The 2020 Pennzoil 150, branded as the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 4, 2020 at the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 62 laps on the road course, it was the 13th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the Xfinity Series' first ever race at IMS's 14-turn road course layout. Chase Briscoe picked up his third win in the last four races.
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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.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
After Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto tested two configurations of the road course in January 2020, NASCAR decided to use the 14-turn, 2.439-mile configuration that is normally used for the GMR Grand Prix.
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturerSponsor0Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletMarket Scan1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot, Flying J Patriotic02Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevroletFr8Auctions Patriotic4Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletThompson Electric, J. F. Electric6B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletKlondike07Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevroletBig Machine Distillery Hand Sanitizer, Big Machine Vodka8Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevroletLS Tractor08Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletSwitch10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories Patriotic11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeaf Filter Gutter Protection13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyotaRoofClaim.com15Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletFlexFit 11016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletDigital Ally Body Cameras18Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaToyota Service Centers "Keep Your Toyota a Toyota"20Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging21Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevroletLucas Oil22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMenards, Richmond Water Heaters26Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyotaWindstax Energy36Preston PardusDGM RacingChevroletChinchor Electric Inc., Danus Utilities 39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMRRoofing.com44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAAN Adjusters47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletWe Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52Kody Vanderwal (R)Means RacingChevroletMeans Racing61Stephen LeichtHattori RacingToyotaJani-King66Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaO. C. R Gaz Bar68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletBrandonbilt Motorsports74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletWe Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletKoolbox ICE90Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletLaRue Industrial Snow Blowers, Prolon92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletAlloy Employer Service "Getting back to work!"93Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevroletLouisiana Hot Sauce Patriotic98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordHighPoint.com99Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaInsurance King PatrioticOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 90.155 seconds and a speed of . PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet90.15597.392222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord90.70396.804398Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord91.01696.471Official first practice results
Final practice Austin Cindric was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 89.733 seconds and a speed of . PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord89.73397.850216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet90.20097.344311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet90.75196.753Official final practice results
Qualifying Jeb Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup PosDriverTeamManufacturer18Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet21Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet620Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota721Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet89Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet910Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet1022Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord134Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet140Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet156B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet1602Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet1707Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1815Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1936Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet2092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2290Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2318Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2544Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2693Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet2747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2861Stephen LeichtHattori RacingToyota2908Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3152Kody Vanderwal (R)Means RacingChevrolet3274Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet335Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3413Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3699Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3766Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota3826Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One
Laps: 20 PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet8498Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord7519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet5710Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet4820Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3990Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet21051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1 Stage Two
Laps: 20 PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints198Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet8411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet751Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet5799Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota4813Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota0920Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Final Stage Results Laps: 22 PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus11298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord6257Running21111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6250Running389Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6239Running43016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6234Running51022Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6242Running6910Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet6235Running757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6248Running82290Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet6231Running921Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6234Running101936Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet6227Running112468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet6231Running123826Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyota6225Running132151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet6225Running141707Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet6223Running152747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet6222Running162693Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet6221Running17439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet6228Running18134Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet6219Running193413Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota620Running20721Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6217Running212861Stephen LeichtHattori RacingToyota6216Running222092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet6215Running233699Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota6218Running24140Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet6213Running25620Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6217Running262908Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet6211Running273766Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota6210Running283152Kody Vanderwal (R)Means RacingChevrolet619Running29156B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet618Running30335Matt MillsJD MotorsportsChevrolet617Running3118Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet606Running323578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet605Running332318Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota574Running343274Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet540Running352544Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet512Axle361602Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet440Running37319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota347Oil Line381815Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet91ChassisOfficial race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 15 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 48 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television The Pennzoil 150 was carried by NBC in the United States. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast covered pit road at the track, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from IMS. Additionally, Mike Tirico and Dale Jarrett provided updates and analysis from the pagoda at Indianapolis. +NBCBooth announcersPit reporterFeatures ReporterLap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Marty Snider Kelli StavastRutledge Wood
Radio The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints1Chase Briscoe5562Noah Gragson535 (-21)3Ross Chastain501 (-55)4Austin Cindric495 (-61) 15Justin Haley451 (-105) 16Justin Allgaier434 (-122) 27Harrison Burton (R)421 (-135)8Brandon Jones383 (-173)9Michael Annett373 (-183)10Ryan Sieg329 (-227)11Riley Herbst (R)298 (-258) 212Brandon Brown285 (-271)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.
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