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10th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
CUST Kyle Busch Motorsports 6th Annual Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 FS1 116.698 mph km/h on July 7 Daniel Suárez William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports 9 70 150 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 225 362 362 150 MRN Race 10 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 29.511 2.4 1.5 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 2016 225 Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
The 2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 255 was the 10th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off John Hunter Nemechek and Daniel Hemric in the final 20 laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. This was also the 51st win for Kyle Busch Motorsports, making them the most winningest team in the Truck Series.Utter Jim July 7, 2016 Rookie William Byron wins fourth race in just tenth start https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/rookie-william-byron-wins-fourth-race-in-just-tenth-start-796538/3113583/ January 4, 2023 Motorsport.com en
Background
thumb|The layout of Kentucky Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5 mi km on tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 Jerry Carroll, along with four other investors, were the majority owners of Kentucky Speedway. Depending on layout and configuration the track facility has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation1Caleb RoarkDC Travis Kvapil crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park.Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.orgJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 02Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFordAustin Hill Racing4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL05Parker KligermanAthenian MotorsportsChevroletJive Communications, Zaxby's07Garrett Smithley (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletMubea8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Jennifer Jo CobbTravis Kvapil crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park. DCJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.orgJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 11Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyotaSurface Sunscreen13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaCabinets by Hayley, Carolina Nut Co.17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing18Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordOakmont Management Group21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletWater Pulse22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevroletChampion Power Equipment29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletJacob Companies41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaAlpha Energy Solutions44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Gusset Jeans49Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevroletSpeed Stick50Travis KvapilTravis Kvapil crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park. DCMAKE MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net51Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaArris63Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool, Ski Soda66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevroletBolen Motorsports71Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevroletJeld-Wen, Menards74Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletSMD86Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCoastal Carolina University88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaGreat Lakes Flooring, Menards98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list
Notes
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Practice
First practice
The first practice session was originally going to be held on Wednesday, July 6, at 1:00 pm EST, and last for 1 hour and 55 minutes.2016 Truck Series Kentucky Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-10kentucky dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160802203809/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-10kentucky August 2, 2016 January 4, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en-US The session was delayed for 2 hours due to inclement weather, and because of this, only two practice sessions would be held. Parker Kligerman, driving for Athenian Motorsports as a relief driver, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.151, and an average speed of 179.099 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel July 6, 2016 Parker Kligerman fastest in first Truck practice at Kentucky https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/06/parker-kligerman-fastest-in-first-truck-practice-at-kentucky/ January 3, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed105Parker KligermanAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet30.151179.09929William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.155179.075318Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.229178.636Full first practice results
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Wednesday, July 6, at 6:00 pm EST, and would last for about 3 hours. Brett Moffitt, driving for Red Horse Racing as a relief driver, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.379, and an average speed of 183.805 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel July 6, 2016 Brett Moffitt fastest in three hour Truck practice session at Kentucky https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/06/brett-moffitt-fastest-in-three-hour-truck-practice-session-at-kentucky/ January 4, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota29.379183.80529William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.387183.755318Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.446183.387Full final practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, July 7, at 5:00 pm EST. Since Kentucky Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, 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 13–32. 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 January 4, 2023 ESPN.com en
Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.511, and an average speed of 182.983 mph km/h on in the second round.Crandell Kelly July 7, 2016 Daniel Suarez grabs Kentucky Truck Series pole https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/07/daniel-suarez-grabs-kentucky-truck-series-pole/ January 4, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)151Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.703181.80029.511182.983211Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota29.578182.56829.535182.83439William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.505183.02029.590182.494419Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.724181.67129.598182.445529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.754181.48829.627182.266605Parker KligermanAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet29.678181.95329.628182.260718Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.739181.58029.629182.254888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota29.755181.48229.637182.205941Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota29.856180.86829.855180.874104Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.883180.70529.897180.6201113Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota29.868180.79629.927180.4391200Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.841180.95930.031179.814Eliminated in Round 11323Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet29.917180.499––1417Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota29.935180.391––1521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet29.963180.222––168John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.995180.030––1724Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.003179.982––1833Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet30.057179.659––1902Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord30.109179.348––2066Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet30.211178.743––2198Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.217178.707––2271Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet30.312178.147––2322Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota30.529176.881––2444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet30.625176.327––2586Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet30.666176.091––2607Garrett Smithley (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.949174.481––2749Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet31.340172.304––Qualified by owner's points2850Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet31.406171.942––2974Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet32.826164.504––3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.858164.344––3163Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet32.873164.269––321Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet––––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts139William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15070Running372168John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running313419Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1500Running304104Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500Running2951521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet15014Running2961113Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1500Running2772271Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet1500Running08888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1500Running2591417Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1505Running2510529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1501Running2411151Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15059Running0121724Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1500Running2113941Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500Running20141200Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running19152198Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500Running18161323Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1500Running17172066Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running16181902Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord1500Running1519605Parker KligermanAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running14202586Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running13212607Garrett Smithley (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1480Running12221833Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1470Running11232749Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1450Running10242910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1430Running9252850Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1360Running8262444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1071Overheating7272322Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota980Transmission6283063Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet950Vibration5293274Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet620Vibration030718Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota560Accident331211Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota260Engine232311Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00Electrical1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 William Byron 263 10px 2 Matt Crafton 250 (−13) 10px 1 3 Daniel Hemric 246 (−17) 10px 1 4 Timothy Peters 246 (−17) 10px 5 Johnny Sauter 233 (−30) 10px 6 John Hunter Nemechek 223 (−40) 10px 1 7 Tyler Reddick 215 (−48) 10px 1 8 Christopher Bell 214 (−49)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016
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