The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix and Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix. It is located six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
The Brickyard 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The inaugural race was held in 1994 and was the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916. In its inaugural running, the Brickyard 400 became NASCAR's most-attended event, drawing an estimated crowd of more than 250,000 spectators. The race also paid one of NASCAR's highest purses. From 1994 to 2020, the race was held on the 2.5-mile oval, for a distance of 400 miles. The race was put on hiatus for three years (2021–2023) in favor of the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard which was run on a combined road course and run a distance of 200-mile (321.869 km). The event returned to the oval for the 2024 season.
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee during numerous seasons and times of year since the series’ inception in 1982. From 2021 to 2023, the series has had one date. However, when the 2025 schedule was announced, the series returned to 2 dates.
Double Duty is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the 15th running of the event, was the twentieth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the fifteenth NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). It was also the first race under the ESPN/ABC section of the TV coverage for the 2008 season. The 160-lap, 400 miles (640 km) event was raced on July 27 at the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway located in Speedway, Indiana. Along with ESPN, the IMS Radio Network, working with Performance Racing Network, provided radio coverage with both broadcasts starting at 1 PM US EDT.
Race results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Races have been held on seven different track configurations:
Conor James Daly is an American professional racing driver. He is best known for competing in the IndyCar Series, where he drives the No. 78 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He also competes occasionally in NASCAR and has also raced in the GP2 Series, ARCA Menards Series, and Road to Indy.
Sage Rennie Karam is an American professional racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing, the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing, and the No. 35 Toyota Supra for Joey Gase Motorsports. He previously competed full-time and part-time in the IndyCar Series. He is the 2013 champion in what is now the Indy NXT Series.
Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard was a series of auto races held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in late July, surrounding the annual Brickyard 400. The weekend of events included the following races:
The Grand Prix of Indianapolis, also known as the IndyCar Grand Prix is an IndyCar Series race held on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was first held in 2014 and is typically held on a Saturday in mid-May, two weekends prior to the Indianapolis 500. The race serves as a lead-in to the Indianapolis 500, and includes support races from the Road to Indy, including Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 Championship and USF2000 Championship.
Ryan Austin Payton Reed is an American professional stock car racing driver and driver coach. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. After Roush closed down their Xfinity Series team after the 2018 season, Reed has mostly been without a ride in NASCAR since then and while in that situation, Reed has worked since 2020 as the driver coach for Jack Wood, who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series.
Preston J. Pardus is an American professional racing driver who competes in the Sports Car Club of America as well as part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet Camaro for his own team, Pardus Racing, and the No. 36 Camaro for DGM Racing. Pardus won the Spec Miata class at the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs and claimed the 2020 Super Sweep in the Spec Miata division. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Dan Pardus.
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 2.439-mile (3.925 km) 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.
The 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 15, 2021, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the inaugural running of the Verizon 200 on the road course, and officially the 28th edition of NASCAR at the Speedway. Contested over 95 laps -- extended from 82 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 24th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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.
The Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The inaugural race was held in 2021, replacing the Brickyard 400 which was run on a 2.5-mile oval from 1994 to 2020. The race took place on the combined road course and ran a distance of 200-mile (321.869 km). The layout utilized was the newer, modified layout of the circuit previously used for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix, and currently used for the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix.
The 2017 Lilly Diabetes 250 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Speedway, Indiana, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 2.500 miles permanent, rectangular-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle with 5 laps to go, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a charging Paul Menard for his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. To fill out the podium, Joey Logano of Team Penske would finish third, respectively.
The 2022 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 20th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the eleventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a 2.439 miles (3.925 km) permanent road course built inside the speedway. The race took the scheduled 62 laps to complete. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, dominated the majority of the race, leading 42 laps, and earning his 14th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Alex Bowman, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2023 Pennzoil 150 Presented by Advance Auto Parts was the 22nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, a 2.439 miles (3.925 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 62 laps to complete. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the final 15 laps of the race, and earn his 12th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Gibbs and A. J. Allmendinger would dominate the entire race, leading 28 and 21 laps, respectively. To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, and Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The Pennzoil 150 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course from 2020 to 2023. The race was held on the Saturday before the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400 in 2020 and Verizon 200 at the Brickyard from 2021 to 2023. The IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Indianapolis was also held on the same day as this race in all four years it was run. The Xfinity and Cup Series races at the track were moved back to the oval in 2024, reviving the Pennzoil 250 and the Brickyard 400.
