2021 Pennzoil 150
# 2021 Pennzoil 150

The 2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 21st stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 10th iteration of the event, and the second NASCAR Xfinity Series has used the road course at Indianapolis. The race was held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Speedway, Indiana in Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a 2.439 miles (3.925 km) road course built inside of the speedway. The race took 62 laps to complete. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the race, while A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing and Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing got 2nd and 3rd, respectfully.

## Background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Spencer Pumpelly | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass |
| 1 | Michael Annett* | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Allstate Peterbilt Group |
| 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports |
| 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Voyager |
| 5 | Kyle Tilley** | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | ERA Motorsport, Battle Associates |
| 6 | Ryan Eversley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | CNC Swiss Precision Machining |
| 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alsco Uniforms |
| 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Jani-King |
| 15 | Mike Skeen | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | HyperIce |
| 17 | Max Papis*** | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Nurtec ODT |
| 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Poppy Bank |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Atlas Designer Shingles |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | DEX Imaging |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | PPG Industries |
| 23 | Austin Dillon | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | K&L Ready Mix |
| 24 | Will Rodgers | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | GoodRx Race to End Hep C |
| 26 | Kris Wright | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | IHeartRadio |
| 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Montage Mountain |
| 33 | Loris Hezemans | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Hezeburg Systems |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Globocam, Prolon Controls |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | A-Game Energy "The Ultimate In Hydration" |
| 42 | Giorgio Maggi | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota Supra |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Market Rebellion |
| 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Peace Officers Research Association of California |
| 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Wings Etc. Grill & Pub |
| 52 | Gray Gaulding | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Db Sales Company |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sport Clips Haircuts |
| 61 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 66 | Matt Jaskol | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Auto Parts 4 Less |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Date Mining Services |
| 78 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric, Inc. |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design" |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 99 | Kevin Harvick | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Unibet |

*Driver would change to Chase Elliott due to Annett's leg injury.

**Driver changed to James Davison due to Tilley's shoulder injury.

***Driver changed to J. J. Yeley due to Max Papis testing positive for COVID-19 during the weekend.

## Practice

The first and final practice would take place on Friday, August 13. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time.

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:32.276 | 95.154 |
| 2 | 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.459 | 94.965 |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.601 | 94.820 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, August 14, starting at 11:03 EST. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time.

8 drivers would fail to qualify: the #15 of Mike Skeen, the #66 of Matt Jaskol, the #74 of Bayley Currey, the #13 of Stephen Leicht, the #6 of Ryan Eversley, the #33 of Loris Hezemans, the #42 of Giorgio Maggi, and the #52 of Gray Gaulding.

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.831 | 97.744 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:30.158 | 97.389 |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.232 | 97.309 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.322 | 97.212 |
| 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1:30.581 | 96.934 |
| 6 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:30.695 | 96.812 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.830 | 96.669 |
| 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.241 | 96.233 |
| 9 | 24 | Will Rodgers | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:31.326 | 96.143 |
| 10 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.339 | 96.130 |
| 11 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:31.557 | 95.901 |
| 12 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:31.624 | 95.831 |
| 13 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:31.200 | 96.276 |
| 14 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.327 | 96.142 |
| 15 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 1:31.359 | 96.109 |
| 16 | 99 | Kevin Harvick | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.361 | 96.107 |
| 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.418 | 96.047 |
| 18 | 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.505 | 95.955 |
| 19 | 23 | Austin Dillon | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.584 | 95.873 |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.612 | 95.843 |
| 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.628 | 95.827 |
| 22 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.674 | 95.779 |
| 23 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.686 | 95.766 |
| 24 | 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.712 | 95.739 |
| 25 | 1 | Chase Elliott | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.779 | 95.669 |
| 26 | 78 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.783 | 95.665 |
| 27 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.856 | 95.589 |
| 28 | 61 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:31.863 | 95.581 |
| 29 | 0 | Spencer Pumpelly | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.132 | 95.302 |
| 30 | 26 | Kris Wright | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:32.217 | 95.215 |
| 31 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.524 | 94.899 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.538 | 94.884 |
| 33 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.916 | 94.498 |
| 34 | 5 | James Davison | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 1:33.262 | 94.148 |
| 35 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:33.721 | 93.687 |
| 36 | 17 | J.J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 1:34.364 | 93.048 |
| Did not qualify |||||||
| 37 | 15 | Mike Skeen | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.558 | 94.864 |
| 38 | 66 | Matt Jaskol | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:32.606 | 94.815 |
| 39 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.675 | 94.744 |
| 40 | 13 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:32.706 | 94.712 |
| 41 | 6 | Ryan Eversley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.893 | 94.522 |
| 42 | 33 | Loris Hezemans | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 1:33.519 | 93.889 |
| 43 | 42 | Giorgio Maggi | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:33.597 | 93.811 |
| 44 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 1:33.839 | 93.569 |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Chase Elliott | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 20

| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 78 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 20

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 62 | 29 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 8 | running | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 18 | running | 53 |
| 4 | 25 | 1 | Chase Elliott | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 6 | 19 | 23 | Austin Dillon | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 6 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 62 | 3 | running | 40 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 26 | 78 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 13 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 13 | 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 31 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 16 | 27 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 33 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 34 | 5 | James Davison | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 62 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 62 | 4 | running | 26 |
| 20 | 15 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 22 | 36 | 17 | J.J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 24 | 29 | 0 | Spencer Pumpelly | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | ignition | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | electrical | 17 |
| 27 | 24 | 8 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 28 | 9 | 24 | Will Rodgers | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 37 | 0 | brakes | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 61 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 27 | 0 | steering box | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 26 | Kris Wright | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 23 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | axle | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | suspension | 5 |
| 33 | 16 | 99 | Kevin Harvick | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | power steering | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 3 |
| 35 | 10 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| Did not qualify ||||||||||
| 37 | | 15 | Mike Skeen | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 38 | | 66 | Matt Jaskol | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| 39 | | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 40 | | 13 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| 41 | | 6 | Ryan Eversley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 42 | | 33 | Loris Hezemans | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 43 | | 42 | Giorgio Maggi | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| 44 | | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||
