2016 Boyd Gaming 300

3rd race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series February 2025 August 2025NASXFIN Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway_diagram.svg 3 33 2016 Boyd Gaming 300 20th annual Boyd Gaming 300 March 5 1.50 2.41 300.00 300.00 482.803 482.803 200 200 145.415 mph km/h 29.557 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 199 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing FS1 Performance Racing Network Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip The 2016 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrac. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing led a dominating 199 out of 200 laps to earn his 78th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season.March 5, 2016 Kyle Busch cashes in XFINITY win in Las Vegas https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2016/03/05/kyle-busch-cashes-in-xfinity-win-in-las-vegas/ May 28, 2022 NASCAR.com en To fill out the podium, Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing and Erik Jones, also of Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively. Background Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsDodge14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Stanton Barrett Rick Ware RacingChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord24Corey LaJoieJGL RacingToyota25Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota42Justin Marks Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota48Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord88Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet93Josh ReaumeRSS RacingChevrolet97Harrison RhodesObaika RacingChevrolet98Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord99Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 4 at 4:05 PM EST. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.904 mph km/h on.Albino Dustin February 26, 2016 Jones, Busch Lead XFINITY Practices at Las Vegas https://speedwaymedia.com/2016/03/04/jones-busch-lead-xfinity-practices-at-las-vegas/ May 28, 2022 Speedway Media en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.493 183.094219Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.525 182.896362Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.653 182.106Full first practice results Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 4, at 6:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.777 and an average speed of 181.348 mph km/h on.February 26, 2016 Jones, Busch lead XFINITY practices at Las Vegas https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2016/03/04/jones-busch-lead-xfinity-practices-at-las-vegas/ May 29, 2022 NASCAR en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.777 181.34823Ty Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.852 180.892320Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.854 180.880Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 5. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 mi km, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.2018-02-07 NASCAR Qualifying Rules https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules 2021-11-02 ESPN.com en Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.557 and an average speed of 182.698 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel March 5, 2016 Kyle Busch earns 50th Xfinity career pole, qualifying first at home track of Las Vegas https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/05/kyle-busch-earns-50th-xfinity-pole-at-home-track-of-las-vegas/ May 30, 2022 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Derrike Cope and Todd Peck failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.552182.91429.436183.44929.557182.698220Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.665128.03329.667182.02029.566 182.642319Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.713181.73929.618182.32229.586 182.519488Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.890180.66229.759 181.45829.719 181.702533Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.669182.00829.706 181.78129.722 181.68467Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.998180.01229.896 180.62629.762 181.43971Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.021179.87429.918 180.49329.772 181.378862Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.951180.29429.904 180.57829.795 181.23893Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.002179.98829.901 180.59629.931 180.4151098Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord30.094178.43829.909 180.54829.976 180.1441148Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.922180.46929.933180.40329.988 180.072126Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord30.175178.95629.944 180.33729.997 180.018Eliminated in Round 21342Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.049 179.70629.970 180.180 - -142Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.139 179.17029.971 180.174 - -1522Brad Keselowski (i) Team PenskeFord30.139179.17030.043 179.742 - -1628Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingChevrolet30.139 179.17030.134 179.200 - -1711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet30.414 177.55030.155 179.075 - -1816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord30.264 178.43030.161 179.039 - -1939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet30.264178.43030.162 179.033 - -2001Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet30.470177.22330.244 178.548 - -2143Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.359 177.87130.334178.018 - -2224Corey LaJoieJGL RacingToyota30.375 177.77830.403 177.614 - -2351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.532 176.86430.526 176.898 - -244Ross Chastain JD MotorsportsChevrolet30.274 178.37130.623 176.338 - -Eliminated in Round 1250Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet30.535 176.846 - - - -2614J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.714 175.816 - - - -2707Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.805 175.296 - - - -2897Harrison Rhodes Obaika RacingChevrolet30.921 174.639 - - - -2989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet31.111 173.572 - - - -3044David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota31.146173.377 - - - -3110Jeff Green TriStar MotorsportsToyota31.333 172.342 - - - -3293Josh ReaumeRSS RacingChevrolet31.407 171.936 - - - -3340Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota31.409 171.925 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3490Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet31.472171.581 - - - -3525Cody Ware (R)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet31.553171.141 - - - -3652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet31.729170.191 - - - -3715Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingFord31.859169.497 - - - -3874Mike Harmon Mike Harmon RacingDodge31.859169.497 - -3978B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord32.513166.087 - - - -4013Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsDodge33.426161.551 - - - -Failed to qualify4170Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet0.0000.000 - - - -4299Todd PeckB. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord0.0000.000 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota200199running02319Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running393220Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running384488Chase Elliott (i) JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running05142Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running06533Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running35793Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running34871Elliott Sadler JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running33967Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running3210862Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running31111148Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running30121098Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord1990running0131816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1980running28141939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1980running27151522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord1980running016244Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running25172143Jeb Burton Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1980running24182001Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running23192224Corey LaJoieJGL RacingToyota1960running22202351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1960running21212614J. J. Yeley TriStar MotorsportsToyota1950running20221628Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1940running19233044David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota1940running1824250Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1940running17252707Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1920running16261711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1910running15273978B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord1910running14283652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1890running13293490Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet1880running12303715Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingDodge1820running11313874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1820running10322897Harrison RhodesObaika RacingChevrolet1550engine933126Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord1351accident9341342Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1350accident7353525Cody Ware (R)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1270accident6364013Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsDodge1270running5373340Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota240suspension4383293Josh ReaumeRSS RacingChevrolet130brakes3392989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet120overheating2403110Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota20rear gear1Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Daniel Suárez 106 10px 2 Elliott Sadler 103 (-3) 10px 3 Ty Dillon 99 (–7) 10px 4 Brandon Jones 99 (–7) 10px 5 Justin Allgaier 95 (–11) 10px 6 Brendan Gaughan 91 (-15) 10px 7 Erik Jones (R) 86 (-20) 10px 8 Ryan Reed 79 (-27) 10px 9 Ryan Sieg 73 (-33) 10px 10 Jeb Burton 72 (-34) 10px 11 Brennan Poole (R) 71 (-35) 10px 11 Jeremy Clements 71 (-35)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2016 Heads Up Georgia 250 2016 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Category:2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Category:March 2016 sports events in the United States