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 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. 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. Three days after the race, Gragson was fined 35,000 and docked 30 driver and owner points.
This was the debut race for the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East champion, Sammy Smith.
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.
#DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Joe Graf Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord6Ty Dillon (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet07Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Andy LallySS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Will RodgersMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Chris DysonEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Patrick GallagherRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Josh Bilicki (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Sage KaramAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet88Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet91Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet92Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 1, at 4:30 PM CST. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed107Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord2:15.562107.499216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2:15.845107.275354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.936107.203Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 1, at 5:00 PM CST. 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.
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.318 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2:15.339107.6762:14.318108.495254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.496107.5522:15.031107.922398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2:15.556107.5042:15.390107.636407Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord2:14.792108.1132:15.442107.59451Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:14.695108.1912:15.706107.38562Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2:15.686107.4012:15.808107.30479Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:15.679107.4062:16.127107.053818Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.805107.3072:16.409106.832948Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2:15.087107.8772:16.564106.7101021Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2:16.093107.0802:17.122106.276Eliminated from Round 11151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2:16.104107.071 - -1245Sage KaramAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2:16.318106.903 - -1344Josh Bilicki (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet2:16.319106.902 - -1419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:16.360106.870 - -157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.379106.855 - -168Josh Berry JR MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.473106.782 - -1702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.491106.767 - -1836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2:16.576106.701 - -1923Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.584106.695 - -2010Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2:16.591106.689 - -2191Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet2:16.736106.576 - -2211Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2:16.820106.511 - -2308Andy LallySS-Green Light RacingFord2:16.838106.497 - -2434Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.110106.285 - -2588Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.275106.158 - -266Ty Dillon (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.554105.942 - -2739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2:17.665105.857 - -2813Will RodgersMBM MotorsportsToyota2:18.011105.592 - -2935Chris DysonEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota2:18.074105.543 - -304Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.386105.305 - -3178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.463105.247 - -3231Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2:18.517105.206 - -Qualified by owner's points3338Patrick GallagherRSS RacingFord2:18.603105.141 - -3427Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.627105.122 - -3526John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota2:19.013104.830 - -3668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.284104.627 - -375Joe Graf Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord2:20.525103.703 - -3816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet - - - - Failed to Qualify 3966J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota2:19.403104.537 - -4092Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet2:20.685103.585 - -4147Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2:22.436102.311 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 10 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9307Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord0498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord7519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet571Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet4851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet21045Sage KaramAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 10 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet022Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9307Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord0426John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6618Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet21036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 25 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota485Running492117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4831Running03168Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet480Running3441021Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet480Running3351419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota480Running3863816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet481Running337398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord480Running41879Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet480Running3691151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet480Running34102739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord482Running27112191Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet480Running2612157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet483Running31131344Josh Bilicki (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet480Running0142308Andy LallySS-Green Light RacingFord480Running23151836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet480Running2316304Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet480Running21173178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet480Running20183526John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota480Running0193338Patrick GallagherRSS RacingFord480Running182051Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet480Running21213427Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet480Running16222434Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet480Running15231923Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet470Running1424818Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota450Engine1825407Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingFord436Accident0262588Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet390Accident112762Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet370Engine19282935Chris DysonEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota330Accident9292211Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet270Accident830948Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet250Accident0311245Sage KaramAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet240Accident7322010Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet240Accident5333231Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet240Accident4343668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet240Accident3351702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet240Accident236375Joe Graf Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord170Brakes137266Ty Dillon (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet130Header0382813Will RodgersMBM MotorsportsToyota90Suspension1Official race results
Penalties Noah Gragson was fined 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.
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.
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