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2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225

{{Short description|10th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Pole_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Official_name=6th Annual Buckle Up in Your Truck 225|Network=FS1|Avg={{convert|116.698|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Date=July 7|Pole_Driver=Daniel Suárez|Most_Driver=William Byron|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|First_Driver=William Byron|First_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Car=9|Most_laps=70|Scheduled_laps=150|Location=Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky|Scheduled_mi=225|Scheduled_km=362|Distance_km=362|Distance_laps=150|Radio=MRN|Description=Race 10 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Pole_Time=29.511|Course_km=2.4|Course_mi=1.5|Race_Name=Buckle Up in Your Truck 225|Year=2016|Distance_mi=225|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip}}

The 2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 255 was the 10th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off John Hunter Nemechek and Daniel Hemric in the final 20 laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. This was also the 51st win for Kyle Busch Motorsports, making them the most winningest team in the Truck Series.{{Cite web |last=Utter |first=Jim |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Rookie William Byron wins fourth race in just tenth start |url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/rookie-william-byron-wins-fourth-race-in-just-tenth-start-796538/3113583/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=Motorsport.com |language=en}}

Background

File:Kentucky_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Kentucky Speedway is a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 Jerry Carroll, along with four other investors, were the majority owners of Kentucky Speedway. Depending on layout and configuration the track facility has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.

= Entry list =

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

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Haas Automation

1

|Caleb Roark{{efn|name=DC|Travis Kvapil crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park.}}

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|[https://driven2honor.org Driven2Honor.org]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|Austin Hill Racing

4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|JBL

05

|Parker Kligerman

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Jive Communications, Zaxby's

07

|Garrett Smithley (i)

|SS-Green Light Racing

|Chevrolet

|Mubea

8

|John Hunter Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|NEMCO Motorsports

9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Liberty University

10

|Jennifer Jo Cobb crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park.|name=DC}}]]

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|[https://driven2honor.org Driven2Honor.org]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|Surface Sunscreen

13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Cabinets by Hayley, Carolina Nut Co.

17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|Red Horse Racing

18

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Toyota

19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|Oakmont Management Group

21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Water Pulse

22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|AM Technical Solutions

23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Allegiant Air

24

|Grant Enfinger (R)

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Champion Power Equipment

29

|Tyler Reddick

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|Cooper-Standard Automotive

33

|Ben Kennedy

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Jacob Companies

41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Alpha Energy Solutions

44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Diamond Gusset Jeans

49

|Timmy Hill

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Speed Stick

50

|Travis Kvapil crashed his MAKE Motorsports No. 50 truck during practice. Since the team didn't have a backup truck, Jennifer Jo Cobb allowed Kvapil to use her No. 1 truck, and renumber it to No. 50. Jennifer used her backup truck and renumbered it to No. 10. Caleb Roark would drive the No. 1, which was a truck that was borrowed from Premium Motorsports to start and park.|name=DC}}]]

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|[https://corvetteparts.net CorvetteParts.net]

51

|Daniel Suárez (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Arris

63

|Norm Benning

|Norm Benning Racing

|Chevrolet

|Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool, Ski Soda

66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Bolen Motorsports

71

|Brandon Jones (i)

|Ranier Racing with MDM

|Chevrolet

|Jeld-Wen, Menards

74

|Mike Harmon (i)

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|SMD

86

|Brandon Brown

|Brandonbilt Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Coastal Carolina University

88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Great Lakes Flooring, Menards

98

|Rico Abreu (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Safelite, Curb Records

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20160730224843/http://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts10kentucky-entry Official entry list]

Notes

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Practice

= First practice =

The first practice session was originally going to be held on Wednesday, July 6, at 1:00 pm EST, and last for 1 hour and 55 minutes.{{Cite web |title=2016 Truck Series Kentucky Race Info |url=https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-10kentucky |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802203809/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-10kentucky |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} The session was delayed for 2 hours due to inclement weather, and because of this, only two practice sessions would be held. Parker Kligerman, driving for Athenian Motorsports as a relief driver, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.151, and an average speed of {{Convert|179.099|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=McFadin |first=Daniel |date=July 6, 2016 |title=Parker Kligerman fastest in first Truck practice at Kentucky |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/06/parker-kligerman-fastest-in-first-truck-practice-at-kentucky/ |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|05

|Parker Kligerman

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30.151

|179.099

2

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|30.155

|179.075

3

|18

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|30.229

|178.636

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016prac1.pdf Full first practice results]

= Final practice =

The final practice session was held on Wednesday, July 6, at 6:00 pm EST, and would last for about 3 hours. Brett Moffitt, driving for Red Horse Racing as a relief driver, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.379, and an average speed of {{Convert|183.805|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=McFadin |first=Daniel |date=July 6, 2016 |title=Brett Moffitt fastest in three hour Truck practice session at Kentucky |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/06/brett-moffitt-fastest-in-three-hour-truck-practice-session-at-kentucky/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|29.379

|183.805

2

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.387

|183.755

3

|18

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.446

|183.387

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016prac2.pdf Full final practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, July 7, at 5:00 pm EST. Since Kentucky 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.{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2018 |title=NASCAR Qualifying Rules |url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.511, and an average speed of {{Convert|182.983|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the second round.{{Cite web |last=Crandell |first=Kelly |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Daniel Suarez grabs Kentucky Truck Series pole |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/07/daniel-suarez-grabs-kentucky-truck-series-pole/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.

= Full qualifying results =

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time (R1)

!Speed (R1)

!Time (R2)

!Speed (R2)

1

|51

|Daniel Suárez (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.703

|181.800

|29.511

|182.983

2

|11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|29.578

|182.568

|29.535

|182.834

3

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.505

|183.020

|29.590

|182.494

4

|19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|29.724

|181.671

|29.598

|182.445

5

|29

|Tyler Reddick

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|29.754

|181.488

|29.627

|182.266

6

|05

|Parker Kligerman

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.678

|181.953

|29.628

|182.260

7

|18

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.739

|181.580

|29.629

|182.254

8

|88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.755

|181.482

|29.637

|182.205

9

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.856

|180.868

|29.855

|180.874

10

|4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.883

|180.705

|29.897

|180.620

11

|13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.868

|180.796

|29.927

|180.439

12

|00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.841

|180.959

|30.031

|179.814

colspan="9" |Eliminated in Round 1
13

|23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.917

|180.499

|–

|–

14

|17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|29.935

|180.391

|–

|–

15

|21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.963

|180.222

|–

|–

16

|8

|John Hunter Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.995

|180.030

|–

|–

17

|24

|Grant Enfinger (R)

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|30.003

|179.982

|–

|–

18

|33

|Ben Kennedy

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|30.057

|179.659

|–

|–

19

|02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|30.109

|179.348

|–

|–

20

|66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30.211

|178.743

|–

|–

21

|98

|Rico Abreu (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|30.217

|178.707

|–

|–

22

|71

|Brandon Jones (i)

|Ranier Racing with MDM

|Chevrolet

|30.312

|178.147

|–

|–

23

|22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|30.529

|176.881

|–

|–

24

|44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30.625

|176.327

|–

|–

25

|86

|Brandon Brown

|Brandonbilt Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30.666

|176.091

|–

|–

26

|07

|Garrett Smithley (i)

|SS-Green Light Racing

|Chevrolet

|30.949

|174.481

|–

|–

27

|49

|Timmy Hill

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.340

|172.304

|–

|–

colspan="9" |Qualified by owner's points
28

|50

|Travis Kvapil

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.406

|171.942

|–

|–

29

|74

|Mike Harmon (i)

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|32.826

|164.504

|–

|–

30

|10

|Jennifer Jo Cobb

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|32.858

|164.344

|–

|–

31

|63

|Norm Benning

|Norm Benning Racing

|Chevrolet

|32.873

|164.269

|–

|–

32

|1

|Caleb Roark

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|–

|–

|–

|–

colspan="9" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results]
colspan="9" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|3

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|150

|70

|Running

|37

2

|16

|8

|John Hunter Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|31

3

|4

|19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|150

|0

|Running

|30

4

|10

|4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|150

|0

|Running

|29

5

|15

|21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|150

|14

|Running

|29

6

|11

|13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|150

|0

|Running

|27

7

|22

|71

|Brandon Jones (i)

|Ranier Racing with MDM

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|0

8

|8

|88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|150

|0

|Running

|25

9

|14

|17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|150

|5

|Running

|25

10

|5

|29

|Tyler Reddick

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|150

|1

|Running

|24

11

|1

|51

|Daniel Suárez (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|150

|59

|Running

|0

12

|17

|24

|Grant Enfinger (R)

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|21

13

|9

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|150

|0

|Running

|20

14

|12

|00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|19

15

|21

|98

|Rico Abreu (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|150

|0

|Running

|18

16

|13

|23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|17

17

|20

|66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|150

|0

|Running

|16

18

|19

|02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|150

|0

|Running

|15

19

|6

|05

|Parker Kligerman

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|149

|0

|Running

|14

20

|25

|86

|Brandon Brown

|Brandonbilt Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|149

|0

|Running

|13

21

|26

|07

|Garrett Smithley (i)

|SS-Green Light Racing

|Chevrolet

|148

|0

|Running

|12

22

|18

|33

|Ben Kennedy

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|147

|0

|Running

|11

23

|27

|49

|Timmy Hill

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|145

|0

|Running

|10

24

|29

|10

|Jennifer Jo Cobb

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|143

|0

|Running

|9

25

|28

|50

|Travis Kvapil

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|136

|0

|Running

|8

26

|24

|44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|107

|1

|Overheating

|7

27

|23

|22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|98

|0

|Transmission

|6

28

|30

|63

|Norm Benning

|Norm Benning Racing

|Chevrolet

|95

|0

|Vibration

|5

29

|32

|74

|Mike Harmon (i)

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|62

|0

|Vibration

|0

30

|7

|18

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|56

|0

|Accident

|3

31

|2

|11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|26

|0

|Engine

|2

32

|31

|1

|Caleb Roark

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|0

|0

|Electrical

|1

colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016results.pdf Official race results]

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 263

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Matt Crafton

| style="text-align:center;"| 250 (−13)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Daniel Hemric

| style="text-align:center;"| 246 (−17)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Timothy Peters

| style="text-align:center;"| 246 (−17)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Johnny Sauter

| style="text-align:center;"| 233 (−30)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| John Hunter Nemechek

| style="text-align:center;"| 223 (−40)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Tyler Reddick

| style="text-align:center;"| 215 (−48)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Christopher Bell

| style="text-align:center;"| 214 (−49)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_10kentucky2016driverpoints.pdf Official driver's standings]

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

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References

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