2016 DC Solar 350
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The 2016 DC Solar 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2016, in North Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, dominated the majority of the race, and earned his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada 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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 8:30 am PST, and would last for 60 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.512, and an average speed of 176.980 mph (284.822 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.512 | 176.980 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.595 | 176.499 |
| 3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.606 | 176.436 |
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am PST, and would last for 60 minutes. Rico Abreu, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.577, and an average speed of 176.603 mph (284.215 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.577 | 176.603 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.621 | 176.350 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.647 | 176.200 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 3:10 pm PST. Since Las Vegas 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.
Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.690, and an average speed of 175.953 mph (283.169 km/h) in the second round.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 70 | Running | 37 |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 38 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 3 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 4 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 22 | Running | 30 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 18 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 1 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 13 | Running | 25 |
| 10 | 12 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 20 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 11 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 9 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 19 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 17 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 25 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 142 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 21 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 23 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 26 | 07 | Todd Peck (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 24 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Suspension | 6 |
| 28 | 28 | 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 30 | 66 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | Oil Leak | 4 |
| 30 | 27 | 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Vibration | 3 |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Electrical | 2 |
Standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 2,080 1 2 Christopher Bell 2,062 (−18) 1 3 Matt Crafton 2,061 (−19) 2 4 Ben Kennedy 2,055 (−25) 1 5 Timothy Peters 2,053 (−27) 1 6 Johnny Sauter 2,052 (−28) 1 7 Daniel Hemric 2,037 (−43) 1 8 John Hunter Nemechek 2,037 (−43) Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings. | |||
| 1 | William Byron | 2,080 | |
| 1 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 2,062 (−18) |
| 1 | 3 | Matt Crafton | 2,061 (−19) |
| 2 | 4 | Ben Kennedy | 2,055 (−25) |
| 1 | 5 | Timothy Peters | 2,053 (−27) |
| 1 | 6 | Johnny Sauter | 2,052 (−28) |
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 2,037 (−43) |
| 1 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,037 (−43) |
| Previous race: 2016 UNOH 175 | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016 season | Next race: 2016 Fred's 250 |