2016 UNOH 175

The 2016 UNOH 175 was the 17th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 24, 2016, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, pulled off a dominating performance, leading 161 laps and earning his sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2016 UNOH 175
Race details
Race 17 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date September 24, 2016
Official name 19th Annual UNOH 175
Location New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 175 laps, 185 mi (297 km)
Scheduled Distance 175 laps, 185 mi (297 km)
Average speed 95.343 mph (153.440 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 28.667
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 161
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
The layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1990, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.600-mile (2.575 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

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 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet PitStopsforHope.org
02 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford Austin Hill Racing
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota SiriusXM
05 John Wes Townley[lower-alpha 1] Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Jive Communications, Zaxby's
07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Thompson Electric
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
11 Brett Moffitt Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV
16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet Halmar International
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Blue Gate Bank
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Alamo Rent a Car
24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet Descartes
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 Carolina Nut Co.
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 Josh Wise (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Champion Machinery
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Jegs High Performance
63 Akinori Ogata MB Motorsports Chevrolet Eneos
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Columbia SC - Famously Hot
71 Alon Day Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet FLwaterfront.com
74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Vermont Bucks Football
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota SeaWatch
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Notes
  1. Relieved by Matt DiBenedetto in practice.

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, September 23, at 1:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.838, and an average speed of 132.076 mph (212.556 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 28.838 132.076
2 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28.896 131.811
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.018 131.256
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, September 23, at 3:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.663, and an average speed of 132.882 mph (213.853 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 28.663 132.882
2 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 28.703 132.697
3 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28.706 132.683
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 17, at 10:10 am EST.[2] Since New Hampshire Motor 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.[5]

William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 28.667, and an average speed of 132.864 mph (213.824 km/h) in the third round.[6]

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.196 130.456 28.951 131.560 28.667 132.864
2 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 29.334 129.843 28.937 131.624 28.773 132.374
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.637 128.515 29.006 131.311 28.790 132.296
4 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 29.687 128.299 28.838 132.076 28.942 131.601
5 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 28.981 131.424 28.974 131.456 28.955 131.542
6 11 Brett Moffitt Red Horse Racing Toyota 29.253 130.202 29.048 131.121 28.967 131.488
7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.381 129.635 28.978 131.438 28.979 131.433
8 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.552 128.885 29.113 130.828 28.991 131.379
9 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.153 130.649 29.047 131.125 29.023 131.234
10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.863 131.961 29.100 130.887 29.027 131.216
11 02 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 29.372 129.675 29.094 130.914 29.106 130.860
12 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.296 130.011 29.102 130.878 29.122 130.788
Eliminated in Round 2
13 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 29.211 130.389 29.133 130.738 - -
14 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.093 130.918 29.147 130.676 - -
15 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29.639 128.506 29.150 130.662 - -
16 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.356 129.745 29.195 130.461 - -
17 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 29.579 128.767 29.278 130.091 - -
18 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.381 129.635 29.295 130.015 - -
19 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 29.301 129.989 29.364 129.710 - -
20 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 29.893 127.414 29.421 129.459 - -
21 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.569 128.811 29.436 129.393 - -
22 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 29.782 127.889 29.611 128.628 - -
23 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 29.878 127.478 29.985 127.024 - -
24 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.872 127.504 30.189 126.165 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 29.982 127.036 - - - -
26 49 Josh Wise (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.989 127.007 - - - -
27 71 Alon Day Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 30.570 124.593 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 31.091 122.505 - - - -
29 74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.931 119.282 - - - -
30 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 33.103 115.059 - - - -
31 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet - - - - - -
32 63 Akinori Ogata MB Motorsports Chevrolet - - - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 161 Running 37
2 3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 11 Running 32
3 7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 175 0 Running 30
4 4 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 175 0 Running 29
5 2 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 175 0 Running 28
6 14 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 27
7 9 24 Kaz Grala GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 26
8 6 11 Brett Moffitt Red Horse Racing Toyota 175 0 Running 25
9 10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 24
10 12 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 23
11 17 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 22
12 19 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 21
13 18 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 20
14 5 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 175 0 Running 19
15 20 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 174 0 Running 18
16 21 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 174 0 Running 17
17 31 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 174 0 Running 16
18 8 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 174 0 Running 15
19 16 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 173 3 Running 14
20 25 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 172 0 Running 13
21 23 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 171 0 Running 12
22 24 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 171 0 Running 11
23 27 71 Alon Day Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 171 0 Running 10
24 28 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 170 0 Running 9
25 29 74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 160 0 Running 8
26 26 49 Josh Wise (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 0
27 13 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 127 0 Brakes 6
28 22 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 126 0 Accident 5
29 11 02 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 105 0 Oil Line 4
30 32 63 Akinori Ogata MB Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 Running 3
31 30 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0 0 Accident 2
DSQ 15 8 John Hunter Nemechek[lower-alpha 1] NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Height violation 1
Official race results

Notes
  1. Nemechek initially finished 9th respectively, but was disqualified after height violations were found in post-race inspection. A few days later, Nemechek was penalized 10 owner points, with crew chief Gere Kennon being fined US$6,000.[7]

Standings after the race

References
  1. Utter, Jim (September 24, 2016). "Byron dominates, wins Truck Chase opener". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. "2016 Truck Series New Hampshire Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. Albino, Dustin (September 23, 2016). "Ben Rhodes Tops Opening Truck Series Practice at New Hampshire". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. Albino, Dustin (September 23, 2016). "Matt Crafton Paces Final Truck Practice at New Hampshire". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. Long, Dustin (September 24, 2016). "William Byron wins pole for today's Truck race at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. Long, Dustin (September 29, 2016). "Truck title contender John Hunter Nemechek penalized 10 points". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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