The 2021 Henry 180 was the 17th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin in Road America, a permanent road course. The race took 45 laps to complete. After suffering damage, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would rally back to the front and would win his 101st career NASCAR Xfinity Series race and his fourth of the season. To fill out the podium positions, Daniel Hemric of Joe Gibbs Racing and Michael Annett of JR Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background +Entry list#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletAllstate Peterbilt Group Celebrating 50 Years2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevroletShore Lunch Soup & Breading Mixes02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletOur Motorsports4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletVoyager5Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaAlpha Prime Regimen Geoff Bodine Throwback6Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevroletRice Tire "Experts In Tire Solutions"7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture07Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevroletInsurance King Patriotic, Ditec Marine Cleaning Products8Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletQPS Employment Group9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyotaJani-King "The King of Clean"15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevroletProject Hope Foundation16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletHyperIce17Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingFordNurtec ODT18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPoppy Bank19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMenards, Richmond Water Heaters23Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevroletNerd Focus, N29 Capital Partners, LLC26Kris Wright (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyotaWright Automotive Group "God Bless America"31Kaz Grala (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group, Ruedebusch.com36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletCan-Am39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFordCMR Construction & Roofing42Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyotaKunes RV44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletGilreath Farms Black Angus "The New Black"47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletAXE Crossbows48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevroletBig Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletWhitetail Smokeless Patriotic52Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevroletJimmy Means Racing54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaM&M's Ice Cream61Boris SaidHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaKunes RV66Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyotaAuto Parts 4 Less68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletSim Seats74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletBelmont Classic Cars78Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaRich Mar Florist, Circle B Diecast, Limetree81Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy90Preston PardusDGM RacingChevroletChinchor Electric, Inc.92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletAlloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordMonster Energy99Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordHenry Repeating ArmsOfficial entry list
Practice The first and final practice took place on Friday, July 2. Austin Cindric would set the fastest time in the session with a 2 minute and 15.096 second lap. +Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2:15:096107.870210Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet2:16:084107.08737Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:16:170107.019Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 3, at 12:23 EST. Ty Gibbs would win the pole with a 2 minute and 15.520 second lap.
7 drivers would fail to qualify: the #66 of Matt Jaskol, the #52 of Gray Gaulding, the #0 of Jeffrey Earnhardt, the #15 of Colby Howard, the #61 of Boris Said, the #47 of Kyle Weatherman, and the #74 of Bayley Currey. +Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.520107.532222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2:15.592107.475316A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2:15.725107.370418Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.915107.220554Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:16.392106.84567Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.729106.582731Kaz GralaJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2:16.817106.513810Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet2:16.846106.491951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2:17.184106.2281020Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:18.192105.4531148Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet2:19.351104.576121Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet0.0000.000Eliminated in the first round1311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2:16.724106.5861407Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2:16.801106.526155Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2:16.870106.4721690Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet2:16.885106.4601717Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingFord2:16.983106.384186Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.023106.3531968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.120106.2782099Kevin HarvickB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord2:17.178106.2332119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:17.452106.0212236Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2:17.491105.991238Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.564105.9352402Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.836105.7262526Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota2:17.862105.7062639Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2:17.993105.605272Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2:18.102105.5222878Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2:18.344105.3372942Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota2:18.388105.3043092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2:18.618105.1293113Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota2:18.641105.112Qualified by owner's points324Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.010104.8333344Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.365104.5663498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2:19.922104.1493523Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet2:27.34298.905369Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet0.0000.000Failed to qualify3766Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota2:18.869104.9393852Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevrolet2:18.959104.871390Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.084104.7774015Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.452104.5004161Boris SaidHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2:19.549104.4284247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2:20.167103.9674374Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2:20.863103.454Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 14 +Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet8411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6618Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet481Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3907Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet01098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 +Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet7554Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5781Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 16 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1554Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota455running02418Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota453running483121Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet450running374316A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet4512running5351020Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota450running3462099Kevin HarvickB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord450running073498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord450running328222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord4510running419369Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet454running34101311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet450running41111968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet450running261267Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet455running3813155Andy LallyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota450running2414810Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet450running31153344Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet450running22161690Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet450running21173092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet450running2018731Kaz GralaJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet450running0192119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota454running23202942Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota450running0212236Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet450running16222639Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord450running1523272Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet450running14241717Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingFord450running13252526Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota450running0263113Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota450running1127324Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet450running1028951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet440running9291407Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet420accident0302878Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota420accident7312402Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet410accident6323523Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet380accident533181Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota342transmission8341148Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet160suspension335238Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet120accident236186Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet110accident1Official race results
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