The 2021 Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard was the 21st stock car race of the

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, the 10th iteration of the event, and the second

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has used the road course at Indianapolis. The race was held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Speedway, Indiana in

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road course, a road course built inside of the speedway. The race took 62 laps to complete.

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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.

Background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an

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suburb of

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) 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 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

*Driver would change to Chase Elliott due to Annett's leg injury. **Driver changed to James Davison due to Tilley's shoulder injury. ***Driver changed to J. J. Yeley due to Max Papis testing positive for COVID-19 during the weekend.

Practice

The first and final practice would take place on Friday, August 13.

of Team Penske would set the fastest time.

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, August 14, starting at 11:03 EST. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time. 8 drivers would fail to qualify: the #15 of

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, the #66 of

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, the #74 of

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, the #13 of Stephen Leicht, the #6 of Ryan Eversley, the #33 of Loris Hezemans, the #42 of Giorgio Maggi, and the #52 of Gray Gaulding.

Race

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Stage 3 Laps: 20

References

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