Tweltfh race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2016 Pocono Green 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the first iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania , at Pocono Raceway , a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was decreased from 100 laps to 53 laps, due to inclement weather. Kyle Larson , driving for Chip Ganassi Racing , would take the win, after leading when the race got called due to persistent rain showers. This was Larson's 4th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Erik Jones , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , and Ty Dillon , driving for Richard Childress Racing , would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The layout of Pocono Raceway , the circuit where the race was held.
Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway ), also known as The Tricky Triangle , is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania . It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series . From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series . Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022.
Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports , the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.[ 2] Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia .
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 Thursday, June 2, at 2:00 PM EST . The session would last for 55 minutes.[ 3] Kyle Busch , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.888, and an average speed of 170.171 mph (273.864 km/h).[ 4]
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 2, at 4:00 PM EST . The session would last for 55 minutes.[ 3] Erik Jones , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.049, and an average speed of 172.914 mph (278.278 km/h).[ 5] Two more practice sessions were originally going to be held on Friday, June 3, but were both cancelled due to inclement weather.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 4, at 9:05 AM EST .[ 3] Since Pocono Raceway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.[ 6]
Erik Jones , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 51.158, and an average speed of 175.926 mph (283.125 km/h).[ 7]
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 8]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
4
42
Kyle Larson (i)
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
53
27
Running
0
2
1
20
Erik Jones (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53
0
Running
39
3
8
3
Ty Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
38
4
2
18
Kyle Busch (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53
16
Running
0
5
5
22
Joey Logano (i)
Team Penske
Ford
53
7
Running
0
6
6
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
35
7
7
2
Paul Menard (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
0
8
14
33
Brandon Jones (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
33
9
3
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53
0
Running
32
10
10
88
Alex Bowman
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
31
11
16
98
Aric Almirola (i)
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
53
2
Running
0
12
13
48
Brennan Poole (R)
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
29
13
11
44
J. J. Yeley
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
53
0
Running
28
14
17
62
Brendan Gaughan
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
27
15
12
11
Blake Koch
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
26
16
40
6
Bubba Wallace
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
53
0
Running
25
17
19
01
Ryan Preece (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
24
18
22
28
Dakoda Armstrong
JGL Racing
Toyota
53
0
Running
23
19
29
4
Ross Chastain
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
22
20
30
90
Mario Gosselin
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
21
21
26
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
53
1
Running
21
22
25
78
B. J. McLeod (R)
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Ford
53
0
Running
19
23
34
52
Joey Gase
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
18
24
35
97
Alex Guenette
Obaika Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
17
25
36
25
Ryan Ellis
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
53
0
Running
16
26
27
46
Brandon Gdovic
Precision Performance Motorsports
Chevrolet
52
0
Running
15
27
24
0
Garrett Smithley (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
52
0
Running
14
28
38
15
Todd Peck
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Ford
52
0
Running
13
29
15
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
51
0
Running
12
30
39
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Dodge
50
0
Running
11
31
18
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
39
0
Accident
10
32
32
13
T. J. Bell
MBM Motorsports
Dodge
39
0
Running
9
33
23
16
Ryan Reed
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
38
0
Accident
8
34
31
14
J. J. Yeley
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
30
0
Header
7
35
28
89
Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
29
0
Vibration
6
36
20
93
Josh Wise (i)
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
23
0
Rear Gear
0
37
37
70
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope Racing
Chevrolet
22
0
Running
4
38
33
40
Carl Long
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
21
0
Brakes
3
39
9
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
20
0
Accident
2
40
21
10
Matt DiBenedetto (i)
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
6
0
Transmission
0
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "Kyle Larson wins rain-shortened Xfinity race at Pocono" . ESPN.com . Associated Press . June 4, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ Pocono Raceway Staff
^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – Pocono XFINITY Race Info Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (June 2, 2016). "Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Paul Menard fastest in first Xfinity practice at Pocono" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (June 2, 2016). "Jones boys: Erik and Brandon Jones fastest in 2nd Pocono Xfinity practice" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . ESPN.com . February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ McFadin, Daniel (June 4, 2016). "Erik Jones wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Pocono" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ "2016 Pocono Green 250 – Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
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