2016 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

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2016 North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Race details
Race 6 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
DateMay 21, 2016
Official name 14th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed 141.855 mph (228.293 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Laps 47
Winner
No. 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2016 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 6th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was originally going be held on Friday, May 20, 2016, but due to inclement weather, it was postponed until Saturday, May 21, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, survived a string of green-flag pit stops, and earned his 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Crafton also dominated parts of the race, leading 47 laps. [1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Haas Automation
1 Andy Seuss FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Klixel8
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
07 Garrett Smithley (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet HeroBox, Instalco
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Cricket SX3
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org [ permanent dead link ]
11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
18 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota SiriusXM
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford DrawTite
20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford A+D Welding
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Water Pulse
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans
30 Jesse Little Rette Jones Racing Toyota Carolina Nut Co.
33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet Jacob Companies
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota USA Cares
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Testoral
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet GasBuddy
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Columbia SC - Famously Hot
71 Brandon Jones (i) Ranier Racing with MDM Chevrolet Hope For The Warriors
75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Toyota Food Country USA, Lay's
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota SeaWatch
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Damp Rid, Menards
92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Advance Auto Parts
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, May 19, at 12:30 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour. [2] William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.321, and an average speed of 184.168 mph (296.390 km/h). [3] Because of persistent rain, the second and final practice sessions would be cancelled.

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
19 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.321184.168
223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.355183.955
321 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.457183.318
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally going to be held on Friday, May 20, at 5:30 pm EST. [2] Since Charlotte Motor 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. [4]

Qualifying would be cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined by speeds during practice. As a result, William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports would earn the pole. [5]

Austin Cindric, Caleb Holman, Jesse Little, and Austin Hill would fail to qualify.

Starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
19 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet
333 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet
421 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet
518 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
629 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
751 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
819 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
911 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota
1098 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
1105 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
1241 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
1392 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford
1471 Brandon Jones (i) Ranier Racing with MDM Chevrolet
154 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
1600 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
1788 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
1813 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota
1986 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
2017 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
218 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
2281 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
2302 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
2422 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota
2566 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet
2663 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet
2750 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
Qualified by owner's points
2844 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
2907 Garrett Smithley (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
3049 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
3110 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
321 Andy Seuss FDNY Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
332 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
3475 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Toyota
3530 Jesse Little Rette Jones Racing Toyota
3620 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota13447Running37
2518Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13427Running0
3421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1341Running31
4629Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1340Running29
5911Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota1340Running28
6223Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1340Running27
72017Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota13411Running27
8154Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340Running25
9819Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord13415Running25
1019William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13425Running24
111471Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet1340Running0
12218John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running21
131600Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running20
14333Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1340Running19
151813Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1340Running18
161105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running17
171241Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1340Running16
181392Parker KligermanRBR EnterprisesFord1330Running15
192302Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running14
201098Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1331Running14
212422Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota1330Running12
222281Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1330Running11
23751Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1326Running0
242566Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running9
252844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1321Running9
261986Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running7
272663Bobby PierceMB MotorsportsChevrolet1300Running6
283110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1280Running5
292907Garrett Smithley (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1110Running0
302750Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1060Running3
313049Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet820Suspension2
32321Andy SeussFDNY RacingChevrolet200Accident1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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