The 2016 TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janessen was the fifth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Austin Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of both Daniel Suárez, who ran out of fuel on the final lap, and eventual second-place finisher Kyle Busch, who suffered a flat tire on the final lap. The win was Dillon's seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, would finish third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 19, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 18th Annual TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen | ||
| Location | Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.008 miles per hour (230.149 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 40.010 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 133 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
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Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.
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 18, at 12:00 PM PST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes.[2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.603 and an average speed of 177.327 miles per hour (285.380 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.603 | 177.327 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 41.147 | 174.982 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 41.164 | 174.910 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 18, at 2:30 PM PST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.765 and an average speed of 176.622 miles per hour (284.246 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.765 | 176.622 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.906 | 176.013 |
| 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.941 | 175.863 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, March 19, at 9:15 AM PST.[2] Since Auto Club Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[5]
Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would advance from the first round and win the pole by setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 40.010 and an average speed of 179.955 miles per hour (289.609 km/h).[6]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Carl Long and Morgan Shepherd.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Dillon wins Xfinity race at Fontana in wild finish". ESPN.com. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - Auto Club XFINITY Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2016-03-18). "Kyle Busch fastest in first Xfinity Series practice in Fontana". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2016-03-18). "Austin Dillon claims top speed in final Xfinity practice". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "NXS: Joe Gibbs Racing Keeps on Rolling; Suarez Scores Coors Light Pole for Fontana XFINITY Race". Race Chaser Online. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "2016 TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.