The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 is done and dusted. The 20th race of the season, with 38 entries, started at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday, July 20. It took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval and lasted two hours, 28 minutes, and eight seconds.
Pennzoil 250 saw 12 lead changes among five drivers and witnessed seven caution flags.
Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race today?
Driving the #98 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, Riley Herbst secured his first win of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season with a dramatic last-lap pass at Indianapolis.
Herbst emerged victorious when he passed Aric Almirola in the final corner of the final lap after a three-car battle for the lead and crossed the finish line in P1.
Three different drivers led the final three laps - polesitter Cole Custer led Lap 98, Almirola led Lap 99, and Herbst held the lead where it matters the most, Lap 100.
Riley Herbst led 30 laps and crossed the finish line with a close margin of 0.167 seconds ahead of his teammate and points leader Custer to grab the checkered flag in the Xfinity Series return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. This marked his second career win in the Xfinity Series.
Meanwhile, Cole Custer's P2 finish gives SHR a 1-2 finish. He is followed by Aric Almirola, Shane Van Gisbergen, and Sheldon Creed in the top five. Austin Hill, Daniel Dye, AJ Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil completed the top 10.
NASCAR 2024 Pennzoil 250 final results
Here are the final results of NASCAR’s 2024 Pennzoil 250 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
- #98 - Riley Herbst
- #00 - Cole Custer
- #20 - Aric Almirola
- #97 - Shane Van Gisbergen
- #18 - Sheldon Creed
- #21 - Austin Hill
- #10 - Daniel Dye
- #16 - AJ Allmendinger
- #7 - Justin Allgaier
- #88 - Carson Kvapil
- #39 - Ryan Sieg
- #48 - Parker Kligerman
- #2 - Jesse Love
- #26 - Conor Daly
- #9 - Brandon Jones
- #38 - Matt DiBenedetto
- #19 - Joe Graf, Jr.
- #8 - Sammy Smith
- #27 - Jeb Burton
- #42 - Leland Honeyman
- #44 - Brennan Poole
- #28 - Kyle Sieg
- #43 - Ryan Ellis
- #35 - Joey Gase
- #91 - Kyle Weatherman
- #14 - David Starr
- #92 - Josh Bilicki
- #13 - BJ McLeod
- #29 - Blaine Perkins
- #51 - Jeremy Clements
- #45 - Garrett Smithley
- #07 - Greg Van Alst
- #81 - Chandler Smith
- #5 - Anthony Alfredo
- #31 - Parker Retzlaff
- #11 - Josh Williams
- #1 - Sam Mayer
- #15 - Josh Berry
NASCAR is taking a two-week break during the Olympics with the Xfinity Series teams and drivers returning at Michigan International Speedway for the 21st race of the season on August 17.
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