2020 Henry 180

2020 Henry 180

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 18 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08)
Location	Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course	4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance	45 laps, 182.16 mi (293.16 km)
Pole position
Driver	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver	Austin Cindric	Team Penske
Laps	19
Winner
No. 22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Dave Burns, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett
Nielsen Ratings	779,000[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Mike Bagley, Kurt Becker
Turn Announcers	Woody Cain, Steve Post, Dan Hubbard, Jim Tretow, Eric Morse, Tim Catalfamo, Jason Toy, Chris Wilner

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 4.045-mile (6.510 km) 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

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 (multiple changes would require multiple pit stops during the same pit cycle). 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.^[10]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Michael Annett was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw; his third straight race drawing the pole position.^[11]

• The No. 5 of Vinnie Miller had to start from the rear due to a driver change (Miller replaced Matt Mills).
• The No. 93 of Myatt Snider had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Stage One

Laps: 14

Stage Two

Laps: 15

Laps: 16

• 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: 61.83 mph (99.51 km/h)

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.

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) 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.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Austin Cindric	771
	2	Chase Briscoe	760 (-11)
1	3	Ross Chastain	708 (-63)
1	4	Noah Gragson	697 (-74)
	5	Justin Haley	636 (-135)
	6	Harrison Burton (R)	608 (-163)
	7	Justin Allgaier	598 (-173)
	8	Michael Annett	543 (-228)
	9	Brandon Jones	523 (-248)
1	10	Ryan Sieg	436 (-335)
1	11	Riley Herbst (R)	424 (-347)
	12	Brandon Brown	403 (-368)
Official driver's standings

• Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
• . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.