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.

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 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 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

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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

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  • (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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ Nebbia, Michael (2022-07-06). "Noah Gragson Receives Point Penalty, Fined After Road America Wreck". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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