2016 Duck Commander 500

February 2025 NAS Duck Commander Majigoud 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 5, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadTexas Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 5, 2016 January 3, 2013 October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030043513/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html deadEntry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7194&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 5, 2016 April 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406205645/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7194&StatType=Entry+List April 6, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 7, 2016 April 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409090414/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 9, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 8, 2016 April 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412114839/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx April 12, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 8, 2016 April 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412111141/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/04/Duck-Commander-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 12, 2016 deadDuck Commander 500 Race Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7194&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170403194836/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7194&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 April 3, 2017 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/07tms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418065425/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/07tms2016racereport.pdf April 18, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/07tms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418065425/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/07tms2016racereport.pdf April 18, 2016 dead April 9–10, 2016 2016 7 36 2016 Duck Commander 500 logo.png Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 801.6 Mostly cloudy skies with a temperature of 60 F C; wind out of the southeast at 6 mph km/h on 138.355 mph km/h on Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing 27.748 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 142 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2016 Duck Commander 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on April 9, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the seventh race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, The race had 17 lead changes among different drivers and 7 cautions for 41 laps. Report Background thumb|left|Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held. Texas Motor Speedway (formerly known as Texas International Raceway from September to December 1996) is a 1.500 mi km on quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Entering the race, Kevin Harvick leads the points with 220, while Jimmie Johnson is 4 points back, Kyle Busch is 5 points back, Carl Edwards is 14 points back, and Joey Logano is 24 points back. Entry list The entry list for the Duck Commander 500 was released on Monday, April 4 at 10:12 a.m. ET. Forty cars were entered for the race. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Brian VickersStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list Practice First practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.995 and a speed of 192.892 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Truex leads Thursday's Sprint Cup practice with late flyer http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-leads-thursday-s-sprint-cup-practice-with-late-flyer-685525/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. April 7, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 7, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.995 192.892 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.101 192.164 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.104 192.143Official first practice results Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.068 and a speed of 192.390 mph km/h on.Utter Jim April 8, 2016 Truex fastest again in final Sprint Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-fastest-again-in-final-sprint-cup-practice-685744/ April 8, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Fort Worth, Texas October 2026 InternetArchiveBot PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.068192.390219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.384190.248318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.495189.507Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Hamelin's car being inspected before the race thumb|Carl Edwards scored the pole position. Carl Edwards scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.748 and a speed of 194.609 mph km/h on.Hawkins Stephen Edwards on Texas pole, 7th pole winner in 7 Cup races so far http://racing.ap.org/article/edwards-texas-pole-7th-pole-winner-7-cup-races-so-far April 8, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports April 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409131351/http://racing.ap.org/article/edwards-texas-pole-7th-pole-winner-7-cup-races-so-far April 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas He said after the session that he sure does "like it here, I really enjoy Texas. I have a lot of friends here. This is a fun place to race. The tire, I don’t know what the other guys feel, the tire and downforce package for me lets me feel like I can go into the corner and move around and feel the tire underneath me. Even in qualifying, there were times when I got a little sideways and it slid a little bit and I could recover and that’s really fun as a race car driver. Hopefully the race goes well. We have some practice later. I just cannot thank my guys on this Stanley Tools Camry enough, they are unbelievable.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Edwards Claims Texas Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Carl-Edwards-Claims-Texas-Motor-Speedway-Pole.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 8, 2016 April 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411064341/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Carl-Edwards-Claims-Texas-Motor-Speedway-Pole.aspx April 11, 2016 dead After qualifying second, Joey Logano said that he was "really good in (Turns) 1 and 2. That's where we beating the 19. And then I went in there the last time, and it didn't turn like it was, and I was like, "Oh, no, that's our good area...’ We actually fixed 3 and 4, and we were pretty good down there. But we kind of flip-flopped, and we needed both... Just (with) another run on the tires, it's so hard to go faster at this track."Spencer Reid Three-time Texas winner Carl Edwards grabs pole http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/4/8/coors-light-qualifying-texas-motor-speedway-duck-commander-500-carl-edwards.html April 8, 2016 NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 8, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.70027.66227.748 222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord27.65827.73327.935 378Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota27.73627.92027.935 424Chase Elliott (R)Chase Elliott started from the rear of the field after changing transmissions.McFadin Daniel Chase Elliott starting at rear of field for Duck Commander 500 http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/04/09/chase-elliott-starting-at-rear-of-field-for-duck-commander-500/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports April 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 9, 2016 "N"Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.98027.95327.974 517Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.05027.97427.988 611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.01227.96327.992 721Ryan Blaney (R)Wood BrothersFord27.92627.81727.996 82Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord27.80227.72228.025 920Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.00827.95528.072 103Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.82427.76928.074 1148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.97327.98528.197 126Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord28.05027.99228.336 1314Brian VickersStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet27.59427.993 — 1416Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord27.86728.001 — 1518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.98828.031 — 1688Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.83328.045 — 175Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.71628.066 — 181Jamie McMurryChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.01428.124 — 1931Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.00928.137 — 2042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.96928.168 — 2141Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet27.94228.184 — 224Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.06128.208 — 2347A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27.95828.222 — 2443Aric AmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord27.88328.222 — 2527Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.064 — — 2610Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.108 — — 2744Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord28.127 — — 287Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.158 — — 2983Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota28.158 — — 3095Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet28.230 — — 3123David RaganBK RacingToyota28.235 — — 3213Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet28.337 — — 3338Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord28.387 — — 3434Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord28.403 — — 3546Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.516 — — 3615Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.553 — — 3798Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet28.694 — — 3832Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord29.107 — — 3930Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet29.195 — — 4055Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet29.737 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start thumb|Kyle Busch won the race. Because of rain during the day, the race started under a green/yellow condition (the race started under caution, but the laps began counting) at 9:35 p.m. The race began under the first caution of the night. Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag on lap 6. Martin Truex Jr., who was running second after six laps, fell back to third after his grille was covered by a piece of debris. He tried to pull up to the rear of Joey Logano, but the debris remained. He then fell behind Denny Hamlin and managed to get the debris off. The second caution of the race flew on lap 29. This was a scheduled competition caution due to rain. On pit road, Jimmie Johnson slammed into the rear of Kyle Busch and partly caved in the nose of his car. David Ragan opted not to pit and assumed the race lead. He would eventually pit and hand the lead back to Edwards. The race restarted on lap 34. Truex passed Edwards exiting turn 4 to take the lead on lap 60. A number of cars began pitting under green on lap 73. Truex gave up the lead to pit on lap 74 and handed the lead to Matt Kenseth. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Chase Elliott, who was also making his pit stop. The lead cycled back to Truex. Second quarter Truex continued to pull away from the field as he pulled to a five-second lead by lap 100. A number of cars began pitting under green on lap 111. Truex ducked onto pit road on lap 112 and handed the lead to Busch. Brian Vickers, in what ended up being his last ever NASCAR start, spun out trying to enter pit road. He continued on and the race remained green. Unfortunately, he and Josh Wise were tagged for a commitment line violation and were forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Busch pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Truex. Paul Menard was black-flagged for the corner panel being pulled out and was forced to pit to fix it on lap 128.Crider Matt Kyle Busch wins weather-delayed Duck Commander 500 http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-ap-headlines/20160410-kyle-busch-wins-weather-delayed-duck-commander-500.ece April 10, 2016 Denton Record-Chronicle A. H. Belo Corporation April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20160513224014/http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-ap-headlines/20160410-kyle-busch-wins-weather-delayed-duck-commander-500.ece May 13, 2016 dead mdy-all Brad Keselowski made an unscheduled stop the next lap for a loose wheel. Debris in turn 4 brought out the third caution of the race on lap 134. Edwards exited pit road with the race lead. The race restarted on lap 142. Truex ducked onto pit road on lap 177 and handed the lead to Busch. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Elliott. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Edwards. Second half Halfway Truex drove under Edwards to retake the lead on lap 208. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 210 for a single-car wreck in turn 4. Rounding turn 3, Wise suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall.Inscoe Corey Kyle Busch wins Duck Commander 500, sweeps Texas Motor Speedway races https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article71009782.html April 10, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas He would go on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP / XFINITY: Josh Wise sweeps both last-place finishes at Texas http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/04/cup-xfinity-josh-wise-sweeps-both-last.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016 Kenseth opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead. Kevin Harvick was tagged for speeding and an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 222. Edwards, who restarted second, made an unscheduled stop the next lap for a loose wheel.McFadin Daniel Loose wheel keeps Carl Edwards from first win of season http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/04/10/wheel-issue-keeps-carl-edwards-from-first-win-of-season/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 10, 2016 He rejoined the race in 19th one lap down. Truex passed Kenseth going into turn 3 to retake the lead on lap 236. A number of cars began hitting pit road with 78 laps to go. Truex pitted with 76 laps to go and handed the lead to Trevor Bayne. He tried to extend his fuel run, but was chased down and passed by Truex for the lead.Barnes Joey Trevor Bayne’s gamble backfires with caution http://tributeracing.com/2016/04/10/trevor-baynes-gamble-backfires-with-caution/ tributeracing.com Tribute Racing April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410130620/http://tributeracing.com/2016/04/10/trevor-baynes-gamble-backfires-with-caution/ April 10, 2016 dead Fourth quarter Debris on the front stretch brought out the fifth caution of the race with 58 laps to go. The race restarted with 50 laps to go. The sixth caution of the race flew with 47 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding turn 1, Kasey Kahne tapped the left-rear corner of Greg Biffle, got him loose and sent him into the wall. The race restarted with 42 laps to go. The seventh caution of the race flew with 41 laps to go for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Johnson made contact with the rear-end of Austin Dillon and sent him sliding into the wall.White Tucker Multi-car wreck on the backstretch collects over a dozen cars http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=108336 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016 Dillon overcorrected and hit the outside wall with the right-front of his car. His car turned down the track, was clipped by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., slid down and tapped the inside wall. With a number of cars trying to avoid the spinning No. 3 car, an accordion-effect led to more cars being caught up in the melee. A total of 13 cars sustained damage in the wreck.Bromberg Nick Nick Bromberg Kyle Busch seizes lead on final restart to win at Texas https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/kyle-busch-seizes-lead-on-final-restart-to-win-at-texas-053411458.html sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016 Dillon said afterwards that being on older tires, he "was trying to get all I could there. It’s part of trying to win a race. We put ourselves in a position to be out front, thinking that two laps wouldn’t mean much, but it did. That’s part of it. The good Lord kept me safe tonight and gave me a good race car. You have to be gracious in defeat. We’ll come back next week with another fast car and hopefully we can do the same thing we did today, and that’s run up front."Utter Jim More than a dozen cars collected in late-race wreck at Texas http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/more-than-a-dozen-cars-collected-in-late-race-wreck-at-texas-686035/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 10, 2016 April 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412164317/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/more-than-a-dozen-cars-collected-in-late-race-wreck-at-texas-686035/ dead The race restarted with 33 laps to go. Busch drove by him on the backstretch to take the lead with 32 laps to go and drove on to score the victory.Hawkins Stephen Kyle Busch wins at Texas to complete another NASCAR sweep http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-wins-texas-complete-another-nascar-sweep April 10, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports April 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412020259/http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-wins-texas-complete-another-nascar-sweep April 12, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Post-race Driver comments After the race, Busch stated that he was satisfied with his personal and professional situation. He noted his relationships with his wife, his son, crew chief Adam Stevens, and the organization's leadership, including Joe Gibbs, JD Gibbs, and Coy Gibbs. Busch attributed the team's performance to the work of the staff at the shop and the cooperation between the crew chiefs.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Second Straight Sweep for Kyle Busch http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Duck-Commander-500.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413080854/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/04/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Duck-Commander-500.aspx April 13, 2016 dead After a runner-up finish, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that "we need a win. We'd love to get a win. I know our fans want a win real bad. Trust me, man, we're all working real hard. We're running great every week. So at least that's hopefully fun to watch for you guys. I had a blast inside the car, lot of sliding around, sideways -- good, hard racing. We'll go to the next one, I guess, and try again."Jensen Tom Dale Earnhardt Jr. after running second at Texas: 'We need a win' http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-texas-motor-speedway-duck-commander-500-running-second-we-need-a-win-041016 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 10, 2016 After finishing third, Logano said he was proud of what his race team did. "This Shell/Pennzoil team executed perfectly today. We may not have had the fastest car, we obviously didn’t have the fastest car, but we executed into a top-three finish, and I’m very proud of my team for that. We had great pit stops and great calls, so everything worked out well. Everyone did their job. That’s kind of been our weak point this year is that we haven’t had the speed, but we haven’t been executing perfectly. Now it seemed like we executed right and we’ve got to work on our speed now.”White Tucker Rowdy is on a roll in Texas http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=108277 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016 Not satisfied with a career best fifth-place finish, Elliott said that running in "fifth isn't a contender. You've got to be running higher. We'll keep working on it."Andro Anthony Fifth-place finish not the goal for Cup rookie Elliott http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article71011907.html April 10, 2016 Fort Worth Star-Telegram The McClatchy Company April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas After leading 142 of the 334 laps, Truex described finishing sixth as "frustrating".James Brant Kyle Busch sweeps weekend with Texas win https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/04/10/kyle-busch-wins-texas-nascar-sprint-cup/32578445/ April 10, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas He also added that the way it turned out "hurts a little bit and move on and we'll take the positives out of tonight."Pockrass Bob Kyle Busch didn't have the best car at Texas, but he got the win https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/15174037/nascar-kyle-busch-rolls-another-cup-victory-texas ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures April 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas April 10, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33444 288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33439 322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33438 448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33437 524Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33437 678Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota33437 719Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33435 85Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33433 941Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet33432 104Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet33432 1120Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33431 1211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33429 131Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33428 1442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33427 156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord33427 1617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord33425 1731Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33324 182Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord33223 193Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33222 2095Ty DillonCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet3320 2110Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet33220 2247A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33219 2313Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet33218 2443Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord33117 2538Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord33016 2627Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33015 2744Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord33014 2834Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord33013 2921Ryan Blaney (R)Wood BrothersFord33012 3098Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet32911 317Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet32910 3246Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet3299 3323David RaganBK RacingToyota3289 3483Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota3277 3532Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord3236 3655Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet3155 3714Brian VickersStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet2904 3815Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet2893 3916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord2862 4030Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet1781 Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 17 Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 37 minutes and 16 seconds Average speed: 138.355 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports covered their 16th race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2009 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Fox TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Kyle Busch 259 10px 2 Jimmie Johnson 253 (–6) 10px 2 3 Kevin Harvick 252 (–7) 10px 4 Carl Edwards 241 (–18) 10px 5 Joey Logano 234 (–25) 10px 4 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 211 (–48) 10px 1 7 Kurt Busch 208 (–51) 10px 1 8 Denny Hamlin 201 (–58) 10px 3 9 Brad Keselowski 201 (–58) 10px 3 10 Austin Dillon 198 (–61) 10px 11 Martin Truex Jr. 187 (–71) 10px 2 12 Matt Kenseth 171 (–88) 10px 13 Jamie McMurray 171 (–88) 10px 2 14 Chase Elliott (R) 168 (–91) 10px 3 15 A. J. Allmendinger 166 (–93) 10px 16 Kasey Kahne 161 (–98)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 1 Toyota 290 10px 1 2 Chevrolet 288 (–2) 10px 3 Ford 254 (–36)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a Chase position. Note "N" References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 STP 500 2016 Food City 500 Duck Commander 500 Duck Commander 500 Category:2010s in Fort Worth, Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Duck Commander 500