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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Who won NASCAR Xfinity Indianapolis race? Winner is Connor Zilisch, plus full results
Connor Zilisch passed Taylor Gray for the lead with two laps to go to win the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Zilisch earned his third consecutive win and the 100th victory all-time for JR Motorsports. Zilisch and Gray were the beneficiaries of a messy restart between Justin Allgaier, Kyle Larson and Brandon Jones at the front of the field with less than 15 laps to go. Allgaier and Larson went side-by-side through the first two turns, with Larson sliding up into Allgaier and into the wall, with Brandon Jones suffering damage after inadvertent contact with Allgaier. Zilisch and Gray settled into first and second, with Gray stalking Zilisch's tire tracks within a few car lengths. A few laps later, Austin Hill got out of shape while battling Aric Almirola for position inside the top five and made contact with Almirola, sending both cars into the wall. Hill was penalized five laps for reckless driving. After a short red flag, Gray took the lead on the final restart before Zilisch's pass a couple laps later with drafting help by Sam Mayer. Here are the full results for Saturday's race: Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Indianapolis race? Winner, race results for Pennzoil 250 Unofficial results from the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 26, 2025 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford Taylor Gray, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Kyle Larson, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford William Sawalich, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Dean Thompson, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Christian Eckes, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Ford Harrison Burton, No. 25 AM Racing Ford Josh Bilicki, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Ryan Ellis, No. 71 DGM Racing Chevrolet Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Mason Massey, No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Garrett Smithley, No. 14 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet Leland Honeyman, No. 70 Cope Family Racing Chevrolet Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Joey Gase, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet David Starr, No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Carson Kvapil, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Dawson Cram. No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Brandon Jones, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (-3 laps down) Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet (-4) Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (-5) Aric Almirola, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (OUT) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (OUT) Katherine Legge, No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet (OUT) Logan Bearden, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford (OUT) This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Xfinity results at Indianapolis: Connor Zilisch is winner Saturday
Indianapolis Star
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Connor Zilisch gives JR Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 100th win in Pennzoil 250 at IMS
INDIANAPOLIS — While others faltered late in Saturday's Pennzoil 250 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Connor Zilisch was there to capitalize as he picked up his third win in a row and JR Motorsports' 100th victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Larson fought with Justin Allgaier for the race lead on a Lap 86 restart and briefly lost control of his car, sliding into Allgaier as the pair exited Turn 2. The contact sent Allgaier into the outside wall exiting the corner and allowed Zilisch to go underneath both drivers on the back stretch to get the race lead with Taylor Gray in second and Sam Mayer third. 'Justin could have left (Kyle) a little more room and Kyle probably could have backed it up or drove it in deeper to get clear, but those moments happen and I feel bad that it took Justin and Kyle out the race,' Zilisch said. Mayer led 32 laps earlier in the race after battling with Allgaier who led a race-high 37 laps. With Allgaier and Larson not being factors for the win, Mayer's focus changed immensely especially with a championship on the line. 'Seeing (that crash) firsthand changes your perspective on the race and what you can accomplish,' Mayer said. 'And before that I'm just trying to set sail and get as many points as I can. And then when (Allgaier) had his misfortune, you're trying to capitalize at that point. So we did that and a lot of the other contenders had issues but, yeah, I think it's going to be a race against me and (Zilisch) there for the championship because I think we have the most momentum right now.' The carnage wasn't quite over yet. With 10 laps to go, Aric Almirola bumped Austin Hill as the pair battled for fourth place going to Turn 3. Hill's car got sideways but he regained control of the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. As the duo moved into the north short chute, Hill and Almirola had contact again, sending both to the wall. Almirola believed the contact was intentional. 'He blocked me three times, I finally got him loose in (Turn) 3,' Almirola said. 'He had damage on the nose so he was really slow in the corners and so it was time to go, we're coming to nine laps to go, the leaders are starting to put a gap on us so it's time to go and I got him loose and he just turned left and hooked me in the right rear. Honestly, one of the biggest hits in my entire NASCAR career. Very reminiscent of the hit I took when I broke my back. So glad that I'm OK, thankful to everybody back at the shop at Joe Gibbs Racing for building amazing race cars and making them safe.' NASCAR gave Hill a five lap penalty for reckless driving. On the following restart with four laps to go, Gray grabbed the lead from the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Zilisch tried twice to get the lead from Gray and succeeded on the penultimate lap of the race, getting underneath Gray off of the second corner. 'Riley (Herbst) won the race last year doing the same exact thing,' Zilisch said. 'And everybody at Chevrolet, … I've sat with them in a room and watched races and just studied for countless hours and I wouldn't know as much as I do today without them, I wouldn't be as good as I am today without them, I wouldn't be the person I am today without them.' Try as he might, Gray's No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just wasn't handling quite right at the end of the race. '(Sheldon Creed) did a good job pushing me on the restart and before the caution I thought we were a good bit better than (Zilisch),' Gray said. 'And then with the long red flag, just heat cycling and, and heat soaking all the tires and stuff just got me a lot tighter firing off for that second or that last green flag run. So just really struggled off of (Turn) 2 and that's where (Zilisch) was able to capitalize on me the most.' As Zilisch snatched the lead from Gray, Mayer followed Zilisch to get second place for himself. Mayer could not catch the 19-year-old, finishing .339 seconds behind with Gray in third, Larson fourth ahead of Ryan Sieg. William Sawalich finished sixth, Sammy Smith was seventh ahead of Daniel Dye, Jesse Love and Dean Thompson rounding out the top 10. Mayer led every lap to win the race's first 30-lap stage and Allgaier won the second 30-lap stage over Zilisch by a few inches. The race had six cautions for 29 laps.
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Connor Zilisch gives JR Motorsports its 100th Xfinity win with Indy triumph
INDIANAPOLIS — Connor Zilisch delivered JR Motorsports its 100th Xfinity Series victory after he capped a chaotic final 15 laps with his third consecutive win of the season. The final 15 laps saw three lead changes and NASCAR issue a five-lap penalty to one of the frontrunners for reckless driving. MORE: Xfinity results MORE: Xfinity driver points The result was that Zilisch became the first driver to win three races in a row since Noah Gragson won four in a row in 2022. Team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. was thrilled to witness JR Motorsports become the fourth team to win at least 100 Xfinity races. 'There's been some tough times and some hard times, but it's what you are willing to go through ...' Earnhardt said. Twenty-two drivers have contributed to JRM's 100 Xfinity wins. Zilisch's win gives JRM 12 victories in 21 races this season. The organization has had at least one car finish in the top five in a record 23 consecutive races. JR Motorsports is the second team in Xfinity history to have at least one car finish first or second in 10 consecutive races (Joe Gibbs Racing had an 11-race streak in 2009). It appeared that reigning series champion Justin Allgaier would give JRM its 100th win. He led 37 of the first 86 laps and won the second stage. Allgaier lost the lead on Lap 87 when Kyle Larson, slid up and made slight contact with Allgaier, which sent Allgaier into the wall. Zilisch took the lead. Dustin Long, The race was slowed when Austin Hill's contact with the right rear of Aric Almirola's car sent Almirola into the wall. NASCAR penalized Hill five laps for reckless driving. JGR's Taylor Gray passed Zilisch for the lead with five laps to go. Zilisch got by him with two laps to go and went on to earn his sixth career series win. Asked who Zilisch reminded him of, Earnhardt said Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson and then added: "(Zilisch) might be even more of a comet. He might be even more rare than that. ... When it comes down to it, it's pretty impressive to see him work. I just feel like we're on the front end of witnessing this really incredible career.' Sam Mayer finished second. He was followed by Gray, Larson and Ryan Sieg. Stage 1 winner: Sam Mayer Stage 2 winner: Justin Allgaier Next: The series races at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 2 at Iowa Speedway.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Newsweek
How to Watch Pennzoil 250: Live Stream NASCAR Xfinity Series, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Connor Zilisch goes for his third consecutive win this season as the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 250. Can the rookie pick up another win? Tune in Saturday to the CW to watch this NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo byHow to Watch Pennzoil 250 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM ET Channel: The CW Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE) Last weekend at Dover, Zilisch picked up the win while Aric Almirola, Brandon Jones, Justin Allgaier, and Jesse Love rounded out the top five. Allgaier is the current points leader with 730 points, but Zilisch is making a move as he sits second with 674 points despite missing a race due to injury. Sam Mayer is third in points, while RCR teammates Austin Hill and Jesse Love are fourth and fifth. Last year, Riley Herbst won this race. Now racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, we won't have a repeat winner, though Allgaier, who won this race in 2018, could become only the second Xfinity Series driver to win multiple times here, following Kyle Busch, who has four Xfinity Series wins at the track. Almirola, who races part-time in the series, will be in the No. 19 again this weekend, while former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will be in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 car. You can watch racing action from all around the world on Fubo, including NASCAR, ARCA, NHRA, Formula 1, and IndyCar, as well as smaller racing leagues. Subscribe to Fubo now to catch all the high-octane motorsports action. Live stream the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 on Fubo: Start watching now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
NBC Sports
20-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Dover Xfinity results: Connor Zilisch wins rain-shortened race
Eighteen-year-old Connor Zilisch scored his series-high fourth Xfinity win of the season when rain shortened Saturday's race at Dover Motor Speedway. The race was stopped after 134 of 200 laps. Zilisch led 77 laps and won the second stage. MORE: Dover Xfinity results Zilisch has scored eight consecutive top-five finishes. He is the youngest driver to win back-to-back Xfinity races since Chase Elliott did so in 2014 at age 18. Zilisch's win is the 99th all-time for JR Motorsports. Aric Almirola finished second. Brandon Jones placed third. Justin Allgaier started at the rear for repairs after he hit the wall in qualifying and rallied to finish fourth. Jesse Love completed the top five. Nate Ryan, Ryan Truex, who had won the past two Dover Xfinity races, finished 18th. Kaz Grala placed 31st for Our Motorsports, which announced this week that it would close its shop after this race. Jake Finch placed 17th in his series debut. Lavar Scott finished 28th in his series debut. Stage 1 winner: Taylor Gray Stage 2 winner: Connor Zilisch Next: The series races at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
