Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change with a lap of 53069 seconds, 169591 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
Drivers Entered: 38
Laps Scheduled: 100
Margin of Victory: 0.643 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hours 56 Minutes 20 Seconds
Average Speed: 128.940
Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
Lead Changes: 10
Green Flag Passes: 974 (11.2 passes per green flag lap)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change
Race Winner: Carson Kvapil
Age: 23
Team : No 1 - Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet
Owner: LW Miller
Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
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 (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
Indianapolis, Indiana -
July 26, 2025 :
Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, and Hall of Famer and JR Motorsports team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. pose for photos after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 and JR Motorsports 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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