2016 Menards 250

Thirteenth race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series January 2025 February 2023 NASXFIN Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 13 33 2016 Menards 250 presented by Valvoline 25th Annual Menards 250 presented bt Valvolina June 11 2 3.2 250 250 402 402 125 125 Alex Bowman JR Motorsports 155.952 mph km/h on 88 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing FS1 MRN Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 37.581 The 2016 Menards 250 presented by Valvoline was the thirteenth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the win, Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would make a last lap pass on Kyle Busch, and earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. He would become the first Mexican driver to win a NASCAR national series race. Busch mainly dominated the race, leading 88 laps.June 11, 2016 Daniel Suarez becomes first Mexican driver to win NASCAR national series race https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/16129977/daniel-suarez-wins-menards-250-first-mexican-driver-win-nascar-national-series-race February 8, 2023 ESPN.com Associated Press To fill out the podium, Paul Menard, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish in third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Michigan International Speedway is a 2 mi km on moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1400 acre km2 on approximately 4 mi km on in south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is 70 mi km on west of the center of Detroit, 40 mi km on from Ann Arbor and 60 mi km south and northwest of Lansing and Toledo, Ohio respectively. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by NASCAR. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of the motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners, long straightaways, and lack of a restrictor plate requirement; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph km/h on and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph on km/h after the 2012 repaving of the track. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletOperating Engineers 32401Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial2Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevroletRichmond Water Heaters, Menards3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletRheem4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletDream Water6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFordLoudMouth Exhaust07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScuba Life7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt10Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Harrison RhodesMBM MotorsportsDodgeOCR Gaz Bar, Mohawk Market14Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports15Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordLilly Trucking, Carport Empire16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaNOS Energy Drink19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaArris20Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaReser's Fine Foods22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFordDiscount Tire25Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevroletAdvanced Communications Group28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyotaWinField33Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletNexteer Automotive39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletiDashBoards40John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyotaTLC Vacations42Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevroletKaterra44J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyotaZachry48Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevroletDC Solar51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com, Diamond Pistons52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletDonate Life, DB Sales62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletBig Brothers Big Sisters of America74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeMike Harmon Racing78B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordB. J. McLeod Motorsports79Josh WilliamsJimmy Means RacingChevroletDB Sales88Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevroletVannoy Construction89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletShepherd Racing Ventures90Martin RoyDGM RacingChevroletGamache Truck Center92Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevroletBuckedUp Apparel93Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing97T. J. BellObaika RacingChevroletVroom! BrandsOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 10, at 12:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - Michigan XFINITY Race Info Page https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/13-NXS-Michigan-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160627102004/https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/13-NXS-Michigan-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info June 27, 2016 February 8, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.482, and an average speed of 192.092 mph km/h on.Long Dustin June 10, 2016 Groundhog delay can’t slow Erik Jones in first Xfinity practice https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/groundhog-delay-cant-slow-erik-jones-in-first-xfinity-practice/ February 8, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota37.482192.09223Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37.523191.882322Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord37.556191.714Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.534, and an average speed of 191.826 mph km/h on.Long Dustin June 10, 2016 Joey Logano paces field in final Xfinity practice at Michigan https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/joey-logano-paces-field-in-final-xfinity-practice-at-michigan/ February 8, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord37.534191.826211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet37.595191.515316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord37.614191.418Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 11, at 10:00 AM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is at least 2 mi km, 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.February 7, 2018 NASCAR Qualifying Rules https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules February 8, 2023 ESPN.com en Alex Bowman, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 37.581, and an average speed of 191.586 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry June 11, 2016 Alex Bowman outruns Erik Jones to grab Xfinity pole at Michigan https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/11/alex-bowman-outruns-erik-jones-to-grab-xfinity-pole-at-michigan/ February 8, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)188Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet37.535191.82137.581191.586220Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota37.640191.28637.591191.53531Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet37.687191.04737.629191.34247Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet37.793190.51137.655191.210518Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota37.762190.66837.740190.779619Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota37.871190.11937.750190.728711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet37.765190.65337.765190.653848Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet37.821190.37037.784190.557922Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord37.781190.57237.827190.3401039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet37.822190.36537.830190.3251116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord37.766190.64837.840190.275122Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet37.883190.05938.009189.429Eliminated in Round 1133Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37.974189.603 - -1462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37.994189.504 - -1533Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet38.009189.429 - -1642Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet38.083189.061 - -176Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord38.088189.036 - -184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet38.113188.912 - -1928Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota38.210188.432 - -200Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet38.218188.393 - -2144J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota38.306187.960 - -2251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet38.365187.671 - -2314Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota38.573186.659 - -2401Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet38.617186.446 - -2510Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota38.717185.965 - -2607Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet38.766185.730 - -2793Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevrolet38.955184.829 - -2878B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord39.004184.596 - -2952Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet39.294183.234 - -3013Harrison RhodesMBM MotorsportsDodge39.347182.987 - -3197T. J. BellObaika RacingChevrolet39.521182.182 - -3270Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet39.769181.046 - -3392Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet39.832180.759 - -Qualified by owner's points3489Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet40.115179.484 - -3525Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet40.345178.461 - -3674Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge40.996175.627 - -3790Martin RoyDGM RacingChevrolet41.073175.298 - -3815Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord41.212174.706 - -3940John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyota42.215170.555 - -4079Josh WilliamsJimmy Means RacingChevrolet42.268170.342 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2016 Menards 250 presented by Valvoline - Racing Reference https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Menards_250_Presented_by_Valvoline/B/ February 8, 2023 Racing-Reference.info enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1619Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1254Running442518Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12588Running03122Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1251Running04220Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12518Running38531Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1252Running376922Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1250Running07188Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet12511Running35847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running339176Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord1250Running32101533Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1250Running3111848Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1250Running30121039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1250Running2913711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1250Running28141116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1250Running2715133Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1250Running2616184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running2517200Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running24181462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1250Running23192401Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running22202144J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1241Running22212251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1240Running20221642Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1240Running19232607Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1230Running18241928Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1220Running17252952Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1210Running16263013Harrison RhodesMBM MotorsportsDodge1200Running15273790Martin RoyDGM RacingChevrolet1180Running14283197T. J. BellObaika RacingChevrolet1170Running13293674Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1160Running12303815Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord1160Running11313270Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet1150Running10323525Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet820Accident9332314Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota750Transmission8342878B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord700Transmission7353392Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet410Vibration6363489Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet160Oil Leak5373940John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyota130Clutch4384079Josh WilliamsJimmy Means RacingChevrolet110Overheating3392793Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevrolet80Rear Gear0402510Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota30Rear Gear0Official race results Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standingsPosDriverPoints10x10px1 Daniel Suárez45210x10px2 Elliott Sadler434 (-18)10x10px3 Ty Dillon416 (-36)10x10px 14 Erik Jones397 (-55)10x10px 25 Justin Allgaier388 (-64)10x10px6 Brandon Jones388 (-64)10x10px 37 Brendan Gaughan386 (-66)10x10px8 Brennan Poole373 (-79)10x10px9 Bubba Wallace340 (-112)10x10px10 Ryan Reed301 (-151)10x10px11 Blake Koch294 (-158)10x10px12 Ryan Sieg292 (-160)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2016 Pocono Green 250 2016 American Ethanol E15 250 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Category:2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:June 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2016 in sports in Michigan