Race details | |||
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Race 9 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | April 30, 2016 | ||
Official name | 25th Annual Sparks Energy 300 | ||
Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
Distance | 116 laps, 308.56 mi (496.579 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.736 km) | ||
Average speed | 132.477 mph (213.201 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 52.857 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 36 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Denny Hamlin, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2016 Sparks Energy 300 was the ninth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was increased from 113 laps to 116 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish that sparked controversy, Elliott Sadler, driving for JR Motorsports, would spin Brad Keselowski on the final lap, and earned his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Brennan Poole, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
The race would bring controversy on the final lap. Elliott Sadler would get Joey Logano loose in turn four, causing Logano to slide down the racetrack and hit Sadler. He would then ricochet up the racetrack, and Blake Koch, with nowhere to go, would slam into the side of Logano, making Logano go airborne. Ultimately, Brennan Poole would cross the line first, in a photo finish with Justin Allgaier. Since the caution came out before the field took the checkered flag, NASCAR reviewed the running positions when it flew. Elliott Sadler would be the official winner, since he was the driver that was leading when the caution came out. Allgaier and Poole would be credited with second and third place, respectively. [2]
Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. [3] It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021 [update] , the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators, [4] [5] [6] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000. [7]
The first practice session was held on Friday, April 29, at 10:30 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [8] Bubba Wallace, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.768, and an average speed of 192.413 mph (309.659 km/h). [9]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 49.768 | 192.413 |
2 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 49.783 | 192.355 |
3 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.920 | 191.827 |
Full first practice results |
The final practice session was held on Friday, April 29, at 12:30 PM CST. [8] Matt Tifft, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.639, and an average speed of 181.918 mph (292.769 km/h). [10]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | Matt Tifft (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52.639 | 181.918 |
2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 52.756 | 181.515 |
3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 53.098 | 180.346 |
Full final practice results |
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 30, at 9:30 AM CST. [8] Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12. [11]
Matt Tifft, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 52.857, and an average speed of 181.168 mph (291.562 km/h). [12]
Josh Reaume, Derrike Cope, and Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.
Fin [13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 9 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 1 | Running | 44 |
2 | 18 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 39 |
3 | 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 5 | Running | 39 |
4 | 34 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 7 | Running | 38 |
5 | 6 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 1 | Running | 37 |
6 | 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 7 | Running | 0 |
7 | 2 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 116 | 2 | Running | 35 |
8 | 1 | 18 | Matt Tifft (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 116 | 21 | Running | 0 |
9 | 14 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 7 | Running | 0 |
10 | 17 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 116 | 0 | Running | 0 |
11 | 20 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 30 |
12 | 35 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 29 |
13 | 15 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 116 | 0 | Running | 28 |
14 | 19 | 14 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 116 | 0 | Running | 27 |
15 | 26 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 26 |
16 | 10 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 116 | 0 | Running | 25 |
17 | 29 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 24 |
18 | 12 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 116 | 0 | Running | 23 |
19 | 16 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 36 | Running | 24 |
20 | 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 21 |
21 | 38 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 20 |
22 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 116 | 0 | Running | 19 |
23 | 21 | 24 | Brandon McReynolds | JGL Racing | Toyota | 116 | 0 | Running | 18 |
24 | 13 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 1 | Running | 18 |
25 | 40 | 15 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 116 | 0 | Running | 0 |
26 | 24 | 05 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Running | 0 |
27 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 115 | 19 | Running | 0 |
28 | 25 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | Running | 13 |
29 | 28 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | Running | 12 |
30 | 31 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 115 | 0 | Running | 11 |
31 | 7 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 113 | 8 | Running | 11 |
32 | 32 | 13 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 112 | 0 | Running | 9 |
33 | 33 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | Running | 8 |
34 | 22 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 82 | 0 | Electrical | 7 |
35 | 36 | 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | Engine | 6 |
36 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 39 | 0 | Engine | 5 |
37 | 30 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
38 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
39 | 23 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 27 | 1 | Rear Gear | 3 |
40 | 27 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
Failed to qualify | |||||||||
41 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | |||||
42 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | |||||
43 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | |||||
Official race results |
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