The 2016 Striping Technology 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, made a pass on Matt Crafton for the win with 2 laps to go, and earned his 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Spencer Gallagher mainly dominated the race, leading 88 laps. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the US city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed "The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.

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 RacingChevroletGrimes Irrigation & Construction02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems4Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL05Cody Coughlin (R)Athenian MotorsportsChevroletZaxby's, Jegs High Performance07Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevroletThompson Electric8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletDeath Wish Coffee9William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University10Ryan Ellis (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletGrimes Irrigation & Construction11Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyotaWaste Connections, Brain Gear13Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyotaRide TV, Cabinets by Hayley17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFordBlue Gate Bank20Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFordLawless Jerky, Alien Gear Holsters21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company22Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company24Shane LeeGMS RacingChevroletLeeBoy29Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevroletJacob Companies41Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaAlpha Energy Solutions44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Gusset Jeans, RPM Trailers45Casey SmithNiece MotorsportsChevroletNiece Equipment49Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletWillbros51Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaArris63Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing66Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevroletColumbia SC – Famously Hot71Austin Dillon (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevroletRussell by HTPG74Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing78Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletAmerican Tactical, Unique AR's81Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaKOBE Toyopet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaDamp Rid, Menards97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyotaCarolina Nut Co.98Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list

Practice The first practice session was originally going to be held on Thursday, November 3, at 2:45 pm CST, but was postponed until Friday, November 4, due to inclement weather. The final practice session would be cancelled. Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.580, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.580182.556229Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.694181.855311Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota29.721181.690Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, November 4, at 2:45 pm CST. Since Texas 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.

Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.949, and an average speed of in the second round.

Tommy Regan, Mike Harmon, and Ryan Ellis would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet29.996180.02429.949180.307219Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord30.130179.22329.985180.09039William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.136179.18830.011179.934411Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota30.138179.17630.012179.928529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord30.054179.67730.020179.880617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota30.093179.44430.042179.748788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota30.115179.31330.055179.671841Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.152179.09330.097179.42094Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.143179.14630.103179.3841051Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.163179.02730.109179.3481105Cody Coughlin (R)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet30.101179.39630.162179.0331200Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.165179.01530.187178.885Eliminated in Round 11397Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota30.175178.956––1433Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet30.177178.944––1598Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.180178.926––1621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.258178.465––1713Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota30.266178.418––1881Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota30.300178.218––198John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.312178.147––2020Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord30.313178.141––2124Shane LeeGMS RacingChevrolet30.339177.989––2271Austin Dillon (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet30.446177.363––2302Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.610176.413––2445Casey SmithNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.670176.068––2549Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet30.704175.873––2644Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet30.711175.833––2766Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet30.731175.718––Qualified by owner's points2807Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.973174.345––2950Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet31.101173.628––3022Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota31.115173.550––3163Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet31.665170.535––321Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.273167.323––Failed to qualify3378Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.315172.441––3474Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.393172.013––3510Ryan Ellis (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet31.707170.309Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1476Running362788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota14715Running323219Daniel HemricBrad Keselowski RacingFord14738Running314529Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1470Running2951051Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1470Running0639William Byron (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1470Running277123Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet14788Running2882271Austin Dillon (i)Ranier Racing with MDMChevrolet1470Running091200Cole Custer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running24101713Cameron HayleyThorSport RacingToyota1470Running231194Christopher Bell (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1470Running22121598Rico Abreu (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1470Running21131433Ben KennedyGMS RacingChevrolet1470Running2014617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1470Running1915841Ben Rhodes (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1470Running18162124Shane LeeGMS RacingChevrolet1470Running1717411Matt Tifft (R)Red Horse RacingToyota1470Running16118198John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1460Running15192020Austin HillAustin Hill RacingFord1450Running14201397Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota1450Running13211881Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1440Running12223022Austin Wayne Self (R)AM RacingToyota1440Running11232445Casey SmithNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1440Running10242549Reed Sorenson (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1430Vibration0252766Jordan AndersonBolen MotorsportsChevrolet1430Running8262302Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1430Running7272950Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1420Running6281105Cody Coughlin (R)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet1410Running5292807Matt MillsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1400Running430321Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1380Running3312644Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet610Accident2323163Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet220Engine1Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Johnny Sauter 3,072 2 2 William Byron 3,052 (−20) 1 3 Christopher Bell 3,051 (−21) 1 4 Matt Crafton 3,048 (−24) 2 5 Timothy Peters 3,047 (−25) 6 Ben Kennedy 3,035 (−37) 7 Daniel Hemric 2,115 (−957) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 2,084 (−988)Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.

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