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2016 American Ethanol E15 225
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16th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
CUST GMS Racing 8th Annual American Ethanol E15 225 FS1 108.648 mph km/h on September 16 Spencer Gallagher Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 95 150 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 225 362 364 151 MRN Race 16 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 30.656 2.4 1.5 American Ethanol E15 225 2016 226 Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
The 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 was the 16th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 16, 2016, in Joilet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 150 laps to 151 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off Daniel Hemric and Cameron Hayley in the final 2 laps, and earned his 46th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his second of the season. Busch dominated the majority of the race, leading 95 laps.Utter Jim September 16, 2016 Kyle Busch plays spoiler at Chicagoland as Chase field is set https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/kyle-busch-plays-spoiler-at-chicagoland-as-chase-field-is-set-827333/2997533/ January 18, 2023 Motorsport.com en
The eight drivers to qualify for the inaugural Truck Series playoffs are William Byron, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Ben Kennedy, Daniel Hemric, and Timothy Peters.September 17, 2016 2016 Camping World Truck Series Chase Grid Finalized in Chicagoland https://frontstretch.com/2016/09/17/2016-camping-world-truck-series-chase-grid-finalized-in-chicagoland/ January 18, 2023 Frontstretch
Background
thumb|The layout of Chicagoland Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 mi km tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and actively hosted NASCAR racing including the NASCAR Cup Series until 2019. Until 2010, the speedway has also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is currently owned and operated by Nascar.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation1Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletPitStopsforHope.org02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletJive Communications, Zaxby's6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing07Ray Black Jr. (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletRTFT All Star Racing League8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet#TeamTurtle, #TeamFoot9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.orgJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 11Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyotaBrain Gear, Surface Sunscreen13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaRide TV, Cabinets by Hayley17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing18Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSiriusXM19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordDrawTite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAlamo Rent a Car22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletChapel of the Flowers24Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevroletChampion Power Equipment29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletWeber Inc.41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaAlpha Energy Solutions44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletCross Concrete Construction49Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletTeam Brackeen51Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaArris63Jesse LittleMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevroletColumbia SC - Famously Hot71Josh Berry (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevroletAmerican Club, RaceTrac81Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaToyoda Gosei Scorpions88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaFisher Nuts, Menards98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 3:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.2016 Truck Series Chicagoland Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-16chicago dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161014114835/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-16chicago October 14, 2016 January 18, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Sites en-US John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.825, and an average speed of 175.182 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel September 15, 2016 John Wes Townley leads first Truck practice at Chicago https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/09/15/nascar-john-wes-townley-leads-first-truck-practice-at-chicago/ January 18, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet30.825175.18229William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.873174.910388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota31.074173.779Full first practice results
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 5:30 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.584, and an average speed of 176.563 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel September 15, 2016 Daniel Hemric fastest in final Truck practice in Chicago https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/09/15/daniel-hemric-fastest-in-final-truck-practice-in-chicago/ January 18, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord30.584176.563223Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet30.601176.465351Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.603176.453Full final practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 16, at 3:45 pm CST. Since Chicagoland 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 18, 2023 ESPN.com en
Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.656, and an average speed of 176.148 mph km/h on in the second round.Bonkowski Jerry September 16, 2016 Spencer Gallagher earns first career Truck pole — can first win be tonight? https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/09/16/spencer-gallagher-earns-first-career-truck-pole-can-first-win-be-tonight/ January 18, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet30.835175.12630.656176.148205John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet30.858174.99530.700175.896351Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.849175.04630.732175.713429Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord30.863174.96730.764175.530517Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota30.791175.37630.767175.513633Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet30.896174.78030.775175.467741Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.891174.80830.794175.359818Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.884174.84830.799175.33099William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.903174.74030.829175.1601019Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord30.980174.30630.860174.9841111Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota30.993174.23330.860174.984124Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.960174.41930.903174.740Eliminated in Round 11388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota30.996174.216––1424Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.016174.104––1598Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota31.095173.661––1621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet31.100173.633––1700Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet31.107173.594––188John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.157173.316––1902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.160173.299––2013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota31.216172.988––2181Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.296172.546––2271Josh Berry (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevrolet31.548171.168––2366Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet31.572171.038––2444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet31.720170.240––2507Ray Black Jr. (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.773169.956––2622Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota31.892169.321––271Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.032168.581––Qualified by owner's points2863Jesse LittleMB MotorsportsChevrolet32.271167.333––2949Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet32.286167.255––3050Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet32.578165.756––3110Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet34.511156.472––326Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet35.396152.560––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1818Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15195Running021019Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1510Running3132013Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1510Running304124Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1510Running2951621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1510Running2861424Grant Enfinger (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1510Running277123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1518Running278517Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1510Running2591700Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1510Running2410429Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1510Running2311351Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15143Running0121111Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota1510Running21132271Josh Berry (i)Contreras MotorsportsChevrolet1510Running014188John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1510Running19152181Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1510Running18161902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1510Running17172622Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota1510Running16182507Ray Black Jr. (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1510Running0191598Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500Running1420205John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running13213050Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1470Engine1222271Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1470Running11232366Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1380Engine10242444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1371Accident1025741Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1250Accident826633Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1114Accident8271388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1110Accident6282949Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet910Clutch0292863Jesse LittleMB MotorsportsChevrolet790Engine43099William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota400Accident331326Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet140Suspension2323110Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet110Electrical1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 William Byron 2,015 10px 2 2 Matt Crafton 2,006 (−9) 10px 5 3 John Hunter Nemechek 2,006 (−9) 10px 3 4 Christopher Bell 2,003 (−12) 10px 2 5 Johnny Sauter 2,003 (−12) 10px 6 Ben Kennedy 2,003 (−12) 10px 5 7 Daniel Hemric 2,000 (−15) 10px 3 8 Timothy Peters 2,000 (−15)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 250 2016 UNOH 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016
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