Starting from 7th place Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch WeatherTech Chevrolet won the Pennzoil 250, his 6th win in 24 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 5th win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is his 3rd straight NASCAR Xfinity Series race win in a row & JR Motorsports 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win. 2nd Place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 14th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 and JR Motorsports 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 17 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 5th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford, started from 21st place. 6th Place Car 18 William Sawalich Starkey Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 10 Daniel Dye Champion Container Chevrolet, started from 18th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, in 10th place, started from 16th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 21 points over Connor Zilisch #.
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 and JR Motorsports 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Cautions for 29 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 4 for Spin No. 25 Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 68 for Incident No. 1 Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 82 for Weather. 6th Caution on lap 92 for [Weather: Rain – Red Flag 12:01] Incident No. 21 & 19 Turn 3.
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; S. Mayer 1-32; J. Allgaier 33; A. Almirola 34-35; J. Allgaier 36-51; C. Zilisch # 52-59; J. Allgaier 60-66; K. Larson(i) 67-73; J. Allgaier 74-86; C. Zilisch # 87-95; T. Gray # 96-98; C. Zilisch # 99-100.
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: 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 on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 41, 7, 19, 20, 88, 00, 2, 17, 54, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 88, 17, 19, 54, 20, 41, 1, 2, 18
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Kyle Larson, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Spicy Mayo Chevrolet, Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, and Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/BestAir Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, and Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Spicy Mayo Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 21
Race Results for the Pennzoil 250 – Saturday, July 26, 2025
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 7/27/2025 @ 08:18 AM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 100 Running
2. 1. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 100 Running
3. 14. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 100 Running
4. 19. Car 17 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 100 Running
5. 21. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 100 Running
6. 9. Car 18 William Sawalich # Starkey Toyota 100 Running
7. 11. Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet 100 Running
8. 18. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 100 Running
9. 4. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 100 Running
10. 16. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 100 Running
11. 25. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Savannah Bananas on the CW Chevrolet 100 Running
12. 12. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Wings Etc. Grill & Pub Chevrolet 100 Running
13. 15. Car 16 Christian Eckes # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 100 Running
14. 26. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Dove Men+Care Chevrolet 100 Running
15. 23. Car 27 Jeb Burton CELSIUS Chevrolet 100 Running
16. 28. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Fast Park Airport Parking Ford 100 Running
17. 3. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Ford 100 Running
18. 20. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 100 Running
19. 30. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Mando Deodorant Chevrolet 100 Running
20. 27. Car 44 Brennan Poole Toxic Waste Chevrolet 100 Running
21. 34. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Renascent Chevrolet 100 Running
22. 31. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 100 Running
23. 22. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 100 Running
24. 33. Car 45 Mason Massey Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet 100 Running
25. 32. Car 14 Garrett Smithley Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet 100 Running
26. 17. Car 70 Leland Honeyman Ohio Logistics Chevrolet 100 Running
27. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase OMP/Bell Chevrolet 100 Running
28. 29. Car 31 Blaine Perkins iHeart Media/Q95 Rocks Chevrolet 100 Running
29. 38. Car 35 David Starr Alarm Tech Systems Inc. Chevrolet 100 Running
30. 10. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 100 Running
31. 37. Car 74 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 100 Running
32. 5. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Best Air Toyota 97 Running
33. 2. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 96 Running
34. 13. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 95 Running
35. 6. Car 19 Aric Almirola Young Life Toyota 90 Accident
36. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann’s Spicy Mayo Chevrolet 87 Accident
37. 24. Car 32 Katherine Legge(i) Desnuda Tequilla Chevrolet 74 Electrical
38. 35. Car 07 Logan Bearden Patriot Crew Chevrolet 37 Electrical
Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 22 Mins, 59 Secs. Average Speed: 104.907 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.339 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 41 lap 2/54.549. Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 2, 2025 – Iowa Speedway
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