2016 DC Solar 350
The 2016 DC Solar 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2016, in North Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, dominated the majority of the race, and earned his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | October 1, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 20th Annual DC Solar 350 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.163 mph (230.399 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Horse Racing | ||
| Time | 30.690 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 8:30 am PST, and would last for 60 minutes.[2] Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.512, and an average speed of 176.980 mph (284.822 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.512 | 176.980 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.595 | 176.499 |
| 3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.606 | 176.436 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am PST, and would last for 60 minutes.[2] Rico Abreu, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.577, and an average speed of 176.603 mph (284.215 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.577 | 176.603 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.621 | 176.350 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.647 | 176.200 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 3:10 pm PST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[5]
Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.690, and an average speed of 175.953 mph (283.169 km/h) in the second round.[6]
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 70 | Running | 37 |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 38 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 3 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 4 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 22 | Running | 30 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 18 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 1 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 13 | Running | 25 |
| 10 | 12 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 20 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 11 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 9 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 19 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 17 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 25 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 142 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 21 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 23 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 26 | 07 | Todd Peck (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 24 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Suspension | 6 |
| 28 | 28 | 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 30 | 66 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | Oil Leak | 4 |
| 30 | 27 | 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Vibration | 3 |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Electrical | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Utter, Jim (October 1, 2016). "Tyler Reddick tops BKR teammate Hemric for Truck win at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- "2016 Truck Series Las Vegas Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Sites. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- Ryan, Nate (October 1, 2016). "Daniel Hemric leads first truck practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- Ryan, Nate (October 1, 2016). "Rico Abreu tops final truck practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (October 1, 2016). "Peters takes pole, Crafton alongside for tonight's Truck race at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2023.