2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200

9th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CUST ThorSport Racing 3rd Annual Drivin' for Linemen 200 FS1 89.021 mph km/h on June 25 Ben Rhodes William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 47 160 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois 200 321 321 160 MRN Race 9 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2.01 1.25 Drivin' for Linemen 200 2016 200 Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Todd Bodine yes WWTRaceway TrackDiagram 2022.svg The 2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 was the 9th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Madison, Illinois, at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a wreck filled race, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off Ben Rhodes on the final restart, and earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his first of the season. It was also the 50th NASCAR win for Kyle Busch Motorsports as an organization.DeGroot Nick June 26, 2016 Bell earns KBM's 50th truck win in Gateway thriller https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/bell-earns-kbm-s-50th-truck-win-in-gateway-thriller-791803/791803/ January 3, 2023 Motorsport.com en To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively. But the race was most known for a fight between John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher. After the two crashed out of the race, the two had words when they climbed out of their trucks before Townley lunged at Gallagher and tackled him to the ground. The two got up and went to the ground again before they eventually got up again with announcer Vince Welch laughing. Townley then landed four punches on Gallagher before he tried to land a couple more but missed before either they go separated by the NASCAR Officials or Townley simply gave up, let go of Gallagher, and walked away. Soon, Townley and Gallagher's fight began trending and was called one of the funniest fights ever in sports.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2648531-john-wes-townley-spencer-gallagher-fight-after-nascar-truck-series-crash John Wes Townley, Spencer Gallagher Fight After NASCAR Truck Series Crash June 26, 2016Bonkowski Jerry http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/26/townley-gallagher-wreck-wrestle-and-then-slug-it-out-after-gateway-wreck/ Townley, Gallagher wreck, wrestle and then slug it out after Gateway wreck NBC Sports June 26, 2016 June 29, 2016 Townley was eventually fined $15,000 and placed on probation until the end of the year while Gallagher was fined $12,000 and also placed on probation at the end of the year Background Gateway Motorsports Park is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.250 mi km on oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, a 2.000 mi km on infield road course used by SpeedTour TransAm, SCCA, and Porsche Club of America, a quarter-mile NHRA-sanctioned drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals event, and the Kartplex, a state-of-the-art karting facility. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation1Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletPitStopsForHope.org02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletJive Communications, Zaxby's07Shane LeeWin-Tron RacingToyotaLeeBoy8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.orgJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 11Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaCabinets by Hayley17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordDrawTite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAlamo Rent a Car22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAlamo Rent a Car24Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive32Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevroletBraun Auto Group33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletWheelwell41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaAlpha Energy Solutions44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Gusset Jeans49Spencer BoydPremium MotorsportsChevroletWilkerson Automotive50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletLinewar, Elite Fleet Services, IBEW51Erik Jones (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJegs High Performance, Auburn Gear63Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevroletVatterott College, Mittler Bros.66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevroletColumbia SC - Famously Hot71Enrique Contreras IIIContreras MotorsportsChevroletAmerican Club81Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin86Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaFisher Nuts, Menards98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Saturday, June 25, at 8:30 am CST, and would last for 55 minutes.2016 Truck Series Gateway Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-09gateway dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160722071954/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-09gateway July 22, 2016 January 3, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en-US Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.152, and an average speed of 135.738 mph km/h on.Long Dustin June 25, 2016 Ben Rhodes fastest in first Truck practice; Rico Abreu goes to backup after crash https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/25/ben-rhodes-fastest-in-first-truck-practice-rico-abreu-goes-to-backup-after-crash/ January 3, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota33.152135.73829William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.235135.399300Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet33.535134.188Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Saturday, June 25, at 10:30 am CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would once again set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.148, and an average speed of 135.755 mph km/h on.Long Dustin June 25, 2016 Ben Rhodes sweeps Camping World Truck practices at Gateway https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/25/ben-rhodes-sweeps-camping-world-truck-practices-at-gateway/ January 3, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota33.148135.755221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet33.208135.51038John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet33.320135.054Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was originally going to be held on Saturday, June 25, at 4:45 pm CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.February 7, 2018 NASCAR Qualifying Rules https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules January 3, 2023 ESPN.com en Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was determined by practice speeds. As a result, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would earn the pole.Winningham Brett June 25, 2016 NCWTS: Rain Washes Out Qualifying at Gateway https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/camping-world-truck-series-news/32340-ncwts-rain-washes-out-qualifying-at-gateway January 3, 2023 Speedway Digest en-US No drivers failed to qualify. Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet39William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota48John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet511Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyota681Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota729Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord800Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet94Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1233Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1319Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1532Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevrolet1624Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet1751Erik Jones (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1805John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2007Shane LeeWin-Tron RacingToyota2117Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota2263Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet2398Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2466Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet2550Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet2622Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota2744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletQualified by owner's points2849Spencer BoydPremium MotorsportsChevrolet291Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3071Enrique Contreras IIIContreras MotorsportsChevrolet3186Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet3210Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts194Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16038Running362141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1604Running3231319Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1600Running304221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet16029Running3051751Erik Jones (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1600Running0648John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running277511Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running2681624Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet1600Running2591233Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1600Running24102117Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running23112466Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1601Running23122550Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running21131902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running20142398Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1600Running1915800Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running18162007Shane LeeWin-Tron RacingToyota1600Running171739William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16047Running18182744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running15192849Spencer BoydPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running14203071Enrique Contreras IIIContreras MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running13211532Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevrolet1560Running12221123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1530Accident11231805John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1500Accident10241013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1500Running925729Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord14941Accident926681Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1490Running7271488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1480Accident6282622Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota1180Accident529291Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1130Accident4302263Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet140Engine3313210Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet70Vibration2323186Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet00Engine1Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 William Byron 226 10px 1 2 Matt Crafton 225 (−1) 10px 3 Timothy Peters 221 (−5) 10px 4 Daniel Hemric 216 (−10) 10px 2 5 Johnny Sauter 204 (−22) 10px 6 John Hunter Nemechek 192 (−34) 10px 1 7 Ben Kennedy 192 (−34) 10px 3 8 Tyler Reddick 191 (−35)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2016 Speediatrics 200 2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016 Category:NASCAR races at Gateway Motorsports Park Category:June 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2016 in sports in Illinois