# 2023 Pennzoil 150

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.

## 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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Huck's Market |
| 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Gratis |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Kyle Weatherman | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Toxic Waste Sour Candy |
| 07 | Colin Garrett (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 111 Veterans Project |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 08 | Camden Murphy | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Garners Towing |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jarrett Logistics Systems |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ortho Tomcat, Menards |
| 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafHome Water Solutions |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Quick Tie Products |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | TMC Transportation |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Genuine Parts |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | AM Technical Solutions |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Outfitters |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Puryear Tank Lines |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito.com, EasyCare |
| 34 | Andre Castro | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wings & Wheels Foundation |
| 35 | Alex Labbé | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
| 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Sherfick Companies |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | G-Coin |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Renascent |
| 44 | Conor Daly (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Gilreath Farms, AAN Adjusters |
| 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Til Valhalla Project |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers |
| 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Wings Etc. Grill & Pub |
| 53 | Brad Perez | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
| 66 | Will Rodgers (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | ReCap Recovery Drink |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | K&L Ready Mix |
| 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 91 | Ross Chastain (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Skip Barber Racing School |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 12, at 9:35 AM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:40.181, and an average speed of 87.645 mph (141.051 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:40.181 | 87.645 |
| 2 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.545 | 87.328 |
| 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:40.625 | 87.259 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying is scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 12, at 10:05 AM EST. Despite Indianapolis Motor Speedway being a road course, the qualifying system used was a multi-car, multi-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:34.428, and an average speed of 92.985 mph (149.645 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:34.428 | 92.985 |
| 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:35.075 | 92.352 |
| 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:35.086 | 92.342 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:35.207 | 92.224 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:35.505 | 91.937 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:35.622 | 91.824 |
| 7 | 91 | Ross Chastain (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:35.808 | 91.646 |
| 8 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:35.826 | 91.629 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.026 | 91.438 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:36.260 | 91.215 |
| 11 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.265 | 91.211 |
| 12 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.305 | 91.173 |
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:36.330 | 91.149 |
| 14 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.488 | 91.000 |
| 15 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:36.545 | 90.946 |
| 16 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:36.695 | 90.805 |
| 17 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:36.719 | 90.783 |
| 18 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.729 | 90.773 |
| 19 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.748 | 90.755 |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:36.942 | 90.574 |
| 21 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:37.080 | 90.445 |
| 22 | 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:37.119 | 90.409 |
| 23 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 1:37.133 | 90.396 |
| 24 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:37.519 | 90.038 |
| 25 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:37.727 | 89.846 |
| 26 | 35 | Alex Labbé | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 1:37.859 | 89.725 |
| 27 | 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:38.202 | 89.412 |
| 28 | 34 | Andre Castro | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:38.389 | 89.242 |
| 29 | 4 | Kyle Weatherman | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:38.405 | 89.227 |
| 30 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:38.484 | 89.156 |
| 31 | 53 | Brad Perez | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:38.484 | 89.156 |
| 32 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:38.555 | 89.091 |
| 33 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:38.611 | 89.041 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:39.080 | 88.619 |
| 35 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.218 | 87.613 |
| 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:40.752 | 87.149 |
| 37 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:41.081 | 86.865 |
| 38 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 08 | Camden Murphy | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 1:39.629 | 88.131 |
| 40 | 44 | Conor Daly (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:39.781 | 87.997 |
| 41 | 66 | Will Rodgers (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:39.972 | 87.829 |
| 42 | 07 | Colin Garrett (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.431 | 86.565 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 22
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 28 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 15 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 5 | Running | 52 |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 21 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 7 | 12 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 1 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 21 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 23 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | Alex Labbé | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 13 | 8 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 2 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 27 | 45 | Sage Karam | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 18 | 19 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 1 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 1 | Running | 19 |
| 20 | 29 | 4 | Kyle Weatherman | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 88 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 11 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 35 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 16 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 3 | Running | 20 |
| 28 | 17 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 61 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Suspension | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 18 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Suspension | 10 |
| 35 | 37 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | Axle | 2 |
| 36 | 28 | 34 | Andre Castro | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| 37 | 7 | 91 | Ross Chastain (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 53 | Brad Perez | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Brakes | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Austin Hill | 849 |
| 1 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 838 (-11) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 815 (–34) |
| | 4 | Cole Custer | 737 (–112) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 685 (–164) |
| | 6 | Sam Mayer | 682 (–167) |
| | 7 | Chandler Smith | 622 (–227) |
| | 8 | Daniel Hemric | 621 (–228) |
| | 9 | Riley Herbst | 605 (–244) |
| 1 | 10 | Sheldon Creed | 588 (–261) |
| 1 | 11 | Parker Kligerman | 571 (–278) |
| 2 | 12 | Sammy Smith | 567 (–282) |
| Official driver's standings ||||