed of 92.985 mph, pacing the field by more than half a second.
#19-Ty Gibbs will start on the front row at 92.352 mph). #8-Josh Berry will take the green flag from third (92.342 mph), with #21-Austin Hill (92.224 mph) and #11-Daniel Hemric (91.937 mph) rounding out the top five.
Two-time road courses winner in 2023 #00-Cole Custer will start sixth. #91-Ross Chastain, #20-John Hunter Nemechek, #2-Sheldon Creed and #98-Riley Herbst complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #07-Colin Garrett, #08-Camden Murphy, #44-Conor Daly, #66-Will Rodgers
See the complete Indianapolis Road Course Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Indianapolis Road Course
AJ Allmendinger(i) won the Pole Award for the Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts with a lap of 94.428 seconds, 92.985 mph.
This is his 11th pole in 98 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his third pole and fourth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his third pole in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Ty Gibbs(i) (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2023 and his third in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 11th in 22 races this season.
Sammy Smith (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pennzoil 150 Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#10-AJ Allmendinger 87.645 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 87.328 mph
#19-Ty Gibbs 87.259 mph
#11-Daniel Hemric 87.235 mph
#8-Josh Berry 86.960 mph
Slowest: #35-Alex Labbe 82.353 mph
Most laps run: #20-Nemechek and #31-Parker Retzlaff, 10
Notes: The session was run in wet conditions after a morning storm rolled over Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
See full Indianapolis Road Course Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 42 cars on he entry list for the Pennzoil 150 Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Four drivers/teams will fail to qualify.
Notables: #4-Kyle Weatherman, #07-Katherine Legge, #08-Camden Murphy, #10-AJ Allmendinger, #19-Ty Gibbs, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Alex Labbe, #36-Josh Bilicki, #38-Joe Graf Jr., #44-Conor Daly, #45-Sage Karam, #50-Preston Pardus, #66-Will Rodgers, #88-Miguel Paludo, #91-Ross Chastain.
See the full entry list on the Indianapolis Road Course Entry List.

TandemDraft Stats – Xfinity Series

Indianapolis At-Track Schedule