Lilly Diabetes 250

Lilly Diabetes 250

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 (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota (3)
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 was 250 miles in total, but two 20-lap heat races, similar to the Can-Am Duel, was to be added to be run prior to the 60-lap main event.

Past winners

• 2016: The main event was reduced to 60 laps, while 40 other laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. However, the race was extended to 63 laps because of overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
3	Toyota	2013, 2015, 2016
1	Dodge	2012
	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.
• 2013 – Brian Scott looked like he could win his first NNS race until Kyle Busch passed him in the final laps en route to victory.
• 2014 – Kyle 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.

Qualifying race winners

Television broadcasters

References