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2016 Lucas Oil 150

2016 Lucas Oil 150
Race details
Race 22 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 11, 2016
Official name 22nd Annual Lucas Oil 150
Location Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (241 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (241 km)
Average speed 84.441 mph (135.895 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 26.039
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 112
Winner
No. 51 Daniel Suárez Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2016 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 6, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 11, 2016, in Avondale, Arizona, at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off Johnny Sauter on the final restart with 4 laps to go, and earned his 1st career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. William Byron dominated the majority of the race, leading 112 laps before blowing an engine on lap 141.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

The four drivers that advanced into the championship 4 are Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell, and Timothy Peters. William Byron and Ben Kennedy would be eliminated from championship contention.[1]

Background

The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.[2]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Haas Automation
1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Grimes Irrigation & Construction
02 Dominique Van Wieringen Rette Jones Racing Ford Durobyte
2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Pirtek
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
05 Dylan Lupton (i) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Lupton Excavation, Zaxby's
07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Thompson Electric
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Tommy Regan Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Gaems, Unique AR's
11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley
16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet Halmar International
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
18 Noah Gragson Wauters Motorsports Toyota SpeedVegas, Alert ID
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Blue Gate Bank
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
22 Myatt Snider AM Racing Toyota Louisiana Hot Sauce
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet Black Friday
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet Jacob Companies
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Carolina Nut Co., Albertsons
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 Bryce Napier Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Central Valley HHO, SupportMilitary.org
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet MAKE Motorsports
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Strategic Public Affairs
66 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
71 Kevin Donahue Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet Agile Networks
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Slim Jim, Menards
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 11, at 9:30 am MST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.479, and an average speed of 135.957 mph (218.802 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.479 135.957
2 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.511 135.793
3 18 Noah Gragson Wauters Motorsports Toyota 26.528 135.706
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, November 11, at 1:00 pm MST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.637, and an average speed of 135.150 mph (217.503 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.637 135.150
2 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.672 134.973
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.712 134.771
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 11, at 6:30 pm MST.[3] Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system is a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[6]

William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.039, and an average speed of 138.254 mph (222.498 km/h) in the third round.[7]

Tommy Regan would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.101 137.926 26.093 137.968 26.039 138.254
2 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.733 134.665 26.289 136.939 26.133 137.757
3 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.303 136.867 26.445 136.132 26.240 137.195
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.663 135.019 26.331 136.721 26.245 137.169
5 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.403 136.348 26.414 136.291 26.310 136.830
6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 26.383 136.452 26.352 136.612 26.373 136.503
7 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.580 135.440 26.389 136.420 26.401 136.358
8 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 26.901 133.824 26.401 136.358 26.452 136.096
9 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.565 135.517 26.491 135.895 26.486 135.921
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.755 134.554 26.455 136.080 26.501 135.844
11 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.725 134.705 26.469 136.008 26.523 135.731
12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 26.672 134.973 26.515 135.772 26.591 135.384
Eliminated in Round 2
13 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 26.786 134.399 26.523 135.731 - -
14 18 Noah Gragson Wauters Motorsports Toyota 26.755 134.554 26.533 135.680 - -
15 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 26.639 135.140 26.575 135.466 - -
16 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.757 134.544 26.622 135.227 - -
17 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 26.601 135.333 26.633 135.171 - -
18 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 26.807 134.293 26.640 135.135 - -
19 22 Myatt Snider AM Racing Toyota 27.001 133.328 26.674 134.963 - -
20 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 26.909 133.784 26.748 134.590 - -
21 2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 26.791 134.373 26.981 133.427 - -
22 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 27.173 132.484 27.037 133.151 - -
23 05 Dylan Lupton (i) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 26.922 133.720 27.239 132.163 - -
24 02 Dominique Van Wieringen Rette Jones Racing Ford 27.249 132.115 27.299 131.873 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 27.310 131.820 - - - -
26 71 Kevin Donahue Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 27.423 131.277 - - - -
27 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.452 131.138 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 27.501 130.904 - - - -
29 66 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 27.930 128.894 - - - -
30 49 Bryce Napier Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.004 128.553 - - - -
31 63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 28.839 124.831 - - - -
32 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet - - - - - -
Failed to qualify
33 10 Tommy Regan Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 28.912 124.516 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 34 Running 0
2 4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 31
3 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 30
4 7 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 29
5 8 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 28
6 6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 27
7 5 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 26
8 17 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 25
9 18 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 24
10 12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 23
11 3 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 22
12 13 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 4 Running 22
13 15 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 Running 20
14 9 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 19
15 21 2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 Running 18
16 14 18 Noah Gragson Wauters Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 17
17 19 22 Myatt Snider AM Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 16
18 20 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 15
19 23 05 Dylan Lupton (i) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 0
20 26 71 Kevin Donahue Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 149 0 Running 13
21 27 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 12
22 29 66 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 11
23 28 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 10
24 32 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 146 0 Running 9
25 30 49 Bryce Napier Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 8
26 31 63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 145 0 Running 7
27 1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 141 112 Engine 8
28 11 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 76 0 Accident 5
29 25 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 62 0 Engine 4
30 22 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 36 0 Accident 3
31 24 02 Dominique Van Wieringen Rette Jones Racing Ford 26 0 Accident 2
32 16 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 11 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ a b Utter, Jim (November 12, 2016). "Suarez wins his first Truck race as Championship 4 is set". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "The best seat in NASCAR isn't really a seat at all". Nascar.com. August 12, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Allaway, Phil (November 11, 2016). "William Byron Quickest in Opening Phoenix Truck Practice". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Velat, Frank (November 11, 2016). "Spencer Gallagher Paces Final Truck Practice at Phoenix". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  7. ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 11, 2016). "William Byron wins pole for Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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