Pennzoil 250

"Indiana 250" redirects here. For the state road called "Indiana 250", see Indiana State Road 250.

The Pennzoil 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Connor Zilisch is the defending race winner.

Pennzoil 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Location	Speedway, Indiana, United States
Corporate sponsor	Pennzoil (title sponsor) Advance Auto Parts (presenting sponsor)
First race	2012
Distance	250 miles (400 km)
Laps	100 Stages 1/2: 30 each Final stage: 40
Previous names	Indiana 250 (2012–2013, 2019) Lilly Diabetes 250 (2014–2018)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota Chevrolet (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns	4

It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend.^[1][2] This race replaced the Kroger 200, which had been held at the nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the previous 30 years.

History

In 2012, NASCAR announced that their second-tier series would run a race at IMS. It was called the Indiana 250. From 2014–2018, the race was known as the Lilly Diabetes 250.^[3]

For 2016, as part of the Xfinity "Dash for Cash" format, the race was 250 miles in total, but two 20-lap heat races, similar to the Can-Am Duel, was to be added to be run prior to the 60-lap main event.

On January 15, 2020, new track owner Roger Penske announced that the race would move from the oval to the track's infield road course; Penske had purchased the track in late-2019. Despite the switch, the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400 continued to race on the oval,^[4] although the Cup race did move to the road course the next season. Royal Dutch Shell took over as title sponsor of the race, renaming it the Pennzoil 150 after their Pennzoil brand.^[5]

On March 26, 2020, as part of changes to the 2020 IndyCar Series schedule to account for the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the series' GMR Grand Prix—an IMS road course race typically held as a prelude to the Indianapolis 500—would be postponed to July 4, 2020, and form an IndyCar/NASCAR double-header with the Pennzoil 150.^[6][7]

On September 28, 2023, it was announced that the Cup and Xfinity Series races at Indianapolis would return to the oval in 2024, reviving the Brickyard 400 and the Xfinity race known as the Pennzoil 250.^[8]

Past winners

Race winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2012	July 28	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	100	250 (402.336)	1:59:00	126.05	[9]
2013	July 27	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	250 (402.336)	1:51:26	134.61	[10]
2014	July 26	3	Ty Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	100	250 (402.336)	1:49:22	137.153	[11]
2015	July 25	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	250 (402.336)	1:49:52	136.529	[12]
2016*	July 23	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	63*	157.5 (253.471)	1:09:20	136.298	[13]
2017	July 22	9	William Byron	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	250 (402.336)	1:58:50	126.227	[14]
2018	September 10*	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	250 (402.336)	2:13:53	112.038	[15]
2019	September 7	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	250 (402.336)	2:11:21	114.199	[16]
2020 – 2023	Race run on road course layout- see Pennzoil 150
2024	July 20	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	100	250 (402.336)	2:28:08	101.260	[17]
2025	July 26	88	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	250 (402.336)	2:22:59	104.907	[18]

• 2016: Race split into a 60-lap feature, preceded by 2x20-lap heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program; feature extended due to NASCAR overtime.
• 2018: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kyle Busch	2013, 2015-2016, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
4	Joe Gibbs Racing	2013, 2015-2016, 2019
3	JR Motorsports	2017-2018, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
4	Toyota	2013, 2015-2016, 2019
	Chevrolet	2014, 2017-2018, 2025
1	Dodge	2012
	Ford	2024

Qualifying race winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2016	July 23	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	20	50 (80.467)	00:17:21	172.911	[19]
		20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	20	50 (80.467)	00:17:24	172.414	[20]

Race recaps

• 2012 — Brad Keselowski won the inaugural event and marked the last NASCAR Nationwide Series win for manufacturer Dodge after announcing they would not return to the top 3 divisions in 2013.
• 2013 — Brian Scott looked like he could win his first NNS race until Kyle Busch passed him in the final laps en route to victory.
• 2014 — Kyle Busch seemed like he had the race won but Ty Dillon made a move that won him the race. Dillon thus became the first Nationwide regular to win the event.
• 2015 — Ryan Blaney led at the white flag, but Kyle Busch passed him down the backstretch to win his second career Xfinity Series race at the Brickyard.
• 2016 — Race split into a 60-lap feature, preceded by 2x20-lap heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program; feature extended due to NASCAR overtime. Kyle Busch won the race, his third at the Brickyard.
• 2017 — William Byron won the race for JR Motorsports.
• 2018 — Justin Allgaier won the race and second-in-a-row for JR Motorsports
• 2019 — Kyle Busch won for the fourth-time in the event. This would be the final race on the oval until 2024.
• 2024 — Riley Herbst won in the return to the oval event for his second career victory.
• 2025 — Connor Zilisch won the race in what was also the 100th win for JR Motorsports.