2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250

The 2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mile (0.847 km) permanent paperclip shaped short track. The race was increased from 250 laps to 255 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off John Hunter Nemechek on the final restart, and earned his 45th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, William Byron, also driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Race details
Race 3 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date April 2, 2016
Official name 22nd Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 255 laps, 134.1 mi (215.861 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 131.5 mi (211.628 km)
Average speed 61.811 miles per hour (99.475 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
ThorSport Racing
Time 19.659
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 123
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch 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

Background
The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed.[2] It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.

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 Bryce Napier MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Lilly Trucking
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
07 Shane Lee SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet LeeBoy
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Claire Decker Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Amsoil
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Jacob Companies
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
14 Natalie Decker MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
18 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford California Clean Power
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Alamo Rent a Car
24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet McDonald's
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
32 Justin Haley Braun Motorsports Toyota Braun Auto Group
33 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Alpha Energy Solutions
44 Tommy Joe Martins[lower-alpha 1] Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet JEFA Tech
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
63 Spencer Boyd MB Motorsports Chevrolet Go-Parts.com
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Bolen Motorsports
71 Mike Bliss Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet RaceTrac
74 Paige Decker Mike Harmon Racing Ram Best Western
78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Toyota Osaka Parts Distribution
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Coastal Carolina University
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Advance Auto Parts
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Notes
  1. Driver changed to Austin Wayne Self for the race after Self failed to qualify.

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 1, at 10:00 AM EST, 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 19.868, and an average speed of 95.309 mph (153.385 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.868 95.309
2 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 19.995 94.704
3 18 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.104 94.190
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, April 1, at 12:30 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[3] Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.839, and an average speed of 95.448 mph (153.609 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.839 95.448
2 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.856 95.367
3 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.901 95.151
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, April 1, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.788, and an average speed of 95.694 mph (154.005 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.788 95.694
2 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19.826 95.511
3 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.837 95.458
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 2, at 11:15 AM EST.[3] Since Martinsville Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system was 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.[7]

Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.659, and an average speed of 96.322 mph (155.015 km/h) in the third round.[8]

Austin Wayne Self, Jordan Anderson, Travis Kvapil, Norm Benning, Chris Fontaine, and Natalie Decker would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.770 95.781 19.710 96.073 19.659 96.322
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.795 95.661 19.722 96.015 19.730 95.976
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.002 94.671 19.802 95.627 19.753 95.864
4 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.838 95.838 19.774 95.762 19.757 95.845
5 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.755 95.854 19.869 95.304 19.775 95.757
6 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.036 94.510 19.777 95.748 19.780 95.733
7 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.885 95.228 19.881 95.247 19.790 95.685
8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19.996 94.699 19.798 95.646 19.800 95.636
9 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 19.931 95.008 19.844 95.424 19.811 95.583
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.900 95.156 19.836 95.463 19.882 95.242
11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.959 94.874 19.775 95.757 19.903 95.141
12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.839 95.448 19.800 95.636 19.938 94.974
Eliminated in Round 2
13 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.040 94.491 19.894 95.184 - -
14 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.014 94.614 19.898 95.165 - -
15 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 19.998 94.689 19.899 95.161 - -
16 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 20.012 94.623 19.912 95.098 - -
17 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 20.081 94.298 19.917 95.075 - -
18 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 19.965 94.846 19.924 95.041 - -
19 33 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.058 94.406 19.927 95.027 - -
20 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.010 94.633 19.945 94.941 - -
21 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 20.051 94.439 20.027 94.552 - -
22 32 Justin Haley Braun Motorsports Toyota 20.057 94.411 20.095 94.232 - -
23 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 20.081 94.298 20.124 94.097 - -
24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 19.927 95.027 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford 20.157 93.943 - - - -
26 71 Mike Bliss Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 20.193 93.775 - - - -
27 63 Spencer Boyd MB Motorsports Ram 20.202 93.733 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 07 Shane Lee SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 20.218 93.659 - - - -
29 49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.473 92.493 - - - -
30 74 Paige Decker Mike Harmon Racing Ram 20.496 92.389 - - - -
31 10 Claire Decker Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 20.574 92.038 - - - -
32 1 Bryce Napier MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 20.839 90.868 - - - -
Failed to qualify
33 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 20.212 93.687 - - - -
34 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 20.242 93.548 - - - -
35 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 20.298 93.290 - - - -
36 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 20.397 92.837 - - - -
37 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 20.466 92.524 - - - -
38 14 Natalie Decker MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 20.922 90.508 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 255 123 Running 0
2 8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 Running 31
3 7 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 255 0 Running 30
4 5 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 255 79 Running 0
5 16 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 255 0 Running 28
6 11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 255 0 Running 27
7 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 255 0 Running 26
8 25 92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford 255 0 Running 25
9 4 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 255 11 Running 25
10 20 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 255 0 Running 23
11 15 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 255 0 Running 22
12 18 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 255 0 Running 21
13 13 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 Running 20
14 23 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 Running 19
15 24 44 Austin Wayne Self (R) Martins Motorsports Toyota 255 0 Running 18
16 1 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 255 42 Running 18
17 28 07 Shane Lee SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 255 0 Running 16
18 6 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 255 0 Running 0
19 14 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 255 0 Running 14
20 9 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 255 0 Running 13
21 21 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 Running 12
22 17 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 253 0 Running 11
23 32 1 Bryce Napier MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 Running 10
24 29 49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 Running 9
25 30 74 Paige Decker Mike Harmon Racing Ram 246 0 Running 8
26 22 32 Justin Haley Braun Motorsports Toyota 244 0 Accident 7
27 31 10 Claire Decker Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 243 0 Running 6
28 27 63 Spencer Boyd MB Motorsports Ram 237 0 Accident 5
29 12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 235 0 Accident 4
30 26 71 Mike Bliss Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 Electrical 3
31 19 33 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 91 0 Accident 2
32 3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 43 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. Spencer, Lee (April 2, 2016). "Kyle Busch scores first Martinsville win in contact-filled Truck race". Motorsport.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. "HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76".
  3. "2016 Truck Series Martinsville Spring Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry (April 1, 2016). "Truck Series rookie William Byron tops first Martinsville practice". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. White, Tucker (April 1, 2016). "Ben Rhodes Fastest in Second Truck Practice". Speedway Media. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. White, Tucker (April 1, 2016). "Cole Custer Fastest in Final Truck Practice". Speedway Media. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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