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Corporate sponsor
  
Eli Lilly and Company

Distance
  
250 miles (400 km)

First race
  
2012

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Location
  
Speedway, Indiana, United States

Laps
  
100 (Stage 1: 25 Stage 2: 25 Stage 3: 50)

Previous names
  
Indiana 250 (2012–2013) Lilly Diabetes 250 (2014–)

Venue
  
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The Lilly Diabetes 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2012. It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend. 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.

Contents

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. In 2017 it will not continue the heat races and instead use the new stage format with stages 1 and 2 being 25 laps each, and stage 3 being 50 laps. In addition, the event will not be a Dash for Cash event and that has been moved to Phoenix's Spring event.

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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.

    • 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.

    • References

    Lilly Diabetes 250 Wikipedia
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