The 2016 UNOH 175 was the 17th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 24, 2016, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, pulled off a dominating performance, leading 161 laps and earning his sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1990, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet02Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet07Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota16Stewart FriesenHalmar RacingChevrolet17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet24Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet49Josh Wise (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet51Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota63Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet71Alon DayContreras MotorsportsChevrolet74Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet81Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaOfficial entry list
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Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 23, at 1:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.838, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota28.838132.07629William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.896131.81134Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.018131.256Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, September 23, at 3:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.663, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota28.663132.882241Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota28.703132.69739William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.706132.683Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 17, at 10:10 am EST. Since New Hampshire Motor Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system is 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.
William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 28.667, and an average speed of in the third round.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)19William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.196130.45628.951131.56028.667132.864217Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota29.334129.84328.937131.62428.773132.37434Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.637128.51529.006131.31128.790132.296429Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.687128.29928.838132.07628.942131.601541Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota28.981131.42428.974131.45628.955131.542611Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota29.253130.20229.048131.12128.967131.488788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota29.381129.63528.978131.43828.979131.433813Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota29.552128.88529.113130.82828.991131.379924Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet29.153130.64929.047131.12529.023131.2341021Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet28.863131.96129.100130.88729.027131.2161102Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord29.372129.67529.094130.91429.106130.8601233Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet29.296130.01129.102130.87829.122130.788Eliminated in Round 21319Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.211130.38929.133130.738 - -1400Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.093130.91829.147130.676 - -158John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.639128.50629.150130.662 - -1651Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.356129.74529.195130.461 - -1705John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet29.579128.76729.278130.091 - -1823Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet29.381129.63529.295130.015 - -1916Stewart FriesenHalmar RacingChevrolet29.301129.98929.364129.710 - -2081Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.893127.41429.421129.459 - -2198Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota29.569128.81129.436129.393 - -2222Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota29.782127.88929.611128.628 - -2366Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet29.878127.47829.985127.024 - -2407Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29.872127.50430.189126.165 - -Eliminated in Round 12544Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet29.982127.036 - - - -2649Josh Wise (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet29.989127.007 - - - -2771Alon DayContreras MotorsportsChevrolet30.570124.593 - - - -Qualified by owner's points281Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet31.091122.505 - - - -2974Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.931119.282 - - - -3010Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet33.103115.059 - - - -3150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -3263Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Fin#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts19William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota175161Running3724Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota17511Running32388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1750Running30429Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1750Running29517Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1750Running28600Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1750Running27724Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet1750Running26811Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota1750Running25921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1750Running241033Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1750Running231105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1750Running221216Stewart FriesenHalmar RacingChevrolet1750Running211323Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet1750Running201441Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1750Running191581Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1740Running181698Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1740Running171750Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1740Running161813Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1740Running151951Cody Coughlin (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1733Running142044Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1720Running132166Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1710Running122207Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1710Running112371Alon DayContreras MotorsportsChevrolet1710Running10241Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1700Running92574Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1600Running82649Josh Wise (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running02719Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1270Brakes62822Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota1260Accident52902Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord1050Oil Line43063Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet750Running33110Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00Accident2DSQ8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1750Height violation1Official race results
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Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 2,052 2 Matt Crafton 2,036 (−16) 1 3 Christopher Bell 2,035 (−17) 4 4 Timothy Peters 2,028 (−24) 5 Johnny Sauter 2,026 (−26) 6 Ben Kennedy 2,025 (−27) 4 7 John Hunter Nemechek 2,020 (−32) 3 8 Daniel Hemric 2,005 (−47)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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