Lilly Diabetes 250

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Lilly Diabetes 250
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Location Speedway, Indiana, United States
Corporate sponsor Eli Lilly and Company
First race 2012
Distance 50 miles (80 km)
(heat races)
150 miles (240 km)
(feature)
Laps 20 (heat races)
60 (feature)
Previous names Indiana 250 (2012–2013)
Lilly Diabetes 250 (2014–)
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (2)
Most wins (team) Joe Gibbs Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (2)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns 4

The Lilly Diabetes 250[1] is a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2012. It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend.[2][3] This race replaced the Kroger 200, which had been held at the nearby Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, formerly known as Indianapolis Raceway Park, for the previous 30 years. Brad Keselowski won the inaugural event.

For 2016, as part of the Xfinity "Dash for Cash" format, the race will be 250 miles total will have 20-lap heat races, similar to the Can-Am Duel will be added on the same day. and a 60-lap feature.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2012 July 28 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 100 250 (402.336) 1:59:00 126.05
2013 July 27 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:51:26 134.61
2014 July 26 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 1:49:22 137.153
2015 July 25 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:49:52 136.529

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
2 Kyle Busch 2013, 2015

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
2 Joe Gibbs Racing 2013, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
2 Japan Toyota 2013, 2015
1 United States Dodge 2012
United States Chevrolet 2014

Race recaps

  • 2012 – Brad Keselowski won the inaugural event and marked the last NASCAR Nationwide Series win for manufacturer Dodge after announcing they would not return to the top 3 divisions in 2013.
  • 2013Brian Scott looked like he could win his first NNS race until Kyle Busch passed him in the final laps en route to victory.
  • 2014Kyle Busch seemed like he had the race won but Ty Dillon made a move that won him the race. Dillon thus became the first Nationwide regular to win the event.
  • 2015 – Ryan Blaney led at the white flag, but Kyle Busch passed him down the backstretch to win his second career Xfinity Series race at the Brickyard.

Television broadcasters

Year Network Host Pre-race analyst (s) Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s) Pit reporters
2012 ESPN Nicole Briscoe Brad Daugherty
Rusty Wallace
Marty Reid
Allen Bestwick
Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
Dave Burns
Jamie Little
Jerry Punch
Vince Welch
2013
2014
2015 NBC Krista Voda Kyle Petty
Dale Jarrett
Rutledge Wood
Rick Allen Jeff Burton
Steve Letarte
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Mike Massaro
Kelli Stavast
2016 NBCSN

References

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