2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism

February 2025 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site May 9, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/dover-international-speedway.html Dover International Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com May 9, 2016Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7190&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 9, 2016 May 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521162801/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7190&StatType=Entry+List May 21, 2016 dead mdy-allFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517070223/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 17, 2016 dead mdy-allStarting Lineup http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7190&StatType=Starting+Lineup MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517071051/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7190&StatType=Starting+Lineup May 17, 2016 dead mdy-allSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 14, 2016 May 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517075505/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 17, 2016 dead mdy-allFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 14, 2016 May 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160518015254/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/AAA-400-Drive-For-Autism-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 18, 2016 dead mdy-allAAA 400 Drive for Autism Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7190&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 MRN.com Motor Racing Network April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130337/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=7190&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45 April 4, 2017 dead mdy-allPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/12dov2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610053557/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/12dov2016racereport.pdf June 10, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/12dov2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610053557/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/12dov2016racereport.pdf June 10, 2016 dead NAS 12 36 Matt Kenseth Victory Lane.jpg Matt Kenseth won the race 2016 05 15 Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware 1 1.6 400 400 640 Partly cloudy with a temperature of 59 F C; wind out of the west at 21 mph km/h on 109.348 mph km/h on Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 21.799 / 165.145 mph km/h on FP1 (rain) Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 117 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Sports 1 Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 2.2 (Overnight)Paulsen NASCAR Dover Overnights Dip on FS1 http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/05/nascar-ratings-down-fs1-dover-overnights/ May 23, 2016 Sports Media Watch May 16, 20163.9 million viewersPaulsen After Dip in Overnights, NASCAR Dover Viewership Rises http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/05/nascar-ratings-fs1-dover-viewership-up-sprint-cup/ May 23, 2016 Sports Media Watch May 18, 2016 MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Mike Bagley (Backstretch) The 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 15, 2016, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The race had 19 lead changes among different drivers, and twelve cautions for 65 laps, along with a red-flag period of 11 minutes, 22 seconds. Report Background thumb|left|Dover International Speedway, the track where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is a 1.000 mi km on oval track in Dover, Delaware. Entering the race, Kevin Harvick leads the points with 390, while Kyle Busch is 4 points back, Carl Edwards is 23 points back, Jimmie Johnson is 37 points back, and Kurt Busch is 40 points back. Entry list Forty cars are entered for the race. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list Practice First practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.799 and a speed of 165.145 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Harvick leads Earnhardt in abbreviated Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-leads-earnhardt-in-abbreviated-cup-practice-736169/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 13, 2016 August 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806042537/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-leads-earnhardt-in-abbreviated-cup-practice-736169/ dead Four minutes into the session, Danica Patrick's engine expired, dumped oil onto the track, spun and caught fire on the frontstretch.Gelston Dan Stewart involved in 3-car wreck at start of NASCAR practice http://racing.ap.org/article/stewart-involved-3-car-wreck-start-nascar-practice May 13, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160514123350/http://racing.ap.org/article/stewart-involved-3-car-wreck-start-nascar-practice May 14, 2016 Dover, Delaware Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart were caught in the oil and slammed the wall.Hembree Mike No SAFER barrier where Stewart, McMurray wrecked at Dover https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/05/13/tony-stewart-danica-patrick-jamie-mcmurray-crash-dover/84327188/ May 13, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware All three went to backup cars.Pockrass Bob Danica Patrick's wreck collects Tony Stewart, Jamie McMurray https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/15529685/danica-patrick-wreck-dover-practice-collects-tony-stewart-jamie-mcmurray ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 13, 2016 Patrick said afterwards that "there was oil, a fire and the car spun and was caught by the wall. I'm not sure what happened, but this is obviously not something we normally see. You don't see a lot of failures like that. I'm sure they will figure out what it is. It sucks when it takes other people with you."Cain Holly Stewart, Patrick in wreck in Sprint Cup practice at Dover http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/5/13/tony-stewart-danica-patrick-wreck-dover-sprint-cup-practice-2016.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 13, 2016 Harvick, speaking on his teammate's wreck on a part of the outside wall not reinforced with SAFER barriers, said that they've been put "in the groove at Darlington and it's two-and-a-half cars wide. So, there's really no excuse not to have it in my opinion. ... We don't wear our helmets and HANS devices for the impacts that we are prepared for. We wear those things for the instances where those one-off things can happen like happened today."Walter Andy NASCAR notebook: Danica suffers fiery crash in Sprint Cup practice at Dover http://delawarestatenews.net/sports/nascar-notebook-danica-suffers-fiery-crash-sprint-cup-practice-dover/ May 13, 2016 Delaware State News Independent Newsmedia Inc. May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.799 165.145 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.857 164.707 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.886 164.489Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 22.808 and a speed of 157.839 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Toyota dominates second NASCAR Sprint Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/toyota-dominates-second-nascar-sprint-cup-practice-736501/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 14, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 14, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.808 157.839 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.878 157.356 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.929 157.006Official second practice results Final practice thumb|right|Final practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.882 and a speed of 157.329 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Denny Hamlin leads final NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Dover http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/denny-hamlin-leads-final-nascar-sprint-cup-practice-at-dover-736600/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 14, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 14, 2016 August 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806125715/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/denny-hamlin-leads-final-nascar-sprint-cup-practice-at-dover-736600/ dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.882 157.329 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 23.011 156.447 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.023 156.365Official final practice results Qualifying Kevin Harvick claimed the pole after a rained out qualifying session.Gelston Dan Harvick takes pole when rain wipes out Dover qualifying http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-takes-pole-when-rain-wipes-out-dover-qualifying-0 May 13, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160514123513/http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-takes-pole-when-rain-wipes-out-dover-qualifying-0 May 14, 2016 Dover, Delaware The starting grid was set on times from the first practice.Finley Michael Monsoon Mile: Qualifying rained out for the Sprint Cup Series at Dover http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110021 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties May 13, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 13, 2016 Dale Earnhardt Jr., who started second, said he hoped "we will get some practice tomorrow to get to work on the race set-up a little bit. We just ran in qualifying trim today. The car was not real close when we came off the trailer, but they made some great adjustments and got some good speed out of it, got it real comfortable. I like this track. It is challenging to run the way you want to run every lap, lap after lap, and that is a fun challenge."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Dover Qualifying Washed Out http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Rain-Washes-Out-Qualifying-at-Dover.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516194511/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Rain-Washes-Out-Qualifying-at-Dover.aspx May 16, 2016 dead mdy-all Qualifying results thumb|Kevin Harvick received the pole position after time trials were canceled. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 8 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 10 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 1543 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 16 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 18 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 27 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 28 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 29 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 30 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 32 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 33 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 34 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 37 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 38 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 39 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 40 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet Official starting lineup Race First half Start Under mostly sunny Delaware skies, Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag at 1:16 p.m. After five laps, he pulled to a one-second lead over Carl Edwards. After 15 laps, that gap grew to two seconds. After 30 laps, the gap grew to four seconds. The first caution of the race flew on lap 41. It was a scheduled competition caution due to overnight rain. Edwards exited pit road with the race lead. The race restarted on lap 46. Harvick dove underneath Edwards going into turn 1 to retake the lead on lap 48. The second caution of the race flew on lap 118 for a single-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Matt DiBenedetto got loose and slammed the wall. He would go on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Blown right-front tire leaves Matt DiBenedetto last for second time in 2016 http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/05/cup-blown-right-front-tire-leaves-matt.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info May 17, 2016 May 15, 2016 Edwards exited pit road with the race lead. Denny Hamlin was tagged for improper fueling and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 125. Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 132 before ceding it back to Edwards on lap 133. The third caution of the race flew on lap 143 for a single-car spin in turn 4. Rounding the turn, Regan Smith got loose and made contact with the wall. Martin Truex Jr. opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the race lead. The race restarted on lap 152. Debris in turn 1 brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 172. Greg Biffle opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the race lead. Ryan Newman was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 179. Kyle Larson drove underneath Biffle into turn 3 to take the lead on lap 182. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 183 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Going into the turn, Austin Dillon suffered a right-front brake rotor failure and slammed the wall.Utter Jim Austin Dillon suffers costly failure just before halfway at Dover http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/austin-dillon-suffers-costly-failure-just-before-halfway-at-dover-737194/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 16, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 15, 2016 May 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527184220/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/austin-dillon-suffers-costly-failure-just-before-halfway-at-dover-737194/ dead He said afterwards that he thought "it was the brakes. I was complaining about them before that, having to pump them up. I am just frustrated. We had the same issue at Bristol and we come here and we have another issue with the brakes. I'm frustrated, but we had a good car. Our Chevrolet was fast and we had good shot of running top 10, top-five depending on track position." The race restarted on lap 191. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 212 for a single-car spin in turn 1. Reed Sorenson blew an engine in turn 1 and spun around. Jimmie Johnson ran through the oil and spun out as well. Hamlin opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the race lead. Jamie McMurray was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 220. The seventh caution of the race flew for a single-car wreck on the frontstretch. Exiting turn 4, McMurray got into Michael Annett and sent him into the outside wall. Annett's car then came down across the track and slammed the inside wall. The race restarted on lap 231. Brad Keselowski got by Hamlin in turn 3 to take the lead on lap 232. After 20 laps of battling back and forth, Larson drove by Keselowski exiting turn 2 to retake the lead on lap 281. Debris on the frontstretch brought out the eighth caution of the race with 113 laps to go. The race restarted with 107 laps to go. Debris on the frontstretch brought out the ninth caution of the race with 102 laps to go. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Eventual race winner Matt Kenseth leads in the closing laps of the race The race restarted with 98 laps to go. After battling for 10 laps, Martin Truex Jr. passed Larson rounding turn 2 to take the lead with 70 laps to go. The 10th caution of the race came with 58 laps to go after Tony Stewart broke a track bar, which punctured the rear gear, spilling rear end grease in turn 1 and Chris Buescher spun out. Johnson exited pit road with the race lead. Under the caution, Johnson led his three-thousandth career lap at Dover. The race restarted with 46 laps to go and a multi-car wreck just past the start/finish line brought out the 11th caution of the race.Walter Andy Most race contenders out following 18-car crash http://delawarestatenews.net/nascar/race-contenders-following-18-car-crash/ May 16, 2016 Delaware State News Independent Newsmedia Inc. May 15, 2016 Dover, Delaware Johnson's car stalled out, fell backwards and caused an 18-car wreck.Hembree Mike Jimmie Johnson triggers Big One at Dover when gear shift fails https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/05/15/dover-aaa-400-big-one-multicar-wreck-jimmie-johnson/84425714/ May 16, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 15, 2016 Dover, Delaware Johnson, Truex, Harvick, McMurray, Newman, A. J. Allmendinger, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Aric Almirola, Hamlin, Biffle, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Trevor Bayne, Paul Menard and Michael McDowell were all collected in the wreck.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Huge Crash Red Flags Dover http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Huge-Crash-Red-Flags-Dover.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 16, 2016 May 15, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160518044300/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Huge-Crash-Red-Flags-Dover.aspx May 18, 2016 Johnson said afterwards that as soon as he "went from second and tried to go into third, I kind of got up into the neutral gate of the transmission and it didn't even want to go to third", Johnson said. "It stopped before it ever went to third. And then I tried fourth and third and eventually I got hit from behind...I thought maybe I missed a shift, but it wouldn't go into gear. Martin was good and patient with me. He gave me a couple of opportunities to try to find a gear but it just locked out and wouldn't go into gear for some reason."Weaver Matt NASCAR: Johnson's transmission failure triggers 18-car crash http://www.racer.com/nascar/sprint-cup/item/129529-nascar-johnson-s-transmission-failure-triggers-18-car-crash Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. May 16, 2016 May 15, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160519094057/http://www.racer.com/nascar/sprint-cup/item/129529-nascar-johnson-s-transmission-failure-triggers-18-car-crash May 19, 2016 The subsequent cleanup forced the red flag to fly. The red flag was lifted after 11 minutes and 22 seconds. The race restarted with 41 laps to go and the 12th caution of the race flew for a single-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Edwards came down on Larson, got hooked into the inside wall.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Crash Takes Out Edwards at Dover http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Crash-Takes-Out-Carl-Edwards-at-Dover.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 16, 2016 May 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160519005742/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Crash-Takes-Out-Carl-Edwards-at-Dover.aspx May 19, 2016 dead mdy-all He said afterwards that he "was trying to give Kurt (Busch) a little room, it looked like he got choked up and as I looked at the replay it looked like I moved down a little and Larson got underneath me. I don't think he meant to do it, but it surprised me. I didn't know he was that close. We'll just chalk it up to racing, but the hard part is we felt like we were going to win that million bucks for those kids and I felt like we could win this race. It's tough not to be out there." The race restarted with 35 laps to go. Despite a hard-fought battle towards the finish with Larson and Chase Elliott, Kenseth – who assumed the lead after the multi-car wreck with 46 laps to go – drove on to score the victory.Gelston Dan Kenseth holds off Larson for thrilling victory at Dover http://racing.ap.org/article/kenseth-holds-larson-thrilling-victory-dover-0 May 15, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516222123/http://racing.ap.org/article/kenseth-holds-larson-thrilling-victory-dover-0 May 16, 2016 Dover, Delaware Post-race Driver comments Kenseth said after the race that he "had a good car today. I thought we were competitive and there were a few guys at different parts of the race that were a little bit better and Kyle (Larson) gave me all I wanted at the end, and then some. We were fortunate to be able to hold him off."Finley Michael Kenseth wins thriller at Dover, tames a wild monster http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110082 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties May 16, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 15, 2016 Larson said that he "got close to his (Kenseth's) bumper a couple of times. I may have gotten into him once. But I'm not going to do anything dirty. I respect Matt Kenseth a lot. He always races me with respect, and I try to do the same with him. I tried to race him as hard as I could without getting into him to beat him."Hembree Mike Kenseth, Larson, Elliott give fans, NASCAR a Dover shootout to remember https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/05/15/dover-aaa-400-matt-kenseth-kyle-larson-chase-elliott-closing-laps-battle/84423732/ May 16, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 15, 2016 Dover, Delaware A dejected Elliott said after the race that he "couldn't be on the good end of (a great race) but proud of our effort today. We really started a good ways out of where we needed to be. I thought we made a lot of really, really solid gains throughout the day to get our car better and better. ... Hate to not get the job done and be so close, but we'll keep digging at it and try to get a little better."DeCola Pat Elliott: 'I had a chance and didn't get it done.' http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/5/15/chase-elliott-dover-international-speedway-third-place-finish-sprint-cup-series.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 16, 2016 Dover, Delaware May 15, 2016 Race results thumb|Matt Kenseth (pictured in 2015) won the race after becoming the leader with 35 laps to go. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40044 242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40040 324Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40038 45Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40037 541Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet40036 62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40036 711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40035 821Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord40033 978Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota40033 106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord40031 1127Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40030 1215Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet40029 1310Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet40028 1417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord40027 154Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet39928 1631Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39825 1723David RaganBK RacingToyota39724 1834Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord39623 1938Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord39622 2095Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet39621 211Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet39520 2222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord39120 2347A. 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AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39118 2444Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord39017 2548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38717 2613Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet37415 2798Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet36414 2819Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35914 2916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord35513 3018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35411 3143Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord35410 3288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3549 333Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3458 3414Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet3427 3532Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord3346 3630Josh Wise The Motorsports GroupChevrolet3315 3746Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet2234 3855Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2043 397Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1392 4083Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota1161Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 19 among different drivers Cautions: 12 for 65 laps Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 22 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 39 minutes and 29 seconds Average speed: 109.348 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports covered their sixteenth race at the Dover International Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Dover winner Jeff Gordon and two-time Dover winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side. Fox Sports 1 TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Mike Bagley Kim CoonAlex HaydenGlenn Jarrett Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 418 10px 2 Kyle Busch 397 (–21) 10px 2 3 Kurt Busch 386 (–32) 10px 1 4 Carl Edwards 381 (–37) 10px 1 5 Jimmie Johnson 370 (–48) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 368 (–50) 10px 4 7 Chase Elliott (R) 341 (–77) 10px 1 8 Joey Logano 340 (–78) 10px 1 9 Martin Truex Jr. 336 (–82) 10px 2 10 Austin Dillon 315 (–103) 10px 2 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 314 (–104) 10px 2 12 Matt Kenseth 313 (–105) 10px 13 Denny Hamlin 308 (–110) 10px 2 14 Jamie McMurray 296 (–122) 10px 15 Ryan Blaney (R) 288 (–130) 10px 1 16 A.J. Allmendinger 283 (–135)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 508 10px 2 Chevrolet 483 (–25) 10px 3 Ford 440 (–68)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a Chase position. References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Go Bowling 400 2016 Coca-Cola 600 Sports AAA 400 Drive for Autism AAA 400 Drive for Autism Category:Sociological and cultural aspects of autism Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway AAA 400 Drive for Autism