The official 2021 Henry 180 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Road America, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Saturday, July 3rd, 2021
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
Taking advantage of a late wreck that foiled other contenders—not to mention fresher tires for the final six-lap green-flag run—Kyle Busch won Saturday's Henry 180 at Road America, claiming his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in four starts this season.
On Lap 41 of 45, Busch took the lead from AJ Allmendinger, whose No. 16 Chevrolet was struggling on older tires.
Over the next four laps, the driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota widened his lead to 3.522 seconds at the finish over teammate Daniel Hemric, who ran second after passing Allmendinger for the runner-up spot.
Busch who won in his Road America debut and for the 101st time in his career, extending his own series record. The victory came after Busch experienced several off-track excursions that luckily didn't deprive his car of the speed necessary to win.
"Obviously, tires—that was the saving grace for us," said Busch, who got four new tires under caution on Lap 36. "We had a set of tires left over and (Allmendinger) didn't.
"When we did put our last set of tires on, I wasn't sure we'd be able to get through that many cars. I don't know what happened on those last couple of restarts. I couldn't really see what was happening. We were fortunate to get by that stuff and get through that stuff without any damage to our race car."
Busch restarted seventh on Lap 40 after the final caution for the multicar wreck. He made up four positions almost immediately and passed Allmendinger for the lead in Turn 3 on the following circuit.
Michael Annett overtook Allmendinger on the next-to-last lap and finished third. The winner of the first two stages, Allmendinger held fourth, with Harrison Burton completing the top five.
An 11-car wreck between Turns 2 and 3 after a restart on Lap 37 damaged the contending cars of Austin Cindric and Justin Allgaier and set Busch up for his run to victory. Cindric appeared in control of the race until he pitted for tires after the No. 81 Toyota of Ty Gibbs stalled on the track with transmission issues on Lap 35 and caused the sixth caution of the race.
Cindric's No. 22 Ford sustained damaged to the right rear in the melee that followed the restart, and he was forced to pit for repairs. Nevertheless, he charged to eighth place at the finish and holds an 89-point lead over second-place Allmendinger in the series standings.
"Sometimes it works out for you, and sometimes it doesn't," Cindric said philosophically. "Today was one of those days. It just wasn't meant to be. If they gave out an award for cars passed, we would handily have that.
"I'm not sure there's a corner on this car that doesn't have damage. I appreciate the hard work by everybody. We had a decent points day, and we will move on."
Gibbs, who edged Cindric for the pole position during Saturday morning's time trials, was running second when his car stopped because of the broken transmission at the top of the hill in Turn 6. His 31st-place result was his worst in a part-time campaign that has produced two victories and seven top fives in nine starts.
ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 39 | Chevrolet | Hyperice | Kaulig Racing | Jason Trinchere |
2 | 5 | Andy Lally | Northport, NY | Feb 11, 1975 | 46 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Regimen | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Adam Brooks |
3 | 61 | Boris Said | New York, NY | Sep 18, 1962 | 58 | Toyota | Jani King | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Johnny Roten |
4 | 99 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 45 | Ford | Henry Repeating Arms | BJ McLeod Motorsports | David Ingram |
5 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 36 | Toyota | M&M's Ice Cream | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mark McFarland |
6 | 13 | Stephen Leicht | Asheville, NC | Jan 9, 1987 | 34 | Toyota | K1 Speed | Motorsports Business Management | Patrick Magee |
7 | 4 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 31 | Chevrolet | Voyager | JD Motorsports | Tommy Machek |
8 | 42 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 28 | Toyota | American Dream Leasing & Finance | Motorsports Business Management | Sebastian Laforge |
9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Riverton, IL | Jun 6, 1986 | 35 | Chevrolet | BRANDT | JR Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
10 | 1 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 35 | Chevrolet | Allstate Peterbilt Group 50th | JR Motorsports | Mike Bumgarner |
11 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Grimes, IA | Aug 7, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports | Our Motorsports | Joe Williams |
12 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Halifax, VA | Aug 6, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | Nutrien AG Solutions | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
13 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 32 | Chevrolet | Forever Lawn | JD Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
14 | 78 | Ryan Ellis | Torrence, CA | Nov 29, 1989 | 31 | Toyota | Rich Mar Florist | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
15 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 23 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |
16 | 17 | Cody Ware | Greensboro, NC | Nov 7, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | Nurtec ODT | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Miller |
17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Tucker, GA | Jun 20, 1987 | 34 | Ford | CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game | RSS Racing | Shane Wilson |
18 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Wentzville, MO | Aug 28, 1997 | 23 | Chevrolet | Axe Crossbows | Mike Harmon Racing | Teddy Brown |
19 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 30 | Toyota | Poppy Bank | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
20 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 26 | Chevrolet | Insurance King / DITECH | SS Green Light Racing | Mike Tyska |
21 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Driftwood, TX | Oct 29, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | REEL | Mike Harmon Racing | Ed Jewett |
22 | 11 | Justin Haley | Winamac, IN | Apr 28, 1999 | 22 | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
23 | 31 | Kaz Grala | Boston, MA | Dec 29, 1998 | 22 | Chevrolet | Ruedebusch.com | Jordan Anderson Racing | Arthur Haire |
24 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Saint-Albert, Canada | Apr 29, 1993 | 28 | Chevrolet | Can-Am | DGM Racing | Mario Gosselin |
25 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Columbus, OH | Sep 2, 1998 | 22 | Ford | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
26 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Woodbridge, VA | Sep 14, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Cookin Pellets | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
27 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Atlanta, GA | Feb 18, 1997 | 24 | Toyota | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
28 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Huntersville, NC | Oct 9, 2000 | 20 | Toyota | Offerpad | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Spartanburg, SC | Jan 16, 1985 | 36 | Chevrolet | Whitetail Smokeless | Jeremy Clements Racing | Mark Setzer |
30 | 92 | Josh Williams | Port Charlotte, FL | Aug 3, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services | DGM Racing | Eddie Troconis |
31 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Charlotte, NC | Dec 30, 1994 | 26 | Chevrolet | Shore Lunch | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
32 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 15, 1998 | 22 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC | JR Motorsports | Dave Elenz |
33 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Las Vegas, NV | Feb 24, 1999 | 22 | Ford | Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
34 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Como, MS | Dec 7, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Gilreath Farms Red Angus | Martins Motorsports | Dan Stillman |
35 | 15 | Colby Howard | Simpsonville, SC | Oct 28, 2001 | 19 | Chevrolet | Project Hope Foundation | JD Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
36 | 48 | Jade Buford | Brentwood, TN | Feb 15, 1988 | 33 | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers | Big Machine Racing | Patrick Donahue |
37 | 90 | Preston Pardus | New Smyrna Beach, FL | Feb 15, 1997 | 24 | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric / Danus Utilities | DGM Racing | Tony Furr |
38 | 126 | Kris Wright | Wexford, PA | Jul 17, 1994 | 26 | Toyota | Wright Automotive | Sam Hunt Racing | Andrew Abbott |
39 | 81 | Ty Gibbs | Charlotte, NC | Oct 4, 2002 | 18 | Toyota | Monster Energy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
40 | 23 | Natalie Decker | Eagle River, WI | Jun 25, 1997 | 24 | Chevrolet | Nerd Focus | Our Motorsports | Daniel Johnson |
41 | 66 | Matt Jaskol | Thousand Oaks, CA | Oct 15, 1984 | 36 | Toyota | Auto Parts 4 Less | Motorsports Business Management | Doug Richert |
42 | 6 | Spencer Pumpelly | Arlington, VA | Dec 28, 1974 | 46 | Chevrolet | Swann Communications | JD Motorsports | Ricky Viers |
43 | 8 | Sam Mayer | Franklin, WI | Jun 26, 2003 | 18 | Chevrolet | QPS Employment Group | JR Motorsports | Taylor Moyer |