2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

February 2025 2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site August 17, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadBristol Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 17, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7216&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 17, 2016 August 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820052543/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7216&StatType=Entry+List August 20, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 19, 2016 August 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821223107/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 21, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 19, 2016 August 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821213619/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 21, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 19, 2016 August 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821212106/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/08/Bass-Pro-Shops-NRA-Night-Race-Qualifying-Results.aspx August 21, 2016 deadBass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7216&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 21, 2016 August 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825201201/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7216&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results August 25, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/23bms2016points.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site August 21, 2016 August 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160827203146/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/23bms2016points.pdf August 27, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/23bms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site August 22, 2016 August 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094909/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/23bms2016racereport.pdf August 26, 2016 dead NAS 23 36 2016_Bass_Pro_Shops_NRA_Night_Race_program_cover.jpeg The 2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race program cover, featuring Tony Stewart. Artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Smokescreen!" August 20–21, 2016 Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee .533 .858 500 266.5 429 77.968 mph km/h on Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing 14.602 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 256 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing NBCSNCNBC Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (Backstretch) The 2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 20–21, 2016 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. 48 laps were completed during the evening of August 20 before the race was stopped due to rain and completed on August 21, 2016. Contested over 500 laps on the .533 mi on short track, it was the 23rd race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick scored his third win of the season, The race had eight lead changes among different drivers and nine cautions for 106 laps, as well as 3 red flags for a total of 18 hours, 21 minutes and 4 seconds. Report Background thumb|left|Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533 mi km on oval short track in Bristol, Tennessee. Entry list The preliminary entry list for the race included 40 cars and was released on August 15, 2016 at 9:25 a.m. Eastern time. 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 RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–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 RacingToyota88Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.878 and a speed of 128.969 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Kyle Busch leads first Bristol practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-leads-first-bristol-practice-808178/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 19, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.878 128.969 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.915 128.649 3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 14.921 128.597Official first practice results Final practice Kyle Busch was fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.796 and a speed of 129.684 mph km/h on.White Tucker Kyle Busch fastest at Bristol in final Sprint Cup practice http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=113976 SpeedwayMedia.com USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 19, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.796 129.684 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 14.807 129.587 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.830 129.386Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Qualifying for the race Carl Edwards scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.602 and a speed of 131.407 mph km/h on.Iacobelli Pete Carl Edwards leads JGR's 1-2-3 qualifying sweep at Bristol http://racing.ap.org/article/carl-edwards-leads-jgrs-1-2-3-qualifying-sweep-bristol-0 August 19, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee https://web.archive.org/web/20160825124836/http://racing.ap.org/article/carl-edwards-leads-jgrs-1-2-3-qualifying-sweep-bristol-0 August 25, 2016 dead He stated afterwards that his chances of sweeping Bristol after sweeping both poles "is good. The car is very fast. Our team just responds to anything thrown at us. (Crew chief) Dave Rogers isn’t afraid to make changes. We will see if we can finish this deal tomorrow night and be talking about how we were able to do it in the race."Birchfield Jeff Edwards captures pole for Night Race http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/19/Edwards-captures-pole-for-Night-Race.html?ci=stream&lp=12&p= August 20, 2016 Johnson City Press Sandusky Newspapers Inc. August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Denny Hamlin, who qualified second and broke the previous track record – that he also held – with a time of 14.573 and a speed of 131.668 mph km/h on, said that he couldn't "believe we’ve qualified as good as we have this year and not gotten a pole. I think we did all we could. We just came up a tiny bit short."Hembree Mike Carl Edwards wins pole at Bristol https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/08/19/carl-edwards-wins-pole-bristol/89018420/ August 20, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee "Third is a pretty solid place to start," Kyle Busch said after qualifying third. "Our car handled well today. Of course the pole position would’ve been awesome, but we’ll take third and give it our best shot tomorrow night."Gregory Allen Edwards captures Night Race pole http://www.heraldcourier.com/race_week/edwards-captures-night-race-pole/article_cbadba88-666d-11e6-8e6c-8fc656812c65.html August 20, 2016 Bristol Herald Courier Berkshire Hathaway August 19, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Qualifying results Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 119 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.769 14.779 14.602 211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.573 14.704 14.625 318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.647 14.804 14.655 421 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 14.746 14.778 14.688 520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.741 14.726 14.690 624 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.892 14.837 14.777 778 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 14.858 14.732 14.812 847 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 14.924 14.786 14.819 92 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 14.836 14.856 14.836 1022 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 14.735 14.842 14.855 1188 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.862 14.823 14.870 1234 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 14.828 14.867 14.956 133 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14.902 14.872 1441 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14.837 14.883 1531 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14.925 14.913 1648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.915 14.918 1743 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 14.905 14.918 1883 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 14.955 14.932 195 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.754 2027 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14.843 2113 Casey Mears Germin Racing Chevrolet 14.943 226 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14.894 2342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 14.863 244 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14.943 2517 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14.958 2695 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 14.975 2714 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.010 281 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.013 2910 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.032 3044 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 15.039 3115 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 15.109 3238 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.110 337 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15.162 3416 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.163 3598 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 15.291 3655 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 15.306 3723 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 15.331 3832 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 15.436 3946 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 15.521 4030 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 15.694 Official qualifying results Race Saturday thumb|right|Denny Hamlin leads early in the race The start of the race was delayed by rain and lightning in the vicinity of the speedway for nearly 30 minutes. The drivers were called to their cars at 8:40 p.m. and rolled off pit road around 8:57. Under night Tennessee skies, Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag at 9:03. Teammate Denny Hamlin got a much better start and led the first lap. Chase Elliott worked his way up to Hamlin and passed him for the lead on the ninth lap. Kyle Busch reeled him in to pass under him in turn 4 to take the lead on lap 23. The first caution of the race flew on lap 30 for rain. It picked up in intensity to the point that the race was red-flagged on lap 38. The red flag period lasted for one hour, 24 minutes and four seconds before engines were refired at 10:42 and the cars rolled back onto the track. After eight laps riding around, the rain returned with greater intensity and the race was red-flagged a second time at lap 48. Just past 11:00, the rest of the race was postponed to Sunday at 1:00 p.m.Bonnell Rick Rain forces NASCAR race at Bristol to be postponed https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article96981492.html August 20, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company August 20, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Sunday Further rain off and on caused NASCAR to delay the restart of the race three and a half hours from the originally rescheduled start time to 4:33 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, for nearly 17 1/2 hurs of weather delays. The race restarted on lap 58. Competitors were told by NASCAR on the restart, there would be no refueling would be prohibited, as a competition caution was planned for Lap 85, roughly after 28 laps of racing to evaluate tire wear on the concrete circuit. Half the field was running the bottom line of the track while the other half was running the high line to "rubber-in" the untreated higher lane. The field largely rode around until the second caution of the race flew on lap 85. It was a planned competition caution. Brian Scott opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead. Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were both tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail end of the field. The race restarted on lap 91. Ryan Newman edged out Scott at the line to take the lead on lap 92. Busch drove around Newman on the high line to retake the lead on lap 102. The third caution of the race flew on lap 158 for a single-car wreck in turn 2 involving Regan Smith. Edwards exited pit road with the race lead. The race restarted on lap 165. Edwards sat in command of the race for 27 laps before Busch took back the lead on lap 193. Debris in turn 3 brought the fourth caution of the race on lap 254, just after the race was deemed official, meaning they would not have to return Monday if there was another weather incident. The race restarted on lap 262. Kevin Harvick took the lead for the first time on lap 288. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 308 for a single-car spin by Kyle Larson in turn 4. Hamlin was tagged for speeding and restarted the race from the tail end of the field. thumb|Kevin Harvick won the race. The race restarted on lap 316. Busch controlled the race for the next 32 laps before losing the lead to Harvick on lap 348. Busch radioed to his team that a part on his car had failed. His car got loose going into turn 1, slid down the track, turned back up the track and came to a stop backwards.Bonnell Rick NASCAR: Kevin Harvick wins rain-delayed Bristol race https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article97063142.html August 22, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Justin Allgaier, driving in place of Michael Annett, clipped the left-front of Busch's car.Gregory Allen Harvick wins Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race http://www.heraldcourier.com/race_week/harvick-wins-bass-pro-shops-nra-night-race/article_a4a78482-680c-11e6-b570-474f14828ad7.html August 22, 2016 Bristol Herald Courier Berkshire Hathaway August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee He went up the track and collected Larson and Martin Truex Jr., which brought out the sixth caution. Busch said afterwards that the part failure was "a shame. The last few times we’ve been here, we’ve had really fast M&M’s Toyota Camrys and we haven’t been able to finish. We’ve been having parts failures here, so something we’ve got to address and fix. I’m really tired of losing races here with parts falling apart, so they’ll hear about it on Tuesday."White Tucker Part failure and wreck ruins Kyle Busch's day http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=114091 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties August 22, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 21, 2016 He also said that the "biggest moron out there is the spotter of the 46 and the driver of the 46 (Justin Allgaier). I’ve been wrecking for half a lap and they just come on through and clean us out. That’s stupid, so I don’t know – frustrating day. Let’s go home."Ongie Dave Harvick captures Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Motorsports/2016/08/21/Harvick-captures.html August 22, 2016 Johnson City Press Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Allgaier went on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Relief driver Justin Allgaier puts #46 last in second-straight Bristol night race http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/08/cup-relief-driver-justin-allgaier-puts.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info August 22, 2016 August 21, 2016 Kurt Busch assumed the race lead. The race restarted with 129 laps to go and a multi-car wreck brought out the seventh caution of the race. It started when Busch spun out and collected Brad Keselowski.Owens Jeff Kevin Harvick wins long, wacky race at Bristol http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/kevin-harvick-wins-bristol-sprint-cup-race-rain-delay-weather-kyle-busch-kurt-busch-wreck/y9u96d9pokwz1t71ndridvym3 SportingNews.com Sporting News August 22, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 21, 2016 Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Ryan Blaney, Jimmie Johnson and Elliott all suffered damage in the wreck. Busch said afterwards that he thought he "just missed the bottom groove by a few inches, got loose and the wreck was on. The way that our car was restarting it felt comfortable, it felt good. That inside with the rosin and the VHT, if you don’t hit it exactly right you lose a lot of time. I tried to make up for it and got loose. I feel really bad for the Monster Energy guys. We had a win in our sights and I just drove the car at 101 percent instead of that 99 that I probably needed to be at."Espinoza Christian Kevin Harvick conquers The Last Great Coliseum http://ninertimes.com/2016/08/kevin-harvick-conquers-the-last-great-coliseum/ August 22, 2016 Niner Times University of North Carolina at Charlotte August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee September 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160919131929/http://ninertimes.com/2016/08/kevin-harvick-conquers-the-last-great-coliseum/ dead Joey Logano assumed the race lead. The race restarted with 111 laps to go. Harvick took the lead back from Logano with 95 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew when Clint Bowyer got into the wall. Hamlin exited pit road with the race lead. The race restarted with 77 laps to go. The ninth caution of the race flew with 55 laps to go for rain. The cars were brought back down pit road as the race was red-flagged for a third time. After six minutes and 54 seconds, the race resumed under caution. The race restarted with 51 laps. Harvick drove on to score the victory.Iacobelli Pete Kevin Harvick wins rain-delayed NASCAR race at Bristol http://racing.ap.org/article/kevin-harvick-wins-rain-delayed-nascar-race-bristol August 21, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee https://web.archive.org/web/20160826212106/http://racing.ap.org/article/kevin-harvick-wins-rain-delayed-nascar-race-bristol August 26, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Harvick said afterwards that he thought his team had "a good plan. I think we have great cars, and we've made a lot of adjustments. ... Hopefully this win and everything getting ready to start with the Chase is going to put all the pieces together, and I think everybody has been working hard to do that."Pockrass Bob Kevin Harvick's win in unusual Bristol race feels just as good http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/17361548/nascar-kevin-harvick-win-unusual-bristol-race-feels-just-good ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures August 22, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 21, 2016 In regards to the double burnout he did with Tony Stewart following the race, he said he "wanted him to go on a victory lap with so he could say goodbye to all the fans here at Bristol but that was pretty cool doing some burnouts with him."Gluck Jeff Kevin Harvick wins rain-delayed Sprint Cup race at Bristol https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/08/21/kevin-harvick-wins-sprint-cup-bass-pro-shops-nra-night-race/89083386/ August 22, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company August 21, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee Stenhouse, who tied a career-best Sprint Cup Series finish with a runner-up finish in a special paint scheme dedicated to the late Bryan Clauson, said afterwards that he "knew we were going to have to get everything perfect, and it took me a minute to get the top going. I wanted to give up when we were two [laps] down, but I remembered we had Bryan Clauson’s tribute car here, and his favorite helmet, and I dug deep and the guys dug deep and made a lost of changes that made our Fastenal Ford a lot better. We really wanted to park it in Victory Lane for his whole family and all of his friends and fans for Tim, Di, Taylor and Lauren his fiancée... Just a little bit short."Bearden Aaron Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Ends Emotional Tribute to Bryan Clauson with Second-Place Run https://frontstretch.com/2016/08/21/ricky-stenhouse-jr-ends-emotional-tribute-to-bryan-clauson-with-second-place-run/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch August 22, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 21, 2016 Hamlin, who recovered from a speeding penalty and loose wheel to finish third, said he "had a great car. We definitely got it a lot better there at the end and proud that we’re able to come back from two laps down and get a good finish out of it, but still a good overall day for our FedEx Express Camry. Just came up a little short."White Tucker Harvick wins the 24 hours of Thunder Valley http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=114069 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties August 22, 2016 Bristol, Tennessee August 21, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 500 44 2 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 39 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 39 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 37 5 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 36 6 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 36 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 34 8 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 33 9 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 500 32 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 32 11 88 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 30 12 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 29 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 28 14 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 500 27 15 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 27 16 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 25 17 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 500 24 18 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 499 24 19 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 499 22 20 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 497 21 21 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 497 20 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 496 19 23 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 496 18 24 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 495 17 25 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 495 16 26 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 491 15 27 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 489 14 28 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 487 14 29 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 479 12 30 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 471 11 31 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 470 10 32 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 458 9 33 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 458 8 34 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 442 7 35 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 437 6 36 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 416 5 37 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 373 4 38 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 372 3 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 357 4 40 46 Justin Allgaier (i) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 354 0Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 8 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 9 for 106 Red flags: 3 for 18 hours, 21 minutes and 4 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 25 minutes and 5 seconds Average speed: 77.968 mph km/h Media Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Mike Massaro and Marty Snider reported from pit lane during the race. NBCSNCNBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsParker KligermanMike MassaroMarty Snider Radio The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 1 Kevin Harvick 762 10px 1 2 Brad Keselowski 735 (–27) 10px 3 Kurt Busch 692 (–70) 10px 1 4 Carl Edwards 689 (–73) 10px 1 5 Joey Logano 684 (–78) 10px 2 6 Kyle Busch 674 (–88) 10px 7 Denny Hamlin 659 (–103) 10px 8 Martin Truex Jr. 630 (–132) 10px 1 9 Jimmie Johnson 612 (–150) 10px 1 10 Matt Kenseth 604 (–158) 10px 2 11Austin Dillon 596 (–166) 10px 12Chase Elliott 588 (–174) 10px 1 13Jamie McMurray 583 (–179) 10px 3 14Ryan Newman 576 (–186) 10px 1 15Trevor Bayne 541 (–221) 10px 1 16Kyle Larson 537 (–225)Official drivers' standings + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1Toyota 949 10px 2Chevrolet 919 (–30) 10px 3Ford 882 (–67)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. 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