2016 Lucas Oil 150

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Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.{{cite web |date=August 12, 2010 |title=The best seat in NASCAR isn't really a seat at all |url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/08/10/pir.date.change/index.html |access-date=November 16, 2010 |work=Nascar.com}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor
00 |Cole Custer (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |Haas Automation
1 |Jennifer Jo Cobb |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |Grimes Irrigation & Construction
02 |Dominique Van Wieringen |Rette Jones Racing |Ford |Durobyte
2 |Austin Cindric |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |Pirtek
4 |Christopher Bell (R) |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |Toyota
05 |Dylan Lupton (i) |Athenian Motorsports |Chevrolet |Lupton Excavation, Zaxby's
07 |Matt Mills |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |Thompson Electric
8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |Fire Alarm Services
9 |William Byron (R) |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |Liberty University
10 |Tommy Regan |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |Gaems, Unique AR's
11 |Matt Tifft (R) |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen
13 |Cameron Hayley |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley
16 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Racing |Chevrolet |Halmar International
17 |Timothy Peters |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |Red Horse Racing
18 |Noah Gragson |Wauters Motorsports |Toyota |SpeedVegas, Alert ID
19 |Daniel Hemric |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |Blue Gate Bank
21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |Allegiant Travel Company
22 |Myatt Snider |AM Racing |Toyota |Louisiana Hot Sauce
23 |Spencer Gallagher |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |Allegiant Travel Company
24 |Kaz Grala |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |Black Friday
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 |Carolina Nut Co., Albertsons
44 |Tommy Joe Martins |Martins Motorsports |Chevrolet |Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 |Bryce Napier |Premium Motorsports |Chevrolet |Central Valley HHO, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120926221110/http://supportmilitary.org/ SupportMilitary.org]}}
50 |Travis Kvapil |MAKE Motorsports |Chevrolet |MAKE Motorsports
51 |Daniel Suárez (i) |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |Arris
63 |Norm Benning |Norm Benning Racing |Chevrolet |Strategic Public Affairs
66 |Austin Wayne Self (R) |AM Racing |Toyota |AM Technical Solutions
71 |Kevin Donahue |Contreras Motorsports |Chevrolet |Agile Networks
74 |Jordan Anderson |Mike Harmon Racing |Chevrolet |Mike Harmon Racing
88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |Slim Jim, Menards
98 |Rico Abreu (R) |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |Safelite, Curb Records
colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_22pho2016entrylist.pdf Official entry list]

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 11, at 9:30 am MST, and would last for 55 minutes.{{Cite web |title=2016 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info |url=https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-22pho |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119013319/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-22pho |archive-date=November 19, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.479, and an average speed of {{Convert|135.957|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Allaway |first=Phil |date=November 11, 2016 |title=William Byron Quickest in Opening Phoenix Truck Practice |url=https://frontstretch.com/2016/11/11/william-byron-quickest-in-opening-phoenix-truck-practice/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
1 |9 |William Byron (R) |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |26.479 |135.957
2 |41 |Ben Rhodes (R) |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |26.511 |135.793
3 |18 |Noah Gragson |Wauters Motorsports |Toyota |26.528 |135.706
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_22pho2016prac1.pdf Full first practice results]

The final practice session was held on Friday, November 11, at 1:00 pm MST, and would last for 50 minutes. Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.637, and an average speed of {{Convert|135.150|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Velat |first=Frank |date=November 11, 2016 |title=Spencer Gallagher Paces Final Truck Practice at Phoenix |url=https://frontstretch.com/2016/11/11/gallagher-paces-final-truck-practice/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
1 |23 |Spencer Gallagher |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |26.637 |135.150
2 |13 |Cameron Hayley |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |26.672 |134.973
3 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |26.712 |134.771
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_22pho2016prac2.pdf Full final practice results]

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 11, at 6:30 pm MST. Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.{{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 31, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.039, and an average speed of {{Convert|138.254|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the third round.{{Cite web |last=McFadin |first=Daniel |date=November 11, 2016 |title=William Byron wins pole for Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/11/11/william-byron-wins-pole-for-lucas-oil-150-at-phoenix/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

Tommy Regan would fail to qualify.

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos ! Driver ! Points
style="background:#87CEFA;" |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Johnny Sauter | style="text-align:center;"| 4,000
style="background:#87CEFA;" |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Matt Crafton | style="text-align:center;"| 4,000 (−0)
style="background:#87CEFA;" |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Christopher Bell | style="text-align:center;"| 4,000 (−0)
style="background:#87CEFA;" |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Timothy Peters | style="text-align:center;"| 4,000 (−0)
align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | William Byron | style="text-align:center;"| 2,163 (−1,837)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Ben Kennedy | style="text-align:center;"| 2,143 (−1,857)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Daniel Hemric | style="text-align:center;"| 2,135 (−1,865)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | style="text-align:center;"| 2,111 (−1,889)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_22pho2016driverpoints.pdf Official driver's standings]

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

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