2016 Lilly Diabetes 250
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| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | July 23, 2016 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 63 laps, 157.5 mi (253.471 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241.40 km) | ||
| Average speed | 136.298 miles per hour (219.350 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 49.467 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 62 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
The 2016 Lilly Diabetes 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on July 23, 2016, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Contested over 63 laps on the 2.5-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt speedway, extended from the original 60 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the 18th race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
The race, along with the 3 other Dash 4 Cash races, had reduced laps to create two additional heat races.[3]
Kyle Busch dominated the race, leading all but one lap for his 82nd career Xfinity Series win.[4]
Background
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile-long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
The track also holds races on its infield road course, formerly the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, from 2021 to 2023 and currently the Sonsio Grand Prix.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 50.976 seconds and a speed of 176.554 mph (284.136 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.976 | 176.554 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | 51.100 | 176.125 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | 51.171 | 175.881 | ||
| Official practice results | ||||||
