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2016 Striping Technology 350

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2016 Striping Technology 350
Race details
Race 21 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 4, 2016
Official name 18th Annual Striping Technology 350
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 147 laps, 220 mi (354 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 220 mi (354 km)
Average speed 148.291 mph (238.651 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 29.949
Most laps led
Driver Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing
Laps 88
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2016 Striping Technology 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, made a pass on Matt Crafton for the win with 2 laps to go, and earned his 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Spencer Gallagher mainly dominated the race, leading 88 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the US city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed "The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.[2][3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Haas Automation
1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Grimes Irrigation & Construction
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
05 Cody Coughlin (R) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's, Jegs High Performance
07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Thompson Electric
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Death Wish Coffee
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Ryan Ellis (i) Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Grimes Irrigation & Construction
11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota Waste Connections, Brain Gear
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Blue Gate Bank
20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford Lawless Jerky, Alien Gear Holsters
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 Allegiant Travel Company
24 Shane Lee GMS Racing Chevrolet LeeBoy
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 Alpha Energy Solutions
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans, RPM Trailers
45 Casey Smith Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Equipment
49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Willbros
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Columbia SC – Famously Hot
71 Austin Dillon (i) Ranier Racing with MDM Chevrolet Russell by HTPG
74 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
78 Tommy Regan B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet American Tactical, Unique AR's
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota KOBE Toyopet
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Damp Rid, Menards
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota Carolina Nut Co.
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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The first practice session was originally going to be held on Thursday, November 3, at 2:45 pm CST, but was postponed until Friday, November 4, due to inclement weather. The final practice session would be cancelled.[4] Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.580, and an average speed of 182.556 mph (293.795 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.580 182.556
2 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 29.694 181.855
3 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 29.721 181.690
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, November 4, at 2:45 pm CST.[4] Since Texas Motor 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.[6]

Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.949, and an average speed of 180.307 mph (290.176 km/h) in the second round.[7]

Tommy Regan, Mike Harmon, and Ryan Ellis would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.996 180.024 29.949 180.307
2 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 30.130 179.223 29.985 180.090
3 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.136 179.188 30.011 179.934
4 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 30.138 179.176 30.012 179.928
5 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 30.054 179.677 30.020 179.880
6 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 30.093 179.444 30.042 179.748
7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.115 179.313 30.055 179.671
8 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.152 179.093 30.097 179.420
9 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.143 179.146 30.103 179.384
10 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.163 179.027 30.109 179.348
11 05 Cody Coughlin (R) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 30.101 179.396 30.162 179.033
12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.165 179.015 30.187 178.885
Eliminated in Round 1
13 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 30.175 178.956
14 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.177 178.944
15 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.180 178.926
16 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.258 178.465
17 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.266 178.418
18 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.300 178.218
19 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.312 178.147
20 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 30.313 178.141
21 24 Shane Lee GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.339 177.989
22 71 Austin Dillon (i) Ranier Racing with MDM Chevrolet 30.446 177.363
23 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.610 176.413
24 45 Casey Smith Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.670 176.068
25 49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.704 175.873
26 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 30.711 175.833
27 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 30.731 175.718
Qualified by owner's points
28 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.973 174.345
29 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 31.101 173.628
30 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 31.115 173.550
31 63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 31.665 170.535
32 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 32.273 167.323
Failed to qualify
33 78 Tommy Regan B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.315 172.441
34 74 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.393 172.013
35 10 Ryan Ellis (i) Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 31.707 170.309
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 16 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 6 Running 36
2 7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 15 Running 32
3 2 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 147 38 Running 31
4 5 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 147 0 Running 29
5 10 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 0
6 3 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 27
7 1 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 88 Running 28
8 22 71 Austin Dillon (i) Ranier Racing with MDM Chevrolet 147 0 Running 0
9 12 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 24
10 17 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 23
11 9 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 22
12 15 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 21
13 14 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 20
14 6 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 19
15 8 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 18
16 21 24 Shane Lee GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 17
17 4 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 161
18 19 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 15
19 20 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 145 0 Running 14
20 13 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 145 0 Running 13
21 18 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 144 0 Running 12
22 30 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 144 0 Running 11
23 24 45 Casey Smith Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 Running 10
24 25 49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 Vibration 0
25 27 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 Running 8
26 23 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 Running 7
27 29 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 142 0 Running 6
28 11 05 Cody Coughlin (R) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 141 0 Running 5
29 28 07 Matt Mills SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 140 0 Running 4
30 32 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 138 0 Running 3
31 26 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 61 0 Accident 2
32 31 63 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 22 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Spencer, Lee (November 4, 2016). "Sauter goes back-to-back with Texas victory". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX".
  3. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway: Fort Worth, TX 76177: Visit Dallas".
  4. ^ a b "2016 Truck Series Texas Fall Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Sites. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 4, 2016). "Christopher Bell leads only Truck Series practice at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 4, 2016). "Spencer Gallagher wins pole for Texas Truck race". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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