2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details
Race 6 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 8, 2016
Official name 20th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 141.121 miles per hour (227.112 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.651
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 150
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Carl Edwards
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 8, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 80th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Third Gen Automotive
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Ruud, Smurfit Kappa
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bulwark Protective Apparel
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fastenal
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Breyers
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Matt DiBenedetto (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota Truxx Outfitters, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota ZAK Products
15 Todd Peck Rick Ware Racing Ford X-treme pH Sports Water
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy
19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Turtle Beach
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
24 Matt Tifft (i) JGL Racing Toyota Arch Day
25 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Lilly Trucking
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Texas Rangers
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Aries Well Service
40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Eneos
43 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford J. Streicher
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota Zachry
48 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Texas
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WIX Filters
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Rhino Linings, E-Hydrate
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
78 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford X-treme pH Sports Water
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Goody's Mixed Fruit Blast
90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet Côté Snow Plows, Gamache Truck Center
93 Josh Wise (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
97 Ryan Ellis Obaika Racing Chevrolet Vroom! Brands
98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Foundation
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 7, at 3:00 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes.[2] Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.882 and an average speed of 186.968 miles per hour (300.896 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.882 186.968
2 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.353 183.968
3 33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.480 183.175
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.375 and an average speed of 183.830 miles per hour (295.846 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.375 183.830
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.622 182.297
3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.683 181.922
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 8, at 3:45 PM CST.[2] Since Texas Motor 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.[5]

Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 28.651 and an average speed of 188.475 miles per hour (303.321 km/h).[6]

Jeff Green was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.720 188.022 28.621 188.673 28.651 188.475
2 20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.587 188.897 28.750 187.826 28.715 188.055
3 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.086 185.656 28.777 187.650 28.755 187.793
4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.812 187.422 28.824 187.344 28.862 187.097
5 48 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.881 186.974 28.919 186.728 28.878 186.994
6 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.922 186.709 28.870 187.045 28.913 186.767
7 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.068 185.771 28.863 187.091 28.924 186.696
8 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 28.704 188.127 28.840 187.240 28.967 186.419
9 33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.071 185.752 28.926 186.683 29.014 186.117
10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.961 186.458 28.997 186.226 29.030 186.014
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.033 185.995 28.987 186.290 29.060 185.822
12 43 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.004 186.181 28.966 186.425 29.236 184.704
Eliminated in Round 2
13 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.209 184.875 29.000 186.207 - -
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.858 187.123 29.001 186.200 - -
15 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.387 183.755 29.025 186.047 - -
16 5 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.036 185.976 29.030 186.014 - -
17 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.970 186.400 29.065 185.790 - -
18 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 29.042 185.938 29.159 185.192 - -
19 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.214 184.843 29.193 184.976 - -
20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.229 184.748 29.321 184.168 - -
21 01 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.412 183.599 29.390 183.736 - -
22 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 29.279 184.433 29.407 183.630 - -
23 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.194 184.970 - - - -
24 0 Garrett Smithley (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.427 183.505 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.432 183.474 - - - -
26 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.445 183.393 - - - -
27 24 Matt Tifft (i) JGL Racing Toyota 29.474 183.212 - - - -
28 93 Josh Wise (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.479 183.181 - - - -
29 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.648 182.137 - - - -
30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 29.741 181.568 - - - -
31 13 Matt DiBenedetto (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 29.748 181.525 - - - -
32 40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 29.872 180.771 - - - -
33 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.889 180.668 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 97 Ryan Ellis Obaika Racing Chevrolet 30.226 178.654 - - - -
35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 30.628 176.309 - - - -
36 90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet 30.750 175.610 - - - -
37 78 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 30.883 174.853 - - - -
38 25 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.144 173.388 - - - -
39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.367 172.155 - - - -
40 15 Todd Peck Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.807 169.774 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.172 178.974 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 150 running 0
2 2 20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 12 running 40
3 8 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 0
4 16 5 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
5 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
6 23 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
7 15 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
8 7 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
9 9 33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32
10 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 31
11 4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 38 running 0
12 13 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 29
13 6 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 28
14 10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 27
15 19 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 26
16 3 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 running 25
17 18 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 197 0 running 0
18 26 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 23
19 5 48 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 22
20 27 24 Matt Tifft (i) JGL Racing Toyota 197 0 running 0
21 17 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 20
22 33 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 19
23 24 0 Garrett Smithley (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 18
24 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 17
25 36 90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet 194 0 running 16
26 22 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 193 0 running 15
27 30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 192 0 running 14
28 21 01 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 13
29 37 78 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 189 0 running 12
30 34 97 Ryan Ellis Obaika Racing Chevrolet 189 0 running 11
31 35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 10
32 31 13 Matt DiBenedetto (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 186 0 running 0
33 39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 182 0 running 8
34 25 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 143 0 crash 7
35 12 43 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 142 0 crash 6
36 38 25 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 85 0 electrical 5
37 40 15 Todd Peck Rick Ware Racing Ford 42 0 overheating 4
38 29 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 40 0 clutch 3
39 32 40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 9 0 engine 2
40 28 93 Josh Wise (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 8 0 brakes 0
Failed to qualify
41 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Busch 4th NASCAR Xfinity win of 2016 is 80th overall". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - Texas XFINITY Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ↑ Long, Dustin (2016-04-07). "Erik Jones paces first Xfinity practice at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ↑ Long, Dustin (2016-04-08). "Erik Jones leads way in final Xfinity practice at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  6. ↑ Lunkenheimer, Beth (2016-04-08). "Kyle Busch To Lead O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Field To Green". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  7. ↑ "2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
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