2016 Road America 180

March 2026 Stock car race in Wisconsin, United States NASXFIN 293.16 Michael McDowell 24 Team Penske Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing Michael McDowell 2 6.515 4.048 August 27 74.573 mph km/h on 312.702 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 45 182.16 48 Seventh Annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett Motor Racing Network NBC 2:12.641 2016 194.304 Alex Tagliani 23 32 Road America.svg The 2016 Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville was the 23rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America, a 4.048 miles (6.515 km) permanent road course. The race was extended from its scheduled 45 laps to 48 due to a green–white–checker finish. Michael McDowell, driving for Richard Childress Racing, came out victorious with the win, his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Brennan Poole would end up finishing in third place, with Brendan Gaughan finishing in second place. Report Background The race was held at Road America, which is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet01Ryan PreeceJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Michael McDowell (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Alon DayMBM MotorsportsToyota14Tomy DrissiTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Owen KellyJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Alex TaglianiTeam PenskeFord25Alex Kennedy (i)Team Kapusta RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge42Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet70Timmy HillDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet74Nic HammannMike Harmon RacingChevrolet77Josh BilickiObaika RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet88Kenny HabulJR MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90JD DavisonDGM RacingChevrolet93David StarrRSS RacingChevrolet97Paige DeckerObaika RacingChevrolet99Stanton BarrettB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first 55-minute practice session was held on Friday, August 26, at 9:00 AM CST.2017-08-27 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Road America Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/23-NXS-Road-America-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info 2022-06-10 Jayski.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160922235728/https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/23-NXS-Road-America-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info 2016-09-22 en Michael McDowell, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:23.138 and an average speed of 108.847 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Michael McDowellRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2:23.138108.847218Owen KellyJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:23.155108.839322Alex TaglianiTeam PenskeFord2:23.486108.687Full first practice results Final practice The final 55-minute practice session was held on Friday, August 26, at 11:00 AM CST. Justin Marks, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:29.076 and an average speed of 108.946 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2:22.936108.946220Michael McDowellRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2:23.015108.907322Alex TaglianiTeam PenskeFord2:23.706108.571Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 26, at 5:35 PM CST. Since Road America is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole. Alex Tagliani, driving for Team Penske, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 2:12.641, and an average speed of 109.866 mph km/h on. No one would fail to qualify for the race. thumb|Alex Tagliani scored the pole for the race. Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Alex TaglianiTeam PenskeFord2:12.641109.86622Michael McDowellRichard Childress RacingToyota2:12.974109.591342Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2:13.455109.196Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts122Michael McDowellRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4824Running02862Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet482Running4031248Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet480Running38 References NASCAR Xfinity Series 2016 2016 Food City 300 2016 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 Category:2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Category:NASCAR races at Road America Category:August 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2016 in sports in Wisconsin