2016 Rattlesnake 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 7 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||||
Date | June 10, 2016 | ||||
Official name | 20th Annual Rattlesnake 400 | ||||
Location | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||||
Distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||||
Average speed | 134.919 mph (217.131 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
GMS Racing | ||||
Time | 29.996 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | |||
Laps | 133 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 9 | William Byron |
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | MRN |
The 2016 Rattlesnake 400 was the 7th
Background
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Track schedule change
In the early morning of June 9, a plane carrying
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 9, at 6:00 pm CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5] Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.176, and an average speed of 178.950 mph (287.992 km/h).[6]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.176 | 178.950 |
2 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.243 | 178.554 |
3 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.267 | 178.412 |
Full first practice results |
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 9, at 7:30 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 30 minutes.[5] John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.097, and an average speed of 179.420 mph (288.749 km/h).[7]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.097 | 179.420 |
2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.176 | 178.950 |
3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing
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Chevrolet | 30.192 | 178.855 |
Full final practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 10, at 5:00 pm CST.[5] Since Texas Motor 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.[8]
Norm Benning and Jennifer Jo Cobb would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 6 | Running | 36 |
2 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 133 | Running | 33 |
3 | 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 9 | Running | 31 |
4 | 15 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 29 |
5 | 5 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 28 |
6 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 27 |
7 | 23 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 26 |
8 | 2 | 11 | Germán Quiroga | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 25 |
9 | 13 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 24 |
10 | 3 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 19 | Running | 24 |
11 | 12 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 22 |
12 | 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 21 |
13 | 18 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 20 |
14 | 16 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 19 |
15 | 27 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 18 |
16 | 20 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 0 | Running | 17 |
17 | 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 16 |
18 | 11 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 15 |
19 | 21 | 81 | Jesse Little | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 14 |
20 | 22 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 164 | 0 | Running | 13 |
21 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 12 |
22 | 17 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 11 |
23 | 29 | 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 10 |
24 | 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 9 |
25 | 24 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running | 8 |
26 | 28 | 07 | Ryan Lynch | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running | 7 |
27 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | Running | 6 |
28 | 26 | 63 | Mike Bliss | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
29 | 32 | 86 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Vibration | 4 |
30 | 31 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
31 | 30 | 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Engine | 2 |
32 | 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (June 11, 2016). "Byron scores second Truck win in Texas". Motorsport.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX".
- ^ "Texas Motor Speedway: Fort Worth, TX 76177: Visit Dallas".
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 9, 2016). "Travel delays force change to Truck practice schedule in Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "2016 Truck Series Texas Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 9, 2016). "Defending race winner Matt Crafton fastest in first Truck practice at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 9, 2016). "John Wes Townley leads final Truck practice in Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 10, 2016). "Johnny Sauter wins first Truck pole since 2013". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2022.