The 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the championship 4 race, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 18, 2016, in Homestead, Florida, at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, made a pass on Tyler Reddick for the lead with 10 laps to go, and earned his 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Kyle Larson mainly dominated the race, leading 76 laps.[1]
Meanwhile, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would clinch his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, after finishing in third, behind Reddick.[2]
Background
Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.
Since 2002, Homestead–Miami Speedway had hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series as Ford Championship Weekend: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The races currently have the names Dixie Vodka 400, Contender Boats 250, and Baptist Health 200, respectively.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (CC) denotes championship contender.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 18, at 8:30 am EST, and would last for 1 hour.[3] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.411, and an average speed of 171.914 mph (276.669 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.411 | 171.914 |
| 2 | 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.539 | 171.217 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.549 | 171.162 |
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Final practice
The final practice session was held on Friday, November 18, at 10:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.436, and an average speed of 171.778 mph (276.450 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.436 | 171.778 |
| 2 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.937 | 169.083 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.991 | 168.797 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, November 18, at 3:45 pm EST.[3] Since Homestead–Miami 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.[6]
William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 31.600, and an average speed of 170.886 mph (275.014 km/h) in the second round.[7]
Tommy Joe Martins, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 31 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 7 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 16 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 19 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 76 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 17 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 10 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 13 | 17 | Timothy Peters (CC) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 22 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 20 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 24 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 12 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 9 | 05 | Brady Boswell | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 21 | 02 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 92 | Grant Enfinger (R) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 30 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 29 | 71 | Alon Day | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 32 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 28 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 1 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 30 | 31 | 50 | Spencer Boyd | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 31 | 26 | 07 | Patrick Staropoli | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 32 | 15 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 49 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Utter, Jim (November 11, 2016). "Johnny Sauter is crowned Truck Series champion as Byron wins finale". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 18, 2016). "William Byron wins seventh race as Johnny Sauter clinches first Truck Series title". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "2016 Truck Series Homestead–Miami Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (November 18, 2016). "William Byron fastest in opening Truck Series practice at Homestead". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (November 18, 2016). "William Byron sweeps Truck Series practice at Homestead". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (November 18, 2016). "William Byron wins Truck Series pole for finale at Homestead". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2023.