2016 Heads Up Georgia 250

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2016 Heads Up Georgia 250
Race details
Race 2 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg
DateFebruary 27, 2016
Official name 25th annual Heads Up Georgia 250
Location Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Scheduled Distance 163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Average speed 137.065 miles per hour (220.585 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.887
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 119
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 Heads Up Georgia 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta Motor Speedway a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing led a dominating 119 laps, holding off Kyle Larson late to earn his 77th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing and Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Instalco
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Kubota
2 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Richmond Water Heaters, Menards
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 Josh Reaume MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet BeHero2Hero.com, X-Aviation
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 Hisense
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
24 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota JGL Young Guns
25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField Be Greater
33 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Roland Corporation
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Eneos
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 BRT Extrusions, AllSouthElectric.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet LifeLinkFoundation.org
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Wade, Adrenalin Power Sports
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
78 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Batteries+Bulbs
88 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bad Boy Off Road
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Shepherd Racing Ventures
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet BuckedUp Apparel
97 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet Vroom Brands
99 Todd Peck B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Batteries+Bulbs
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 26 at 9:00 AM EST. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.236 and an average speed of 183.358 mph (295.086 km/h). [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.236183.358
216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.315182.880
311 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.377182.507
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, February 26 at 12:30 PM EST. Daniel Suarez of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.478 and an average speed of 181.902 mph (292.743 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
119 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.478181.902
220 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.634180.975
362 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.659180.828
Full first practice results

Third and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, February 26, at 3:00 PM EST. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.551 and an average speed of 181.467 mph (292.043 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
13 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.551181.467
218 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.641180.934
33 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.718180.481
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 20, at 8:30 AM EST. Since Atlanta 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. [5]

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 29.887 and an average speed of 185.499 mph (298.532 km/h). [6]

Nobody 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 29.947185.12729.190185.30029.887185.499
220 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.362182.59729.861185.66029.955185.078
319 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.379182.49430.015184.70829.964185.022
442 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.080184.30929.939185.17730.018184.689
548 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.402182.35630.154183.85630.240183.333
63 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.264183.18830.383182.47030.262183.200
722 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 30.334182.76530.335182.75930.311182.904
839 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.453182.05130.353182.65130.339182.735
962 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.529181.59830.339182.73530.342182.717
1088 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.016184.70130.314182.88630.364182.585
112 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.308182.92230.342182.71730.437182.147
127 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.383182.47030.363182.59130.496181.794
Eliminated in Round 2
1311 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.735180.38130.408182.320--
1451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.372182.53730.414182.284--
1543 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.142183.92930.461182.003--
161 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.369180.94630.467181.967--
1716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.374182.52530.512181.699--
186 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.512181.69930.532181.580--
1933 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.580181.29530.771180.170--
2028 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Chevrolet 30.937179.20330.970179.012--
2101 Ryan Preece JD Motorsports (R) Chevrolet 31.136178.05831.115178.178--
2214 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.125178.12031.164177.898--
2324 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 30.776180.14031.179177.812--
244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.814179.91830.814179.918--
Eliminated in Round 1
2597 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet 31.142178.023----
260 Garrett Smithley (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.171177.858----
2707 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.221177.573----
2844 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.425176.420----
2978 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 31.523175.872----
3040 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.588175.510----
3110 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.665175.083----
3290 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.002173.239----
3352 Joey Gase Means Motorsports Chevrolet 32.208172.131----
Qualified by owner's points
3470 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 32.250171.907----
3599 Todd Peck B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 32.705169.515----
3674 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 32.778169.138----
3715 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 33.323166.372----
3813 Josh Reaume MBM Motorsports Dodge 33.490165.542--
3989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 33.690164.559----
4025 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 0.0000.000----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163119running0
2442 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1630running0
3220 Erik Jones (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1630running38
4112 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1630running0
563 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1630running36
6722 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 16328running0
7319 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1630running34
8127 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16315running34
9161 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1630running32
101543 Jeb Burton Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1631running32
111933 Brandon Jones (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1630running30
121088 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1620running0
13962 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1620running28
14548 Brennan Poole (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1620running27
151716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1620running26
16839 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1620running25
171451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1620running24
18186 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1620running23
192214 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1620running22
201311 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1610running21
212028 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 1600running20
222101 Ryan Preece (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1590running19
232324 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 1590running18
24260 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1590running17
253290 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 1580running16
262978 B. J. McLeod (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 1570running15
273470 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 1560running14
28244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1520running13
294025 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 1520running12
303674 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1510running11
313715 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 1510running10
323352 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1270suspension9
332707 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1130running8
343813 Josh Reaume MBM Motorsports Dodge 870suspension7
352597 Harrison Rhodes Obaika Racing Chevrolet 680rear gear6
363040 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 290handling5
373989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 250overheating4
383599 Todd Peck B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 150engine3
392844 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 70engine2
403110 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 10electrical1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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