2016 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200
The 2016 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete, with the first 80 laps being split into two 40-lap heats of 20 cars. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take the lead early, and dominate most of the race for his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, and Alex Bowman, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | May 14, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 35th Annual Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 120 laps, 120 mi (193 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 120 laps, 120 mi (193 km) | ||
| Average speed | 122.867 mph (197.735 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by heat results | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
Dover International Speedway is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year since 1971. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC[2] and the Indy Racing League. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators.[3]
Dash 4 Cash format and eligibility
In 2016, NASCAR would announce changes to its Dash 4 Cash format. The format would now include heat races to determine qualifiers. Each driver would qualify for heats in knockout qualifying, with odd-position drivers driving in heat No. 1, and even-position drivers competing in heat No. 2. The top two finishers of each heat would compete for the Dash 4 Cash in the main race after the heats.[4]
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 Friday, May 13, at 10:00 am EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[5] Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 22.699 and an average speed of 158.597 mph (255.237 km/h).[6]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.699 | 158.597 |
| 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.709 | 158.527 |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.748 | 158.256 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Friday, May 13, at 12:30 pm EST. The session was scheduled to last for 1 hour and 25 minutes, but due to inclement weather, the session would end early.[5] Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 22.969, and an average speed of 156.733 mph (252.237 km/h).[7]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.969 | 156.733 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.988 | 156.603 |
| 3 | 18 | Matt Tifft (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.087 | 155.932 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Heat qualifying
Qualifying for the two preliminary heat races was held on Saturday, May 14, at 10:45 am EST.[5] Since Dover International Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 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.[8]
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole for heat No. 1, with a lap of 22.915, and an average speed of 157.102 mph (252.831 km/h) in the third round. Meanwhile, Daniel Suárez, also driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole for heat No. 2, with a lap of 22.943, and an average speed of 156.911 mph (252.524 km/h) in the third round.[9]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.430 | 153.649 | 23.018 | 156.399 | 22.915 | 157.102 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.814 | 157.798 | 23.113 | 155.757 | 22.943 | 156.911 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.473 | 153.368 | 23.218 | 155.052 | 23.102 | 155.831 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.139 | 155.581 | 23.236 | 154.932 | 23.110 | 155.777 |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.341 | 154.235 | 23.336 | 154.268 | 23.187 | 155.259 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.237 | 154.925 | 23.329 | 154.314 | 23.200 | 155.172 |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.395 | 153.879 | 23.256 | 154.799 | 23.205 | 155.139 |
| 8 | 18 | Matt Tifft (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.144 | 155.548 | 23.255 | 154.805 | 23.260 | 154.772 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 23.686 | 151.989 | 23.332 | 154.268 | 23.309 | 154.447 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.315 | 154.407 | 23.326 | 154.334 | 23.319 | 154.381 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.407 | 153.800 | 23.201 | 155.166 | 23.347 | 154.195 |
| 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.534 | 152.970 | 23.432 | 153.636 | 23.522 | 153.048 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 23.336 | 154.268 | 23.452 | 153.505 | – | – |
| 14 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.651 | 152.213 | 23.497 | 153.211 | – | – |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 23.660 | 152.156 | 23.503 | 153.172 | – | – |
| 16 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 23.652 | 152.207 | 23.555 | 152.834 | – | – |
| 17 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 23.792 | 151.311 | 23.631 | 152.342 | – | – |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 23.491 | 153.250 | 23.658 | 152.168 | – | – |
| 19 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 23.358 | 154.123 | 23.676 | 152.053 | – | – |
| 20 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.395 | 154.879 | 23.696 | 151.924 | – | – |
| 21 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.857 | 150.899 | 23.743 | 151.624 | – | – |
| 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 23.679 | 152.033 | 23.937 | 150.395 | – | – |
| 23 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.858 | 150.893 | 23.969 | 150.194 | – | – |
| 24 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 23.878 | 150.766 | 24.084 | 149.477 | – | – |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 23.917 | 150.521 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 23.930 | 150.439 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 24.146 | 149.093 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 24.253 | 148.435 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 24.254 | 148.429 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 25 | Ryan Ellis | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 24.281 | 148.264 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.428 | 147.372 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 24.469 | 147.125 | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 24.485 | 147.029 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 24.699 | 145.755 | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | 97 | Alex Guenette | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 24.703 | 145.731 | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 24.716 | 145.655 | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 24.801 | 145.155 | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 25.454 | 141.432 | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 25.724 | 139.947 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | 15 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Heat #1 lineup | ||||||||||
| Heat #2 lineup | ||||||||||
Heat No. 1 results
Heat No. 1 was held on Saturday, May 14, at 2:00 pm EST. The race took the scheduled 40 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would pass Erik Jones in the final nine laps to win the heat and the overall pole.[10] Jones would complete the two drivers in the heat eligible for the Dash 4 Cash.
Heat No. 2 results
Heat No. 2 was held on Saturday, May 14, at approximately 2:50 pm EST. The race took the scheduled 40 laps to complete. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would hold off Daniel Suárez in a six lap shootout to win the outside pole.[12] Suárez would complete the two drivers in the heat eligible for the Dash 4 Cash.
Main race lineup
Main race results
| Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 76 | Running | 45 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 3 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 33 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 11 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 32 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 120 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 18 | Matt Tifft (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 10 | 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | 17 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 120 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 12 | 19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 14 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 119 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 14 | 21 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 119 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 15 | 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 16 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 17 | 20 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 18 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 117 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 19 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 117 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 20 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 21 | 22 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 117 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 22 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 23 | 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 24 | 27 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 25 | 10 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 26 | 33 | 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 115 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 97 | Alex Guenette | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 28 | 25 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 15 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 25 | Ryan Ellis | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 32 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 81 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 33 | 23 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 66 | 0 | Vibration | 8 |
| 34 | 36 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32 | 0 | Vibration | 7 |
| 35 | 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 36 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Suspension | 5 |
| 37 | 40 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Suspension | 4 |
| 38 | 37 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Vibration | 2 |
| 40 | 34 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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