2016 Boyd Gaming 300

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2016 Boyd Gaming 300
Race details
Race 3 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Las Vegas Motor Speedway diagram.svg
DateMarch 5, 2016
Official name 20th annual Boyd Gaming 300
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.50 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 145.415 miles per hour (234.023 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.557
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 199
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

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. [1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Suarez of Joe Gibbs Racing and Erik Jones, also of Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

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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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Cane tax
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet GK Services
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem Manufacturing Company
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem Manufacturing Company
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford Ecoboost
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Scuba Life
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge OCR Gaz Bar
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy Drink
19 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ARRIS
20 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
24 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota JGL Young Guns
25 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField Be Greater
33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Thunder Coal
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota www.A1Tickets.ca
42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Katerra
43 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford J Streicher
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota Zachry
48 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Derrike Cope Racing
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
78 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Batteries+Bulbs
88 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Shepherd Racing Ventures
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet BuckedUp Apparel, [crashclaimsr.us CrashClaimsR.Us]
93 Josh Reaume RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
97 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet Vroom Brands
98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Co.
99 Todd Peck B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Batteries+Bulbs
Official 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 (295.965 km/h). [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.493183.094
219 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.525182.896
362 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.653182.106
Full 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 (291.851 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.777181.348
23 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.852180.892
320 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.854180.880
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 5. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 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. [4]

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 (294.024 km/h). [5]

Derrike Cope and Todd Peck failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
118 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.552182.91429.436183.44929.557182.698
220 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.665128.03329.667182.02029.566182.642
319 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.713181.73929.618182.32229.586182.519
488 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.890180.66229.759181.45829.719181.702
533 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.669182.00829.706181.78129.722181.684
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.998180.01229.896180.62629.762181.439
71 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.021179.87429.918180.49329.772181.378
862 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.951180.29429.904180.57829.795181.238
93 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.002179.98829.901180.59629.931180.415
1098 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.094178.43829.909180.54829.976180.144
1148 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.922180.46929.933180.40329.988180.072
126 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.175178.95629.944180.33729.997180.018
Eliminated in Round 2
1342 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.049179.70629.970180.180--
142 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.139179.17029.971180.174--
1522 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 30.139179.17030.043179.742--
1628 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Chevrolet 30.139179.17030.134179.200--
1711 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.414177.55030.155179.075--
1816 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.264178.43030.161179.039--
1939 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.264178.43030.162179.033--
2001 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.470177.22330.244178.548--
2143 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.359177.87130.334178.018--
2224 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 30.375177.77830.403177.614--
2351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.532176.86430.526176.898--
244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.274178.37130.623176.338--
Eliminated in Round 1
250 Garrett Smithley (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.535176.846----
2614 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.714175.816----
2707 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.805175.296----
2897 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet 30.921174.639----
2989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.111173.572----
3044 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.146173.377----
3110 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.333172.342----
3293 Josh Reaume RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.407171.936----
3340 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.409171.925----
Qualified by owner's points
3490 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.472171.581----
3525 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.553171.141----
3652 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.729170.191----
3715 Ryan Ellis Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.859169.497----
3874 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.859169.497--
3978 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 32.513166.087----
4013 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge 33.426161.551----
Failed to qualify
4170 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 0.0000.000----
4299 Todd Peck B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 0.0000.000----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200199running0
2319 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running39
3220 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running38
4488 Chase Elliott (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running0
5142 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running0
6533 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running35
793 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running34
871 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running33
967 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running32
10862 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running31
111148 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2000running30
121098 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 1990running0
131816 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1980running28
141939 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1980running27
151522 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 1980running0
16244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1980running25
172143 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1980running24
182001 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1970running23
192224 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 1960running22
202351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1960running21
212614 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1950running20
221628 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 1940running19
233044 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1940running18
24250 Garrett Smithley (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running17
252707 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1920running16
261711 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1910running15
273978 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 1910running14
283652 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1890running13
293490 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 1880running12
303715 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Dodge 1820running11
313874 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1820running10
322897 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet 1550engine9
33126 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1351accident9
341342 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1350accident7
353525 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 1270accident6
364013 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge 1270running5
373340 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 240suspension4
383293 Josh Reaume RSS Racing Chevrolet 130brakes3
392989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 120overheating2
403110 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 20rear gear1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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