There was a heck of a lot more rubbing and racing on Saturday (July 2) as Ty Gibbs won the Henry 180 at Road America for his fourth trophy of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
After Kyle Larson had dominated the faster car of Gibbs all day, the young Xfinity full-timer dug deep and showed why he’s unquestionably one of the best young talents in the sport. Gibbs has a reputation for being a reckless driver, but held back when he had the chance to move Larson out of the way during the closing laps. At his next opportunity, he made one of the best passes of his young career for the win.
Larson, Josh Berry, Austin Hill and Brandon Jones finished out the rest of the top five, but it was a highly questionable move by Noah Gragson that grabbed headlines.
The Winners
Jeremy Clements has a history of running well at Road America, even winning the race there in 2017. Saturday was no different, as he notched a top 10 for his efforts and even led the race at one point. Clements suffered an unfortunate penalty late in the race, however, and brought his No. 51 across the line in ninth. He looked good doing it, too, as Whitetail Dip hooked up the JCR team with a slick scheme this week. It’s not my scheme of the week, but it’d be cruel and unusual punishment not to share it.
@JClements51 will take the Green flag P11 in the @whitetaildip @driftlessglen #51 machine tomorrow in the #Henry180 @roadamerica at 2:30 EST On @USA_Network @XfinityRacing @NASCAR_Xfinity pic.twitter.com/2rPdOanpu8
— JeremyClementsRacing (@JCR_Clements51) July 1, 2022
Josh Berry was caught up in the carnage caused by Gragson and company, but in a brilliant stroke of either wild luck or tremendous skill (maybe even a bit of both?) he wound up finishing third. It wasn’t a great day for JRM, as right turns were pretty crucial. However, Berry’s top three made for a nice silver lining to an otherwise woeful day.
The Losers
Mr. Roadcourse himself, AJ Allmendinger, had a rough day at the office. After starting on the back row, Allmendinger worked his way up to the front, per the usual. However, the powers at be decided that today was not to be his day. Did he finish poorly? Absolutely not — he brought it home in sixth. However, I’m sure he won’t take too kindly to the known dirt track legend Larson stealing his thunder for the day.
Ty Gibbs haters took quite the blow today, and I would know, I am one. I touched on it earlier, but you really have to watch Gibbs’…
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