2016 Toyota Tundra 250
The 2016 Toyota Tundra 250 was the 4th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 167 laps to 170 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would take the upset win, after the leaders of Johnny Sauter and Ben Rhodes wrecked on the final lap. This was Byron's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | May 6, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 16th Annual Toyota Tundra 250 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 170 laps, 255 mi (410.3 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.511 miles per hour (174.632 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Athenian Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.465 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | |
| Laps | 57 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | William Byron | 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
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
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 Thursday, May 5, at 1:30 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.658, and an average speed of 176.137 mph (283.465 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.658 | 176.137 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.686 | 175.976 |
| 3 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.762 | 175.541 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Thursday, May 5, at 3:30 pm EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.569, and an average speed of 176.650 mph (284.291 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.569 | 176.650 |
| 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.574 | 176.621 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.612 | 176.401 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, May 5, at 5:30 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[2] John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, 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).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.512 | 176.980 |
| 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.552 | 176.748 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.560 | 176.702 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 6, at 3:30 pm CST.[2] Since Kansas 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]
John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.465, and an average speed of 177.253 mph (285.261 km/h) in the third round.[6]
Norm Benning and Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 170 | 34 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 170 | 57 | Running | 33 |
| 3 | 9 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 170 | 5 | Running | 30 |
| 5 | 16 | 24 | Clint Bowyer (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 170 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 170 | 1 | Running | 26 |
| 9 | 11 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 32 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 22 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 170 | 56 | Running | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 170 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 25 | 07 | B. J. McLeod (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 9 | Running | 18 |
| 17 | 17 | 71 | Mike Bliss | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 10 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 169 | 5 | Running | 16 |
| 19 | 15 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 169 | 2 | Running | 15 |
| 20 | 24 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 27 | 49 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 31 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 26 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 1 | Running | 8 |
| 27 | 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 29 | 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 30 | 30 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 48 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 32 | 19 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Spencer, Lee (May 6, 2016). "William Byron snags first win as leaders crash on final lap". Motorsport.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "2016 Truck Series Kansas Spring Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (May 5, 2016). "Tyler Reddick is fastest in first of 3 Truck practices Thursday at Kansas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- Lunkenheimer, Beth (May 5, 2016). "Tyler Reddick, William Byron & John Wes Townley Top Truck Series Practices". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- McFadin, Daniel (May 6, 2016). "John Wes Townley earns first career pole for Kansas Truck race". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.