2020 Henry 180

The 2020 Henry 180 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 8, 2020 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 45 laps on the road course, it was the 18th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Austin Cindric won his fourth race of the season, which was his fourth victory in the last five races.

Report

Background

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NTT Indycar Series, NTTWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.
This was the first Xfinity Series race to allow fans to attend since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Modified Pit Procedures

Due to the race being held at a separate venue from the Cup Series and the subsequent need to use alternate pit crew members, NASCAR implemented alternate pit procedures for the Henry 180. The field was frozen at the time of the caution, and each team could change only fuel or tires during each stop. Additionally, there was a time limit set for pit road: A minimum of 60 seconds for green flag stops and a maximum of 80 seconds for stops under caution. Tire changes were not allowed under green flag stops unless NASCAR specifically permitted it.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Michael Annett was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw; his third straight race drawing the pole position.

Starting Lineup

The No. 5 of Vinnie Miller had to start from the rear due to a driver change.
The No. 93 of Myatt Snider had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 14

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	9
3	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	02	Andy Lally	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	99	Josh Bilicki	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	3
9	6	Jade Buford	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	07	R. C. Enerson	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage Two
Laps: 15

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	99	Josh Bilicki	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	7
5	02	Andy Lally	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	21	Kaz Grala	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chverolet	4
8	6	Jade Buford	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	78	Scott Heckert	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 16

Race statistics

Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 15
Red flags: 1
Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, 37 seconds
Average speed:

Media

Television

The Henry 180 was carried by NBCSN in the United States. Dave Burns, Jeff Burton, and Dale Jarrett called the race from NBC Sports's studios in Charlotte, NC, with Parker Kligerman covering pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker called the action from the booth. Woody Cain, Steve Post, Dan Hubbard, Jim Tretow, Eric Morse, Tim Catalfamo, Jason Toy, and Chris Wilner called the action from the turns. Pete Pistone and Hannah Newhouse provided reports from pit road.

Standings after the race

; Drivers' Championship standingsNote: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.