2016 Texas Roadhouse 200

The 2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 was the 20th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 6, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 29, 2016, in Ridgeway, Virginia, at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526-mile (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would hold off a fast-charging Chase Elliott with 19 laps to go, and earned his 12th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. He would also earn an automatic spot in the championship 4. Elliott mainly dominated the race, leading 105 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

2016 Texas Roadhouse 200
Race details
Race 20 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 29, 2016
Official name 18th Annual Texas Roadhouse 200
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km)
Average speed 73.839 mph (118.832 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Contreras Motorsports
Time 19.673
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Contreras Motorsports
Laps 109
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

This race would also make history, as Harrison Burton and Kyle Donahue became the first drivers born in the 2000s decade and the 21st century to race in a NASCAR national series event.

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 OneMain Financial
1 Josh White Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Hurricane Master Garage Doors
02 Austin Theriault 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 Jive Communications, Zaxby's
07 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet Agile Networks
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Brad Foy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Harvester Performance Center
11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
18 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota DEX Imaging
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Blue Gate Bank
20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford Don Rich Ford
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Justin Fontaine AM Racing Toyota Promatic Automation
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet Kiklos Olive Oil
28 Kyle Soper FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY
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 Texas Roadhouse
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet RPM Trailers, Diamond Gusset Jeans
45 Casey Smith Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Equipment
49 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Wilride Transport LTD
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet MAKE Motorsports
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
62 Donnie Levister Faith Motorsports Toyota Shawn Magee Designs
63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet Agile Networks
66 Josh Reeves Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Glad Precision, Crosley Brands
71 Chase Elliott (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts, Valvoline
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin AW
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
92 Cole Whitt (i) RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Goodyear
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 28, at 12:30 pm EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.823, and an average speed of 95.525 mph (153.733 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.823 95.525
2 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.835 95.468
3 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.848 95.405
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, October 28, at 2:30 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour and 50 minutes.[3] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.687, and an average speed of 96.185 mph (154.795 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.687 96.185
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.749 95.883
3 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.757 95.845
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 29, at 10:15 am EST.[3] Since Martinsville Speedway 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]

Chase Elliott, driving for Contreras Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.673, and an average speed of 96.254 mph (154.906 km/h) in the third round.[7]

Brad Foy, Casey Smith, Kyle Soper, and Donnie Levister would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 71 Chase Elliott (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 19.773 95.767 19.700 96.122 19.673 96.254
2 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.948 94.927 19.751 95.874 19.741 95.922
3 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.874 95.280 19.780 95.733 19.745 95.903
4 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 19.924 95.041 19.827 95.506 19.749 95.883
5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.905 95.132 19.798 95.646 19.755 95.854
6 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.818 95.550 19.750 95.878 19.778 95.743
7 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.942 94.955 19.790 95.685 19.780 95.733
8 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.845 95.420 19.847 95.410 19.797 95.651
9 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 19.903 95.141 19.846 95.415 19.871 95.295
10 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.930 95.013 19.815 95.564 19.877 95.266
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.995 94.704 19.820 95.540 19.889 95.208
12 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.096 94.228 19.856 95.367 19.958 94.879
Eliminated in Round 2
13 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 20.073 94.336 19.862 95.338 - -
14 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 19.989 94.732 19.863 95.333 - -
15 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 20.003 94.666 19.878 95.261 - -
16 18 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.011 94.628 19.887 95.218 - -
17 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.952 94.908 19.894 95.184 - -
18 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.897 95.170 19.907 95.122 - -
19 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 20.076 94.322 19.915 95.084 - -
20 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 20.046 94.463 19.924 95.041 - -
21 92 Cole Whitt (i) RBR Enterprises Ford 20.094 94.237 20.021 94.581 - -
22 63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 20.082 94.293 20.093 94.242 - -
23 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.055 94.420 20.123 94.101 - -
24 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.100 94.209 20.153 93.961 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 20.111 94.157 - - - -
26 49 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.147 93.989 - - - -
27 02 Austin Theriault Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.173 93.868 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 22 Justin Fontaine AM Racing Toyota 20.418 92.742 - - - -
29 07 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 20.667 91.624 - - - -
30 66 Josh Reeves Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 20.905 90.581 - - - -
31 1 Josh White Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.325 88.797 - - - -
32 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet - - - - - -
Failed to qualify
33 10 Brad Foy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 20.305 93.258 - - - -
34 45 Casey Smith Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.335 93.120 - - - -
35 28 Kyle Soper FDNY Racing Chevrolet 20.702 91.469 - - - -
36 62 Donnie Levister Faith Motorsports Toyota 21.037 90.013 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 50 Running 36
2 1 71 Chase Elliott (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 200 109 Running 0
3 12 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 18 Running 31
4 6 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 29
5 19 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 28
6 2 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 0
7 3 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 17 Running 27
8 7 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 25
9 13 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 200 6 Running 25
10 15 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 200 0 Running 23
11 8 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 22
12 21 92 Cole Whitt (i) RBR Enterprises Ford 200 0 Running 0
13 4 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 200 0 Running 20
14 23 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 200 0 Running 19
15 10 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 18
16 9 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 17
17 11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 16
18 18 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 15
19 14 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 14
20 27 02 Austin Theriault Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 13
21 20 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 12
22 16 18 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 199 0 Running 11
23 26 49 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 0
24 24 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 198 0 Running 9
25 25 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 Running 8
26 28 22 Justin Fontaine AM Racing Toyota 195 0 Running 7
27 32 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 192 0 Running 6
28 30 66 Josh Reeves Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 191 0 Running 5
29 17 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 179 0 Running 4
30 29 07 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 Engine 3
31 22 63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 48 0 Accident 2
32 31 1 Josh White Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. Utter, Jim (October 29, 2016). "Johnny Sauter wins at Martinsville, advances to Championship 4". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. "HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76".
  3. "2016 Truck Series Martinsville Fall Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. Ryan, Nate (October 28, 2016). "Daniel Suarez paces truck practice at Martinsville". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. Ryan, Nate (October 28, 2016). "William Byron paces final Truck practice". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  6. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. Catanzareti, Zach (October 29, 2016). "Chase Elliott Grabs Pole in Truck Series Return at Martinsville". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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