The 2016 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete, with the first 80 laps being split into two 40-lap heats of 20 cars. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take the lead early, and dominate most of the race for his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, and Alex Bowman, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Dover International Speedway is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year since 1971. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Indy Racing League. The track features one layout, a concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators.

Dash 4 Cash format and eligibility In 2016, NASCAR would announce changes to its Dash 4 Cash format. The format would now include heat races to determine qualifiers. Each driver would qualify for heats in knockout qualifying, with odd-position drivers driving in heat No. 1, and even-position drivers competing in heat No. 2. The top two finishers of each heat would compete for the Dash 4 Cash in the main race after the heats.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletHeroes Haven01Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletMeding's Seafood, IronSource1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial2Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevroletRichmond Water Heaters, Menards3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletRheem4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletDelaware Department of Transportation6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFordLoudMouth Exhaust07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScuba Life7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer10Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsDodgeChris Kyle Foundation14Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports15Travis Kvapil (i)Rick Ware RacingFordKeen Parts, CorvetteParts.net16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association18Matt Tifft (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaOberto Beef Jerky19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaArris20Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaReser's Fine Foods22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFordFleetwood, REV Group24Drew HerringJGL RacingToyotaJGL Young Guns25Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevroletLilly Trucking, CarportEmpire.com28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyotaJGL Racing33Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletChevrolet Military Discount39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCrabby J Spice40Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyotaChris Kyle Foundation42Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevroletKaterra43Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFordRocky Ridge Custom Trucks44J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyotaZachry48Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevroletDC Solar51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletDB Sales62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletSpeedway Cafe, Acredale Vending74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeTruckers Final Mile78B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordB. J. McLeod Motorsports88Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevroletAdvance Auto Parts89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletShepherd Racing Ventures90Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevroletVictoriaville RV Center93Josh ReaumeRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing97Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevroletVroom! BrandsOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, May 13, at 10:00 am EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 22.699 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.699158.59723Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.709158.527319Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.748158.256Full first practice results

Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, May 13, at 12:30 pm EST. The session was scheduled to last for 1 hour and 25 minutes, but due to inclement weather, the session would end early. Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 22.969, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.969156.733220Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.988156.603318Matt Tifft (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.087155.932Full final practice results

Heat qualifying Qualifying for the two preliminary heat races was held on Saturday, May 14, at 10:45 am EST. Since Dover International Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, 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.

Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole for heat No. 1, with a lap of 22.915, and an average speed of in the third round. Meanwhile, Daniel Suárez, also driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole for heat No. 2, with a lap of 22.943, and an average speed of in the third round.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.430153.64923.018156.39922.915157.102219Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.814157.79823.113155.75722.943156.91137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.473153.36823.218155.05223.102155.83141Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.139155.58123.236154.93223.110155.777588Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.341154.23523.336154.26823.187155.25963Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.237154.92523.329154.31423.200155.17272Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.395153.87923.256154.79923.205155.139818Matt Tifft (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.144155.54823.255154.80523.260154.772948Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.686151.98923.332154.26823.309154.4471039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.315154.40723.326154.33423.319154.3811122Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord23.407153.80023.201155.16623.347154.1951262Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.534152.97023.432153.63623.522153.048Eliminated in Round 2136Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord23.336154.26823.452153.505 – –1433Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.651152.21323.497153.211 – –1516Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord23.660152.15623.503153.172 – –1642Justin MarksChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.652152.20723.555152.834 – –1744J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota23.792151.31123.631152.342 – –1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.491153.25023.658152.168 – –1924Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota23.358154.12323.676152.053 – –204Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.395154.87923.696151.924 – –2111Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet23.857150.89923.743151.624 – –2207Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.679152.03323.937150.395 – –2301Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet23.858150.89323.969150.194 – –2428Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota23.878150.76624.084149.477 – –Eliminated in Round 12510Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota23.917150.521 – – – –2643Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord23.930150.439 – – – –2714Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota24.146149.093 – – – –2878B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord24.253148.435 – – – –2990Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet24.254148.429 – – – –3025Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevrolet24.281148.264 – – – –310Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet24.428147.372 – – – –3252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet24.469147.125 – – – –3313Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsDodge24.485147.029 – – – –3440Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota24.699145.755 – – – –3597Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevrolet24.703145.731 – – – –3689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet24.716145.655 – – – –3774Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge24.801145.155 – – – –3893Josh ReaumeRSS RacingChevrolet25.454141.432 – – – –3970Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet25.724139.947 – – – –4015Travis Kvapil (i)Rick Ware RacingFord – – – – – –Official qualifying resultsHeat #1 lineupHeat #2 lineup

Heat No. 1 results Heat No. 1 was held on Saturday, May 14, at 2:00 pm EST. The race took the scheduled 40 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would pass Erik Jones in the final nine laps to win the heat and the overall pole. Jones would complete the two drivers in the heat eligible for the Dash 4 Cash. FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus127Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4030Running2120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota4010Running3388Alex BowmanJR MotorsportsChevrolet400Running4622Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord400Running542Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet400Running676Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord400Running7548Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet400Running8816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord400Running9944J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota400Running101111Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet400Running111024Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota400Running121414Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota390Running131590Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet390Running14160Garrett Smithley (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet390Running151897Alex GuenetteObaika RacingChevrolet380Running161201Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet290Running171713Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsDodge250Running182070Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet220Running191310Matt DiBenedetto (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota190Vibration201974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge60EngineOfficial Heat #1 results

Heat No. 2 results Heat No. 2 was held on Saturday, May 14, at approximately 2:50 pm EST. The race took the scheduled 40 laps to complete. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would hold off Daniel Suárez in a six lap shootout to win the outside pole. Suárez would complete the two drivers in the heat eligible for the Dash 4 Cash.