2016 Pocono Green 250

Tweltfh race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series February 2025 NASXFIN Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 12 33 2016 Pocono Green 250 First Annual Pocono Green 250 June 4 2.5 4.0 250 132 402 213 100 53 51.158 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 118.421 mph km/h on 27 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Fox MRN Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Danica Patrick The 2016 Pocono Green 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was decreased from 100 laps to 53 laps, due to inclement weather. Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would take the win, after leading when the race got called due to persistent rain showers. This was Larson's 4th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.June 4, 2016 Kyle Larson wins rain-shortened Xfinity race at Pocono https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/xfinity/story/_/id/15955212/kyle-larson-wins-rain-shortened-xfinity-race-pocono February 2, 2023 ESPN.com en Associated Press To fill out the podium, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the circuit where the race was held. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022. Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.Pocono Raceway Staff Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports01Ryan 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 MotorsportsChevroletSuave MEN10Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13T. J. BellMBM MotorsportsDodgeOCR Gaz Bar14Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports15Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordB. J. McLeod Motorsports16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaNOS Energy Drink19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaArris20Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaSport Clips Haircuits22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFordSKF25Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevroletRick Ware Racing28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyotaJGL Racing33Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletCometic Gasket39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing40Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyotaMBM Motorsports42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevroletCessna, NTT Data Group44J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyotaZachry46Brandon GdovicPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevroletComServe Wireless48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevroletDC Solar51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletDonate Life, DB Sales62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletGlen Brown Trucking, E-Hydrate74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeTruckers Final Mile78B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordB. J. McLeod Motorsports88Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevroletAdvance Auto Parts89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletShepherd Racing Ventures90Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevroletBuckedUp Apparel93Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing97Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevroletVroom! Brands98Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFordCarroll Shelby EngineOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 2, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – Pocono XFINITY Race Info Page https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/12-NXS-Pocono-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160701204341/https://www.jayski.com/news/nxs/2016/story/_/page/12-NXS-Pocono-2016-NASCAR-Race-Info July 1, 2016 February 2, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.888, and an average speed of 170.171 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry June 2, 2016 Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Paul Menard fastest in first Xfinity practice at Pocono https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/02/kyle-busch-erik-jones-paul-menard-fastest-in-first-xfinity-practice-at-pocono/ February 2, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.888170.171220Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.013169.77032Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet53.216169.122Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 2, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.049, and an average speed of 172.914 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry June 2, 2016 Jones boys: Erik and Brandon Jones fastest in 2nd Pocono Xfinity practice https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/02/jones-boys-erik-and-brandon-jones-fastest-in-2nd-pocono-xfinity-practice/ February 2, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Two more practice sessions were originally going to be held on Friday, June 3, but were both cancelled due to inclement weather. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.049172.914233Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.540171.298318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.589171.138Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 4, at 9:05 AM EST. Since Pocono Raceway 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 2, 2023 ESPN.com en Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 51.158, and an average speed of 175.926 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel June 4, 2016 Erik Jones wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Pocono https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/04/erik-jones-wins-pole-for-xfinity-series-race-at-pocono/ February 2, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota51.410175.06351.158175.926218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota51.961173.20751.369175.203319Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.187172.45751.492174.784442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.212172.37451.853173.568522Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord52.333171.97652.089172.78161Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet52.452171.58552.162172.53972Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.153172.56952.293172.10783Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.922170.06252.384171.80897Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet52.501171.42552.466171.5401088Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet52.469171.53052.712170.7391144J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota52.845170.30952.896170.1451211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet52.927170.04653.143169.354Eliminated in Round 11348Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet53.046169.664 - -1433Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet53.054169.638 - -1539Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet53.092169.517 - -1698Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord53.106169.472 - -1762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.207169.151 - -1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53.506168.205 - -1901Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet53.624167.835 - -2093Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevrolet53.878167.044 - -2110Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota53.900166.976 - -2228Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota53.984166.716 - -2316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord54.213166.012 - -240Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet54.381165.499 - -2578B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord54.594164.853 - -2607Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet54.649164.687 - -2746Brandon GdovicPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet54.830164.144 - -2889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet55.030163.547 - -294Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet55.058163.464 - -3090Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet55.206163.026 - -3114Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota55.523162.095 - -3213T. J. BellMBM MotorsportsDodge55.837161.183 - -3340Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota55.969160.803 - -Qualified by owner's points3452Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet55.980160.772 - -3597Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevrolet56.063160.534 - -3625Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevrolet56.684158.775 - -3770Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet57.458156.636 - -3815Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord57.910155.414 - -3974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge59.868150.331 - -406Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2016 Pocono Green 250 – Racing Reference https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Pocono_250/B/ February 2, 2023 Racing-Reference.info enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5327Running02120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota530Running39383Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet530Running384218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5316Running05522Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord537Running0661Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet530Running35772Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet530Running081433Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet530Running339319Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota530Running32101088Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet530Running31111698Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord532Running0121348Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet530Running29131144J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota530Running28141762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet530Running27151211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet530Running2616406Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord530Running25171901Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet530Running24182228Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota530Running2319294Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet530Running22203090Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet530Running21212607Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet531Running21222578B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord530Running19233452Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet530Running18243597Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevrolet530Running17253625Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevrolet530Running16262746Brandon GdovicPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet520Running1527240Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet520Running14283815Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord520Running13291539Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet510Running12303974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge500Running11311851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet390Accident10323213T. J. BellMBM MotorsportsDodge390Running9332316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord380Accident8343114J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota300Header7352889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet290Vibration6362093Josh Wise (i)RSS RacingChevrolet230Rear Gear0373770Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet220Running4383340Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota210Brakes33997Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200Accident2402110Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota60Transmission0Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Daniel Suárez 408 10px 2 Elliott Sadler 397 (-11) 10px 1 3 Ty Dillon 390 (-18) 10px 1 4 Brendan Gaughan 363 (-45) 10px 2 5 Erik Jones 359 (-49) 10px 6 Brandon Jones 357 (-51) 10px 4 7 Justin Allgaier 355 (-53) 10px 8 Brennan Poole 343 (-65) 10px 9 Bubba Wallace 308 (-100) 10px 10 Ryan Reed 274 (-134) 10px 2 11 Blake Koch 266 (-142) 10px 12 Ryan Sieg 263 (-145)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings. 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