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2016 UNOH 175

{{Short description|17th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Pole_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Official_name=19th Annual UNOH 175|Network=FS1|Avg={{convert|95.343|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Date=September 24|Pole_Driver=William Byron|Most_Driver=William Byron|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|First_Driver=William Byron|First_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Car=9|Most_laps=161|Scheduled_laps=175|Location=New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire|Scheduled_mi=185|Scheduled_km=297|Distance_km=297|Distance_laps=175|Radio=MRN|Description=Race 17 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Pole_Time=28.667|Course_km=1.703|Course_mi=1.058|Race_Name=UNOH 175|Year=2016|Distance_mi=185|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Utter |first=Jim |date=September 24, 2016 |title=Byron dominates, wins Truck Chase opener |url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/byron-dominates-wins-truck-chase-opener-829879/2998648/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=Motorsport.com |language=en}} 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

File:New_Hampshire_Motor_Speedway.PNG, the venue where the race was held.]]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a {{convert|1.058|mi|km|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|1.600|mi|km|adj=on}} 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.

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Haas Automation

1

|Jennifer Jo Cobb

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|[https://pitstopsforhope.org PitStopsforHope.org]

02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|Austin Hill Racing

4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|SiriusXM

05

|John Wes Townley{{efn|name=RL|Relieved by Matt DiBenedetto in practice.}}

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Jive Communications, 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

|Caleb Roark

|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

|Red Horse Racing

13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Ride TV

16

|Stewart Friesen

|Halmar Racing

|Chevrolet

|Halmar International

17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|Red Horse Racing

19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|Blue Gate Bank

21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Allegiant Travel Company

22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|AM Technical Solutions

23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Alamo Rent a Car

24

|Kaz Grala

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Descartes

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.

44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Diamond Gusset Jeans

49

|Josh Wise (i)

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Champion Machinery

50

|Travis Kvapil

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

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

51

|Cody Coughlin (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Jegs High Performance

63

|Akinori Ogata

|MB Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Eneos

66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Columbia SC - Famously Hot

71

|Alon Day

|Contreras Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|[https://flwaterfront.com FLwaterfront.com]

74

|Tim Viens

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|Vermont Bucks Football

81

|Ryan Truex

|Hattori Racing Enterprises

|Toyota

|SeaWatch

88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|Ideal Door, 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_17loudon2016entrylist.pdf Official entry list]

Notes

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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.{{Cite web |title=2016 Truck Series New Hampshire Race Info |url=https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-17loudon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021002016/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-17loudon |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} 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 {{Convert|132.076|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Albino |first=Dustin |date=September 23, 2016 |title=Ben Rhodes Tops Opening Truck Series Practice at New Hampshire |url=https://frontstretch.com/2016/09/23/ben-rhodes-tops-opening-truck-series-practice-at-new-hampshire/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|28.838

|132.076

2

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|28.896

|131.811

3

|4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.018

|131.256

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016prac1.pdf Full 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 {{Convert|132.882|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Albino |first=Dustin |date=September 23, 2016 |title=Matt Crafton Paces Final Truck Practice at New Hampshire |url=https://frontstretch.com/2016/09/23/matt-crafton-paces-final-truck-practice-at-new-hampshire/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|28.663

|132.882

2

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|28.703

|132.697

3

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|28.706

|132.683

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016prac2.pdf Full 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.{{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 19, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

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 {{Convert|132.864|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the third round.{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Dustin |date=September 24, 2016 |title=William Byron wins pole for today’s Truck race at New Hampshire |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/09/24/william-byron-wins-pole-for-todays-truck-race-at-new-hampshire/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

= Full qualifying results =

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time (R1)

!Speed (R1)

!Time (R2)

!Speed (R2)

!Time (R3)

!Speed (R3)

1

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.196

|130.456

|28.951

|131.560

|28.667

|132.864

2

|17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|29.334

|129.843

|28.937

|131.624

|28.773

|132.374

3

|4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.637

|128.515

|29.006

|131.311

|28.790

|132.296

4

|29

|Tyler Reddick

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|29.687

|128.299

|28.838

|132.076

|28.942

|131.601

5

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|28.981

|131.424

|28.974

|131.456

|28.955

|131.542

6

|11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|29.253

|130.202

|29.048

|131.121

|28.967

|131.488

7

|88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.381

|129.635

|28.978

|131.438

|28.979

|131.433

8

|13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.552

|128.885

|29.113

|130.828

|28.991

|131.379

9

|24

|Kaz Grala

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.153

|130.649

|29.047

|131.125

|29.023

|131.234

10

|21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|28.863

|131.961

|29.100

|130.887

|29.027

|131.216

11

|02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|29.372

|129.675

|29.094

|130.914

|29.106

|130.860

12

|33

|Ben Kennedy

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.296

|130.011

|29.102

|130.878

|29.122

|130.788

colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 2
13

|19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|29.211

|130.389

|29.133

|130.738

| -

| -

14

|00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.093

|130.918

|29.147

|130.676

| -

| -

15

|8

|John Hunter Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.639

|128.506

|29.150

|130.662

| -

| -

16

|51

|Cody Coughlin (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|29.356

|129.745

|29.195

|130.461

| -

| -

17

|05

|John Wes Townley

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.579

|128.767

|29.278

|130.091

| -

| -

18

|23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.381

|129.635

|29.295

|130.015

| -

| -

19

|16

|Stewart Friesen

|Halmar Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.301

|129.989

|29.364

|129.710

| -

| -

20

|81

|Ryan Truex

|Hattori Racing Enterprises

|Toyota

|29.893

|127.414

|29.421

|129.459

| -

| -

21

|98

|Rico Abreu (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|29.569

|128.811

|29.436

|129.393

| -

| -

22

|22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|29.782

|127.889

|29.611

|128.628

| -

| -

23

|66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.878

|127.478

|29.985

|127.024

| -

| -

24

|07

|Matt Mills

|SS-Green Light Racing

|Chevrolet

|29.872

|127.504

|30.189

|126.165

| -

| -

colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 1
25

|44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.982

|127.036

| -

| -

| -

| -

26

|49

|Josh Wise (i)

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|29.989

|127.007

| -

| -

| -

| -

27

|71

|Alon Day

|Contreras Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30.570

|124.593

| -

| -

| -

| -

colspan="11" |Qualified by owner's points
28

|1

|Jennifer Jo Cobb

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|31.091

|122.505

| -

| -

| -

| -

29

|74

|Tim Viens

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|31.931

|119.282

| -

| -

| -

| -

30

|10

|Caleb Roark

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|33.103

|115.059

| -

| -

| -

| -

31

|50

|Travis Kvapil

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

32

|63

|Akinori Ogata

|MB Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results]
colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|1

|9

|William Byron (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|175

|161

|Running

|37

2

|3

|4

|Christopher Bell (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|175

|11

|Running

|32

3

|7

|88

|Matt Crafton

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|175

|0

|Running

|30

4

|4

|29

|Tyler Reddick

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|175

|0

|Running

|29

5

|2

|17

|Timothy Peters

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|175

|0

|Running

|28

6

|14

|00

|Cole Custer (R)

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|27

7

|9

|24

|Kaz Grala

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|26

8

|6

|11

|Brett Moffitt

|Red Horse Racing

|Toyota

|175

|0

|Running

|25

9

|10

|21

|Johnny Sauter

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|24

10

|12

|33

|Ben Kennedy

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|23

11

|17

|05

|John Wes Townley

|Athenian Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|22

12

|19

|16

|Stewart Friesen

|Halmar Racing

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|21

13

|18

|23

|Spencer Gallagher

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Running

|20

14

|5

|41

|Ben Rhodes (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|175

|0

|Running

|19

15

|20

|81

|Ryan Truex

|Hattori Racing Enterprises

|Toyota

|174

|0

|Running

|18

16

|21

|98

|Rico Abreu (R)

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|174

|0

|Running

|17

17

|31

|50

|Travis Kvapil

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|174

|0

|Running

|16

18

|8

|13

|Cameron Hayley

|ThorSport Racing

|Toyota

|174

|0

|Running

|15

19

|16

|51

|Cody Coughlin (R)

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|173

|3

|Running

|14

20

|25

|44

|Tommy Joe Martins

|Martins Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|172

|0

|Running

|13

21

|23

|66

|Jordan Anderson

|Bolen Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|171

|0

|Running

|12

22

|24

|07

|Matt Mills

|SS-Green Light Racing

|Chevrolet

|171

|0

|Running

|11

23

|27

|71

|Alon Day

|Contreras Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|171

|0

|Running

|10

24

|28

|1

|Jennifer Jo Cobb

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|170

|0

|Running

|9

25

|29

|74

|Tim Viens

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|160

|0

|Running

|8

26

|26

|49

|Josh Wise (i)

|Premium Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|147

|0

|Running

|0

27

|13

|19

|Daniel Hemric

|Brad Keselowski Racing

|Ford

|127

|0

|Brakes

|6

28

|22

|22

|Austin Wayne Self (R)

|AM Racing

|Toyota

|126

|0

|Accident

|5

29

|11

|02

|Austin Hill

|Austin Hill Racing

|Ford

|105

|0

|Oil Line

|4

30

|32

|63

|Akinori Ogata

|MB Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|75

|0

|Running

|3

31

|30

|10

|Caleb Roark

|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

|Chevrolet

|0

|0

|Accident

|2

DSQ

|15

|8

|John Hunter Nemechek{{efn|name=DSQ|Nemechek initially finished 9th respectively, but was disqualified after height violations were found in post-race inspection. A few days later, Nemechek was penalized 10 owner points, with crew chief Gere Kennon being fined US$6,000.{{cite web|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/09/29/truck-title-contender-john-hunter-nemechek-penalized-10-points/ |title=Truck title contender John Hunter Nemechek penalized 10 points |last=Long |first=Dustin |date=September 29, 2016 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}}}

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|175

|0

|Height violation

|1

colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016results.pdf Official race results]

Notes

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Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px

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

| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,052

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px

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

| Matt Crafton

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,036 (−16)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Christopher Bell

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,035 (−17)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px 4

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

| Timothy Peters

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,028 (−24)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px

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

| Johnny Sauter

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,026 (−26)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px

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

| Ben Kennedy

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,025 (−27)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px 4

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

| John Hunter Nemechek

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,020 (−32)

style="background:#87CEFA;"

|align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Daniel Hemric

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,005 (−47)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_17loudon2016chasepoints.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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