Race Results : Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change

Indianapolis Motor Speedway , Indianapolis, IN

Saturday, July 25th, 2026 Race 22 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  • Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Sheldon Creed
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No 00 - Road Ranger Chevrolet
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • 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
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Pennzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 2 1 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 69 55 14 0 100 23 2 3 5 Running
2 13 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 49 35 14 0 100 4 1 6 2 Running
3 8 9 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 100 31 3 2 3 Running
4 7 88 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 10 Running
5 9 18 William Sawalich Toyota 42 32 10 0 100 2 1 4 8 Running
6 15 19 Brent Crews Toyota 33 31 2 0 100 0 0 9 0 Running
7 11 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
8 1 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 40 29 11 0 100 23 1 7 4 Running
9 6 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 28 28 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
10 19 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 29 27 2 0 100 0 0 0 9 Running
11 17 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
12 5 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 28 25 3 0 100 0 0 8 0 Running
13 3 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 34 24 10 0 100 0 0 5 7 Running
14 20 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
15 12 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
16 26 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
17 14 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
18 24 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 19 19 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
19 10 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 19 18 1 0 100 0 0 10 0 Running
20 23 87 Nicholas Sanchez Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
21 25 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 21 16 5 0 100 2 1 0 6 Running
22 16 32 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 25 15 10 0 100 6 1 0 1 Running
23 18 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
24 22 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
25 30 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
26 21 91 Mason Maggio Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
27 31 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
28 27 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
29 28 44 Brennan Poole 8 8 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
30 29 92 Preston Pardus Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
31 36 42 Nathan Byrd Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
32 33 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
33 32 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
34 37 53 Blake Lothian Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
35 38 47 David Starr Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
36 35 55 Joey Gase Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
37 4 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 11 1 10 0 97 9 1 1 0 Running
38 34 38 JJ Yeley Ford 1 1 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 Fuel Pump

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Chase Elliott Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Nicholas Sanchez Tire violation Tail End 32 36 Yellow
Preston Pardus Tire violation Tail End 32 36 Yellow
Taylor Gray Tire violation Tail End 32 36 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 54 57 Yellow
Dawson Cram Tire violation Tail End 64 66 Yellow
Joey Gase Restart Violation Pulling Out of Line Pass Thru 66 70 Green