2022 Henry 180

2022 Henry 180

Race details
Race 16 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	July 2, 2022
Official name	13th Annual Henry 180
Location	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance	48 laps, 194.30 mi (312.70 km)
Scheduled Distance	45 laps, 182.16 mi (293.16 km)
Average speed	74.621 mph (120.091 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	2:14.318
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	31
Winner
No. 54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA Network
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Henry 180 was the sixteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America, a 4.048 miles (6.515 km) permanent road course. The race was increased from 45 laps to 48 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, made a last lap pass on Kyle Larson, and earned his 8th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his fourth of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a crash on lap 25. With 20 laps to go in the race, tempers began to flare between Noah Gragson and Sage Karam, after having a full-contact battle for the 10th-place position. Gragson showed his displeasure by giving Karam the middle finger after exiting turn 1. After the contact continued, Gragson became frustrated, and made a right turn into the side of Karam, spinning them both in front of the pack. After dust was kicked up from the spin, the field behind them was blind, causing confusion for the drivers. 16 cars would be collected in the wreck, with some drivers having brutal hits. The worst hit was Brandon Brown, after slamming into the side of Tyler Reddick at a high force. Brown got out of his car under his own power, but immediately went over to the right side of the wall and sat down in pain.^[2] Three days after the race, Gragson was fined US$35,000 and docked 30 driver and owner points.^[3]

This was the debut race for the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East champion, Sammy Smith.^[4]

Background

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Jockey, AcceleratePros.com
02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Chevrolet
2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Whelen
4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports
5	Joe Graf Jr.	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Ford	Bucked Up Energy
6	Ty Dillon (i)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	Black Hole Ammunitions
07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	Bucked Up Energy
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Brandt Professional Agriculture
08	Andy Lally	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	Special Report with Bret Baier
8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Chevy Military Appreciation
9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Voyager: Crypto for All
11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	AG1 - Athletic Greens
13	Will Rodgers	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	Kelly Benefits
16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Nutrien Ag Solutions
17	Kyle Larson (i)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com
18	Sammy Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Allstate Peterbilt Group
19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Patriot Lighting, Menards
21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Dude Wipes
26	John Hunter Nemechek (i)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	Stillhouse Whiskey
27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Ergodyne, Puryear Tank Lines
31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Shore Lunch
34	Jesse Iwuji (R)[N 1]	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	Sports and Service
35	Chris Dyson	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	Concord American Flagpole
36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Can-Am
38	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	Belle Haven
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44	Josh Bilicki (i)	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	Gravely
45	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	Rich Mar Florist, Green Line Automotive
47	Ryan Vargas	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	Mike Harmon Racing
48	Tyler Reddick (i)	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	Whitetail Smokeless
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Monster Energy
66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	Coble Enterprises
68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	Trade the Chain
78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	Alloy Employment Services
88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Brandt Professional Agriculture
91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Danus Utilities, Chinchor Electric
92	Dexter Bean	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Badger Environmental, IUOE Local 139
98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	Henry Repeating Arms
Official entry list

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 1, at 4:30 PM CST.^[5] Cole Custer, driving for SS-Green Light Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 2:15.562 seconds, and a speed of 107.499 mph (173.003 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	2:15.562	107.499
2	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.845	107.275
3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:15.936	107.203
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 1, at 5:00 PM CST.^[5] Since Road America is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.^[6]

Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.318 seconds, and a speed of 108.495 mph (174.606 km/h).^[7]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time (R1)	Speed (R1)	Time (R2)	Speed (R2)
1	17	Kyle Larson (i)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:15.339	107.676	2:14.318	108.495
2	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:15.496	107.552	2:15.031	107.922
3	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	2:15.556	107.504	2:15.390	107.636
4	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	2:14.792	108.113	2:15.442	107.594
5	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:14.695	108.191	2:15.706	107.385
6	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.686	107.401	2:15.808	107.304
7	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:15.679	107.406	2:16.127	107.053
8	18	Sammy Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:15.805	107.307	2:16.409	106.832
9	48	Tyler Reddick (i)	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.087	107.877	2:16.564	106.710
10	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.093	107.080	2:17.122	106.276
Eliminated from Round 1
11	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.104	107.071	-	-
12	45	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.318	106.903	-	-
13	44	Josh Bilicki (i)	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.319	106.902	-	-
14	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:16.360	106.870	-	-
15	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.379	106.855	-	-
16	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.473	106.782	-	-
17	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.491	106.767	-	-
18	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.576	106.701	-	-
19	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.584	106.695	-	-
20	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.591	106.689	-	-
21	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.736	106.576	-	-
22	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.820	106.511	-	-
23	08	Andy Lally	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	2:16.838	106.497	-	-
24	34	Kyle Weatherman	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:17.110	106.285	-	-
25	88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:17.275	106.158	-	-
26	6	Ty Dillon (i)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:17.554	105.942	-	-
27	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	2:17.665	105.857	-	-
28	13	Will Rodgers	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	2:18.011	105.592	-	-
29	35	Chris Dyson	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	2:18.074	105.543	-	-
30	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:18.386	105.305	-	-
31	78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:18.463	105.247	-	-
32	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	2:18.517	105.206	-	-
Qualified by owner's points
33	38	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	2:18.603	105.141	-	-
34	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:18.627	105.122	-	-
35	26	John Hunter Nemechek (i)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	2:19.013	104.830	-	-
36	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:19.284	104.627	-	-
37	5	Joe Graf Jr.	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Ford	2:20.525	103.703	-	-
38	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	-	-	-	-
Failed to Qualify
39	66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	2:19.403	104.537	-	-
40	92	Dexter Bean	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:20.685	103.585	-	-
41	47	Ryan Vargas	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	2:22.436	102.311	-	-
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 10

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	17	Kyle Larson (i)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
2	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	0
4	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	45	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 10

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	17	Kyle Larson (i)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
2	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	0
4	26	John Hunter Nemechek (i)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	0
5	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	18	Sammy Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 3 Laps: 25

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	2	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	48	5	Running	49
2	1	17	Kyle Larson (i)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	31	Running	0
3	16	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	34
4	10	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	33
5	14	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	48	0	Running	38
6	38	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	48	1	Running	33
7	3	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	48	0	Running	41
8	7	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	36
9	11	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	34
10	27	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	48	2	Running	27
11	21	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	26
12	15	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	3	Running	31
13	13	44	Josh Bilicki (i)	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	0
14	23	08	Andy Lally	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	48	0	Running	23
15	18	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	23
16	30	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	21
17	31	78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	20
18	35	26	John Hunter Nemechek (i)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	48	0	Running	0
19	33	38	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	48	0	Running	18
20	5	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	21
21	34	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	16
22	24	34	Jesse Iwuji	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	48	0	Running	15
23	19	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	47	0	Running	14
24	8	18	Sammy Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	45	0	Engine	18
25	4	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	43	6	Accident	0
26	25	88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	39	0	Accident	11
27	6	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	37	0	Engine	19
28	29	35	Chris Dyson	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	33	0	Accident	9
29	22	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	27	0	Accident	8
30	9	48	Tyler Reddick (i)	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	25	0	Accident	0
31	12	45	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	24	0	Accident	7
32	20	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	24	0	Accident	5
33	32	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	24	0	Accident	4
34	36	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	24	0	Accident	3
35	17	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	24	0	Accident	2
36	37	5	Joe Graf Jr.	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Ford	17	0	Brakes	1
37	26	6	Ty Dillon (i)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	13	0	Header	0
38	28	13	Will Rodgers	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	9	0	Suspension	1
Official race results

Penalties

Noah Gragson was fined US$35,000 dollars and was docked 30 driver points while his team JR Motorsports was docked the same amount in owner points for an incident involving Sage Karam during lap 25, which resulted in an 14-car wreck.^[8]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 634 2 Ty Gibbs 625 (-9) 3 Justin Allgaier 600 (-34) 4 Noah Gragson 595 (-39) 5 Josh Berry 560 (-74) 6 Brandon Jones 495 (-139) 7 Sam Mayer 487 (-147) 8 Austin Hill 485 (-149) 9 Riley Herbst 454 (-180) 10 Daniel Hemric 417 (-217) 11 Ryan Sieg 400 (-234) 12 Landon Cassill 390 (-244) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

1. Due to a naval obligation, Kyle Weatherman practiced and qualified Iwuji's No. 34 car. Iwuji competed in the race.

1. "Ty Gibbs Makes Last Lap Pass on Kyle Larson to Win at Road America". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
2. Srigley, Joseph (July 2, 2022). "Video: Noah Gragson Displays Frustration with Sage Karam, Triggers 16-Car Accident at Road America". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
3. "Noah Gragson fined, loses points for Road America driving that led to wreck". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. Srigley, Joseph (2022-06-09). "Sammy Smith Tapped for Eight-Race Xfinity Schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
5. "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Road America Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
6. "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
7. Christie, Toby (2022-07-01). "Kyle Larson Scores Pole at Road America in First Xfinity Series Start Since 2018". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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