Type: | CUST |
Pole Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
Official Name: | 21st Annual Ford EcoBoost 200 |
Network: | FS1 |
Avg: | 129.747mph |
Date: | November 18 |
Pole Driver: | William Byron |
Most Driver: | Kyle Larson |
Most Team: | GMS Racing |
First Driver: | William Byron |
First Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
Car: | 9 |
Most Laps: | 76 |
Scheduled Laps: | 134 |
Location: | Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida |
Scheduled Mi: | 201 |
Scheduled Km: | 323 |
Distance Km: | 323 |
Distance Laps: | 134 |
Radio: | MRN |
Description: | Race 23 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
Pole Time: | 31.600 |
Course Km: | 2.4 |
Course Mi: | 1.5 |
Race Name: | Ford EcoBoost 200 |
Year: | 2016 |
Distance Mi: | 201 |
Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip |
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]
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.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend.
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 171.914mph.[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 | |
Full first practice results |
The final practice session was held on Friday, November 18, at 10:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes. 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 171.778mph.[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 was held on Friday, November 18, at 3:45 pm EST. 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 170.886mph in the second round.[7]
Tommy Joe Martins, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Fin | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
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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 | |
Official race results |
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Sauter | 4,030 | |||||||
2 | Matt Crafton | 4,026 (−4) | |||||||
3 | Christopher Bell | 4,025 (−5) | |||||||
4 | Timothy Peters | 4,024 (−6) | |||||||
5 | William Byron | 2,199 (−1,831) | |||||||
1 | 6 | Daniel Hemric | 2,163 (−1,867) | ||||||
1 | 7 | Ben Kennedy | 2,162 (−1,868) | ||||||
8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,133 (−1,897) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |