2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | July 7, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 6th Annual Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 | ||
| Location | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362 km) | ||
| Average speed | 116.698 mph (187.807 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.511 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
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.[1]
Entry list
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Notes
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.[2] 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 179.099 mph (288.232 km/h).[3]
| 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 |
| 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.[2] 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 183.805 mph (295.805 km/h).[4]
| 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 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, July 7, at 5:00 pm EST.[2] 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.[5]
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 182.983 mph (294.483 km/h) in the second round.[6]
Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.
