Results

The 2021 Henry 180 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Road America race.

Henry 180

Saturday, July 3rd, 2021

Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 11 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Road America
  • 12th Annual Henry 180
  • Pole Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 18
  • Team : No. 81 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the Pole Award for the 12th Annual Henry 180 with a lap of 135.52 seconds, 107.532 mph.
  • This is his first pole in nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2021.
  • This is his first pole in his series debut at Road America.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2021 and his fifth in five races at Road America.
  • AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his third top-10 start at Road America. It is his 13th in 17 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, July 3rd, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Kyle Busch wins again in NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Road America

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.

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 45
  • Margin of Victory: 03.522 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 25 Minutes 47 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 74.972
  • Cautions: 7 for 11 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,343 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Road America
  • 12th Annual Henry 180
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 36
  • Team : No. 54 - M&M's Ice Cream Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mark McFarland
  • Kyle Busch won the 12th Annual Henry 180, his 101st victory in 361 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in his series debut at Road America.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Road America. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Michael Annett (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in nine races at Road America.
  • Ty Gibbs (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Joe Gibbs Racing's second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Road America (2019, Christopher Bell; 2021, Kyle Busch).
  • Kyle Busch becomes the 12th different NASCAR Xfinity Series winner at Road America, extending the series active record for most consecutive different winners at a track.
Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag at Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - July 3, 2021 : Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 M&M's Ice Cream Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Henry 180 at Road America on July 03, 2021 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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Henry 180 at Road America results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
4 3 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 55 33 20 2 45 12 3 1 1 Running
13 15 5 Andy Lally Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
6 20 99 Kevin Harvick Ford 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
1 5 54 Kyle Busch Toyota 0 0 0 0 45 5 1 0 5 Running
26 31 13 Stephen Leicht Toyota 11 11 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
27 32 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
20 29 42 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
12 6 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 38 25 13 0 45 5 2 7 2 Running
3 12 1 Michael Annett Chevrolet 37 34 3 0 45 0 0 8 0 Running
31 24 02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 Accident
14 8 10 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 31 23 8 0 45 0 0 3 0 Running
30 28 78 Ryan Ellis Toyota 7 7 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 Accident
24 17 17 Cody Ware Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
22 26 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 15 15 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
2 4 18 Daniel Hemric Toyota 48 35 13 0 45 3 1 6 3 Running
29 14 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 9 0 Accident
10 13 11 Justin Haley Chevrolet 41 27 14 0 45 0 0 4 4 Running
18 7 31 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
21 22 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
8 2 22 Austin Cindric Ford 41 29 12 0 45 10 3 2 8 Running
11 19 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
19 21 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 23 18 5 0 45 4 1 0 6 Running
5 10 20 Harrison Burton Toyota 34 32 2 0 45 0 0 0 9 Running
28 9 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 Running
17 30 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
23 27 2 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
9 36 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 34 28 6 0 45 4 1 5 0 Running
7 34 98 Riley Herbst Ford 32 30 2 0 45 0 0 10 10 Running
15 33 44 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
34 11 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Suspension
16 16 90 Preston Pardus Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
25 25 126 Kris Wright Toyota 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
33 1 81 Ty Gibbs Toyota 8 4 4 0 34 2 1 0 7 Transmission
32 35 23 Natalie Decker Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 18 6 Spencer Pumpelly Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 23 8 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Noah Gragson Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Riley Herbst Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car Tail End 0 0 White
Brett Moffitt Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Natalie Decker Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Ellis Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Spencer Pumpelly Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 6 0 Yellow
Cody Ware Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 7 8 Yellow
Jade Buford Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit Tail End 7 8 Yellow
Ty Gibbs Unspecified Restart Violation - Changed Lanes Tail End 8 12 Green
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 8 12 Green
Josh Bilicki Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 11 12 Yellow
Stephen Leicht Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 11 12 Yellow
Natalie Decker Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 11 12 Yellow
Jeb Burton Speeding on pit road Tail End 14 15 Yellow
Jeb Burton Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit Tail End 14 15 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Tire violation Uncontrolled Tire Tail End 18 22 Green
Brett Moffitt Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 18 22 Green
Stephen Leicht Speeding on pit road Tail End 21 22 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Entry Tail End 21 22 Yellow
AJ Allmendinger Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 21 22 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Speeding on pit road Garage Tail End 24 29 Green
Kaz Grala Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 27 29 Yellow
Preston Pardus Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 29 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 27 29 Yellow
Josh Williams Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit Tail End 36 37 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 Lap 36 37 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit Tail End 38 39 Yellow