The 2016 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrac. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing led a dominating 199 out of 200 laps to earn his 78th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Suarez of Joe Gibbs Racing and Erik Jones, also of Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | March 5, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 20th annual Boyd Gaming 300 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.50 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 145.415 miles per hour (234.023 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.557 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 199 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
Background
editLas Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, March 4 at 4:05 PM EST. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.904 mph (295.965 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.493 | 183.094 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.525 | 182.896 |
| 3 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.653 | 182.106 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 4, at 6:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.777 and an average speed of 181.348 mph (291.851 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.777 | 181.348 |
| 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.852 | 180.892 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.854 | 180.880 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, March 5. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was 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.[4]
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.557 and an average speed of 182.698 mph (294.024 km/h).[5]
Derrike Cope and Todd Peck failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
edit| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.552 | 182.914 | 29.436 | 183.449 | 29.557 | 182.698 | |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.665 | 128.033 | 29.667 | 182.020 | 29.566 | 182.642 | |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.713 | 181.739 | 29.618 | 182.322 | 29.586 | 182.519 | |
| 4 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.890 | 180.662 | 29.759 | 181.458 | 29.719 | 181.702 | |
| 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.669 | 182.008 | 29.706 | 181.781 | 29.722 | 181.684 | |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.998 | 180.012 | 29.896 | 180.626 | 29.762 | 181.439 | |
| 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.021 | 179.874 | 29.918 | 180.493 | 29.772 | 181.378 | |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.951 | 180.294 | 29.904 | 180.578 | 29.795 | 181.238 | |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.002 | 179.988 | 29.901 | 180.596 | 29.931 | 180.415 | |
| 10 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 30.094 | 178.438 | 29.909 | 180.548 | 29.976 | 180.144 | |
| 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.922 | 180.469 | 29.933 | 180.403 | 29.988 | 180.072 | |
| 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.175 | 178.956 | 29.944 | 180.337 | 29.997 | 180.018 | |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.049 | 179.706 | 29.970 | 180.180 | - | - | |
| 14 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.170 | 29.971 | 180.174 | - | - | |
| 15 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.139 | 179.170 | 30.043 | 179.742 | - | - | |
| 16 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.170 | 30.134 | 179.200 | - | - | |
| 17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.414 | 177.550 | 30.155 | 179.075 | - | - | |
| 18 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.264 | 178.430 | 30.161 | 179.039 | - | - | |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.264 | 178.430 | 30.162 | 179.033 | - | - | |
| 20 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.470 | 177.223 | 30.244 | 178.548 | - | - | |
| 21 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.359 | 177.871 | 30.334 | 178.018 | - | - | |
| 22 | 24 | Corey LaJoie | JGL Racing | Toyota | 30.375 | 177.778 | 30.403 | 177.614 | - | - | |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.532 | 176.864 | 30.526 | 176.898 | - | - | |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.274 | 178.371 | 30.623 | 176.338 | - | - | |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.535 | 176.846 | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.714 | 175.816 | - | - | - | - | |
| 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.805 | 175.296 | - | - | - | - | |
| 28 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 30.921 | 174.639 | - | - | - | - | |
| 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.111 | 173.572 | - | - | - | - | |
| 30 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.146 | 173.377 | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.333 | 172.342 | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.407 | 171.936 | - | - | - | - | |
| 33 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.409 | 171.925 | - | - | - | - | |
| Qualified by owner's points | |||||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.472 | 171.581 | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.553 | 171.141 | - | - | - | - | |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.729 | 170.191 | - | - | - | - | |
| 37 | 15 | Ryan Ellis | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.859 | 169.497 | - | - | - | - | |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.859 | 169.497 | - | - | |||
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 32.513 | 166.087 | - | - | - | - | |
| 40 | 13 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 33.426 | 161.551 | - | - | - | - | |
| Failed to qualify | |||||||||||
| 41 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | |
| 42 | 99 | Todd Peck | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | |
| Official qualifying results | |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | |||||||||||
Race results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Kyle Busch cashes in XFINITY win in Las Vegas". NASCAR.com. March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Albino, Dustin (February 26, 2016). "Jones, Busch Lead XFINITY Practices at Las Vegas". Speedway Media. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Jones, Busch lead XFINITY practices at Las Vegas". NASCAR. February 26, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (March 5, 2016). "Kyle Busch earns 50th Xfinity career pole, qualifying first at home track of Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2022.