The 2016 Speediatrics 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Newton, Iowa, at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875-mile (1.408 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, made a late-race pass with 10 laps to go, and earned his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second consecutive win. Byron dominated the majority of the race, leading 107 laps. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, and Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation1Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org02Derek Scott Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevroletCrossRoads Concrete, MPM4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletJive Communications, Zaxby's07Casey SmithSS-Green Light RacingChevroletNiemco Inc.8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Claire Decker (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org11Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaCabinets by Hayley17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordOakmont Management Group21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company24Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletWheelwell41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaAlpha Energy Solutions44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Gusset Jeans49Nick DrakeJR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletGasBuddy51Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaArris63Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevroletVatterott College66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevroletColumbia SC - Famously Hot71Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevroletJeld-Wen, Menards74Donnie LevisterFaith MotorsportsChevroletSMD75Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletMorning Fresh Farms, Food Country USA86Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCoastal Carolina University88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaIdeal Door, Menards92Parker KligermanRBR EnterprisesFordTechnet Professional, Black's Tire Service98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 17, at 2:00 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.240, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.240135.54229William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.357134.86338John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.538133.826Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, June 17, at 5:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.283, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.283135.292213Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota23.327135.037333Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet23.346134.927Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 18, at 3:45 pm CST. Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system 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.
John Hunter Nemechek, driving for his family team, NEMCO Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 23.147, and an average speed of in the second round.
Donnie Levister would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.304135.17023.233135.58323.147136.087213Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota23.253135.46623.145136.09923.207135.735333Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet23.232135.58923.049136.66523.243135.525424Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet23.277135.32723.221135.65323.259135.43159William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.926137.39923.166135.97523.261135.420671Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet23.476134.18023.236135.56623.277135.327721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.278135.32123.258135.43723.322135.066849Nick DrakeJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.489134.10523.192135.82323.324135.054988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota23.172135.94023.267135.38523.358134.8571041Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.271135.36223.095136.39323.372134.7771100Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet23.205135.74723.291135.24523.421134.4951275Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet23.405134.58723.292135.24023.448134.340Eliminated in Round 2134Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.230135.60123.315135.106 - -1498Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.480134.15723.334134.996 - -1529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord23.136136.15123.339134.967 - -1623Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet23.257135.44323.340134.961 - -1751Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.327135.03723.355134.875 - -1819Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord23.482134.14523.373134.771 - -1917Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota23.389134.67923.528133.883 - -2005John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet23.520133.92923.571133.639 - -2192Parker KligermanRBR EnterprisesFord23.458134.28323.599133.480 - -2222Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota23.513133.96823.679133.029 - -2363Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet23.525133.90023.731132.738 - -2486Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet23.552133.74724.002131.239 - -Eliminated in Round 12511Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyota23.590133.531 - - - -2666Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet23.799132.359 - - - -2702Derek Scott Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevrolet23.965131.442 - - - -Qualified by owner's points2850Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet24.009131.201 - - - -2907Casey SmithSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.055130.950 - - - -3044Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet24.169130.332 - - - -311Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet25.204124.980 - - - -3210Claire Decker (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet26.293119.804 - - - -Failed to qualify3374Donnie LevisterFaith MotorsportsChevrolet24.551128.304 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts159William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota200107Running3721100Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2003Running323213Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota2000Running3041041Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2000Running2951529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord20037Running2961751Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000Running07333Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet2000Running268988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota2000Running259134Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000Running2410721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet2000Running23111917Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota2000Running221218John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20053Running21131623Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet2000Running20142511Germán QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyota2000Running19151819Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord2000Running18162222Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota2000Running1717671Brandon Jones (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet2000Running0181498Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2000Running15192005John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running14202666Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running13212363Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running12222907Casey SmithSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1980Running1123849Nick DrakeJR MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running10242486Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running9252702Derek Scott Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1960Running8261275Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1920Accident7272850Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1910Running628311Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1910Running529424Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet1890Running4303044Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1730Accident3312192Parker KligermanRBR EnterprisesFord410Accident2323210Claire Decker (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet50Fuel Pump0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Matt Crafton 219 1 2 William Byron 208 (−11) 1 3 Timothy Peters 198 (−21) 4 Daniel Hemric 186 (−33) 1 5 Tyler Reddick 182 (−37) 1 6 John Hunter Nemechek 175 (−44) 7 Johnny Sauter 174 (−45) 1 8 Ben Kennedy 168 (−51)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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