2016 Fred's 250

19th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CUST JR Motorsports 11th Annual fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola Fox 143.163 mph km/h on October 22 Cole Custer Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Grant Enfinger GMS Racing 24 45 94 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 250 402 402 94 MRN Race 19 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 53.672 4.28 2.66 fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola 2016 250 Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip The 2016 fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 19th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 94 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, pulled off the upset win, after holding off Spencer Gallagher on the final lap. It was Enfinger's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win.Utter Jim October 22, 2016 Grant Enfinger scores first career Truck win at Talladega https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/grant-enfinger-scores-first-career-truck-win-at-talladega-841815/3002551/ January 24, 2023 Motorsport.com en To fill out the podium, Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively. The six drivers that advanced into the Round of 6 are William Byron, Christopher Bell, Timothy Peters, Ben Kennedy, Johnny Sauter, and Matt Crafton. Daniel Hemric and John Hunter Nemechek would be eliminated from championship contention. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama.http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/Inside-Dega/Contact-Us.aspx Track Location Talladega Superspeedway March 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100416072410/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/Inside-Dega/Contact-Us.aspx April 16, 2010 It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 mi km 3, compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 mi km 1 long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators,April 19, 2019 Talladega is known for speed, but slow down and take in what the Alabama city offers https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/04/19/talladega-is-known-for-speed-but-slow-down-and-take-in-what-the-alabama-city-offers/December 31, 2017 Talladega Superspeedway https://autoracingfacts.com/talladega-superspeedway dead https://web.archive.org/web/20210226235704/https://autoracingfacts.com/talladega-superspeedway February 26, 2021 October 17, 2019Track Facts http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20100416072410/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/Inside-Dega/Contact-Us.aspx April 16, 2010 March 27, 2010 Talladega Superspeedway with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.Utter Jim November 27, 2013 Talladega Superspeedway to reduce seating to 80,000 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/27/4502677/talladega-superspeedway-to-reduce.html November 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001445/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/27/4502677/talladega-superspeedway-to-reduce.html#.Vh5rCrSprzI December 3, 2013 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial1Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletV. G. Pride Group02Dylan Lupton (i)Young's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems2Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFordPirtek4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSiriusXM05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletSynovus, Jive, Everfi5Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyotaAll Secure07Cody Ware (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletLilly Trucking8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Clay GreenfieldJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1-800-PAVEMENT11Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyotaBrain Gear, Surface Sunscreen13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaRide TV, Cabinets by Hayley17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordDrawTite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletSmokey Mountain Herbal Snuff22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaTrump Pence 201623Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company24Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevroletPlugfones29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletJacob Companies36Bobby Gerhart (i)Bobby Gerhart RacingChevroletLucas Oil41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaXPO Logistics44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletBootDaddy.com49Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletZyalix50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletBad Boy Mowers51Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJegs High Performance63Ryan Ellis (i)MB MotorsportsChevroletTheme Park Connection66Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevroletBolen Motorsports71Brandon Hightower (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevroletAdvanced Fleet Services75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyotaFood Country USA78Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesToyotaGlenden Enterprises81Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaADVICS86Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletBrandonbilt Motorsports88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaShasta, Menards98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 12:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.2016 Truck Series Talladega Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-19dega dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161106023950/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-19dega November 6, 2016 January 24, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Sites en-US Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 51.401, and an average speed of 186.300 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry October 21, 2016 Enfinger, Coughlin fastest in first Truck Series practice at Talladega https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/10/21/enfinger-coughlin-fastest-in-first-truck-series-practice-at-talladega/ January 24, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet51.401186.300251Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota51.408186.27534Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota51.431186.191Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 2:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Korbin Forrister, driving for Wauters Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.948, and an average speed of 187.956 mph km/h on.Crandall Kelly October 21, 2016 Korbin Forrister fastest in final Truck Series practice at Talladega https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/10/21/korbin-forrister-fastest-in-final-truck-series-practice-at-talladega/ January 24, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyota50.948187.956233Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet51.108187.368329Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord51.131187.284Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 22, at 9:30 am CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway 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 24, 2023 ESPN.com en Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.672, and an average speed of 178.417 mph km/h on in the second round.Crandall Kelly October 22, 2016 Cole Custer wins Truck Series pole at Talladega Superspeedway https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/10/22/cole-custer-wins-truck-series-pole-at-talladega-superspeedway/ January 24, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Clay Greenfield, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ryan Ellis, and Parker Kligerman would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)100Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.842177.85453.672178.417224Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet53.838177.86753.683178.380323Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet53.907177.63953.747178.168433Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet53.908177.63653.754178.145521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet53.830177.89353.855177.811617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota53.817177.93653.982177.392751Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota54.323176.27953.998177.34089William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota54.152176.83654.051177.166905John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet54.283176.40954.082177.064105Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyota54.202176.67254.147176.852118John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet54.271176.44854.262176.4771211Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota54.224176.60154.280176.419Eliminated in Round 11388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota54.448175.874––144Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota54.469175.806––152Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFord54.509175.677––1629Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord54.525175.626––1719Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord54.529175.613––1878Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesToyota54.757174.882––1986Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet54.877174.499––2013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota54.925174.347––2136Bobby Gerhart (i)Bobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet54.977174.182––2281Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota54.983174.163––2322Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingChevrolet55.110173.762––2498Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota55.119173.733––2541Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota55.241173.350––2666Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet55.354172.996––2702Dylan Lupton (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet55.360172.977––Qualified by owner's points2849Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet55.605172.215––2944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet55.683171.973––3071Brandon Hightower (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevrolet56.663168.999––3150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet56.663168.999––3207Cody Ware (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet57.258167.243––3310Clay GreenfieldJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet55.689171.955––341Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet56.415169.742––3563Ryan Ellis (i)MB MotorsportsChevrolet56.443169.658––3675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota57.146167.571––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1224Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet9445Running372323Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet941Running323617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota9414Running3142498Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota940Running295433Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet948Running296144Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota940Running277521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet940Running2682281Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota940Running2591211Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota943Running251089William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota940Running23111719Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord940Running22122702Dylan Lupton (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet940Running0133150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet940Running20142322Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota941Running20152666Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet940Running0162944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet944Running18172136Bobby Gerhart (i)Bobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet940Running0182849Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet940Running0192013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota930Accident1420152Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFord920Running13213207Cody Ware (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet900Running0221388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota880Engine11231878Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesToyota640Accident10242541Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota590Accident9251986Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet590Accident8261629Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord5916Accident827105Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyota590Accident628905John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet590Accident529100Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet582Accident5303071Brandon Hightower (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevrolet510Accident031751Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota340Driveshaft232118John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet130Engine1Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 William Byron 2,103 10px 2 Christopher Bell 2,089 (−14) 10px 2 3 Timothy Peters 2,084 (−19) 10px 4 Ben Kennedy 2,084 (−19) 10px 1 5 Johnny Sauter 2,078 (−25) 10px 3 6 Matt Crafton 2,072 (−31) 10px 7 Daniel Hemric 2,059 (−44) 10px 8 John Hunter Nemechek 2,038 (−65)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2016 DC Solar 350 2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:October 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2016 in sports in Alabama