The 2016 fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 19th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 94 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, pulled off the upset win, after holding off Spencer Gallagher on the final lap. It was Enfinger's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win.[1] To fill out the podium, Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

2016 fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race details
Race 19 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 22, 2016
Official name 11th Annual fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 94 laps, 250 mi (402 km)
Scheduled Distance 94 laps, 250 mi (402 km)
Average speed 143.163 mph (230.399 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 53.672
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Laps 45
Winner
No. 24 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The six drivers that advanced into the Round of 6 are William Byron, Christopher Bell, Timothy Peters, Ben Kennedy, Johnny Sauter, and Matt Crafton. Daniel Hemric and John Hunter Nemechek would be eliminated from championship contention.[1]

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama.[2] It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators,[3][4][5] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.[6]

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 OneMain Financial
1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet V. G. Pride Group
02 Dylan Lupton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Pirtek
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota SiriusXM
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Synovus, Jive, Everfi
5 Korbin Forrister Wauters Motorsports Toyota All Secure
07 Cody Ware (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Lilly Trucking
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Clay Greenfield Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 1-800-PAVEMENT
11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen
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 DrawTite
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota Trump Pence 2016
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
24 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Plugfones
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet Jacob Companies
36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota XPO Logistics
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet BootDaddy.com
49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Zyalix
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Bad Boy Mowers
51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Jegs High Performance
63 Ryan Ellis (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet Theme Park Connection
66 Ross Chastain (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Bolen Motorsports
71 Brandon Hightower (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet Advanced Fleet Services
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota Food Country USA
78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota ADVICS
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Brandonbilt Motorsports
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Shasta, Menards
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 12:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[7] Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 51.401, and an average speed of 186.300 mph (299.821 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 51.401 186.300
2 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.408 186.275
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.431 186.191
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 2:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[7] Korbin Forrister, driving for Wauters Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.948, and an average speed of 187.956 mph (302.486 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 5 Korbin Forrister Wauters Motorsports Toyota 50.948 187.956
2 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 51.108 187.368
3 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 51.131 187.284
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 22, at 9:30 am CST.[7] Since Talladega Superspeedway 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.[10]

Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.672, and an average speed of 178.417 mph (287.134 km/h) in the second round.[11]

Clay Greenfield, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ryan Ellis, and Parker Kligerman would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.842 177.854 53.672 178.417
2 24 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.838 177.867 53.683 178.380
3 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.907 177.639 53.747 178.168
4 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.908 177.636 53.754 178.145
5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.830 177.893 53.855 177.811
6 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 53.817 177.936 53.982 177.392
7 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.323 176.279 53.998 177.340
8 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.152 176.836 54.051 177.166
9 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 54.283 176.409 54.082 177.064
10 5 Korbin Forrister Wauters Motorsports Toyota 54.202 176.672 54.147 176.852
11 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.271 176.448 54.262 176.477
12 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 54.224 176.601 54.280 176.419
Eliminated in Round 1
13 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.448 175.874
14 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.469 175.806
15 2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.509 175.677
16 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.525 175.626
17 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.529 175.613
18 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 54.757 174.882
19 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 54.877 174.499
20 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.925 174.347
21 36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 54.977 174.182
22 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 54.983 174.163
23 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Chevrolet 55.110 173.762
24 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 55.119 173.733
25 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 55.241 173.350
26 66 Ross Chastain (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 55.354 172.996
27 02 Dylan Lupton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 55.360 172.977
Qualified by owner's points
28 49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.605 172.215
29 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 55.683 171.973
30 71 Brandon Hightower (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 56.663 168.999
31 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 56.663 168.999
32 07 Cody Ware (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 57.258 167.243
Failed to qualify
33 10 Clay Greenfield Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 55.689 171.955
34 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 56.415 169.742
35 63 Ryan Ellis (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet 56.443 169.658
36 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 57.146 167.571
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 24 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 45 Running 37
2 3 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 1 Running 32
3 6 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 94 14 Running 31
4 24 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 0 Running 29
5 4 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 8 Running 29
6 14 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 0 Running 27
7 5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 0 Running 26
8 22 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 94 0 Running 25
9 12 11 Matt Tifft (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 94 3 Running 25
10 8 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 0 Running 23
11 17 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 94 0 Running 22
12 27 02 Dylan Lupton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Running 0
13 31 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Running 20
14 23 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 94 1 Running 20
15 26 66 Ross Chastain (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Running 0
16 29 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 94 4 Running 18
17 21 36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 94 0 Running 0
18 28 49 Reed Sorenson (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Running 0
19 20 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 93 0 Accident 14
20 15 2 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 92 0 Running 13
21 32 07 Cody Ware (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 0
22 13 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 88 0 Engine 11
23 18 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 64 0 Accident 10
24 25 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 59 0 Accident 9
25 19 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0 Accident 8
26 16 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 59 16 Accident 8
27 10 5 Korbin Forrister Wauters Motorsports Toyota 59 0 Accident 6
28 9 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0 Accident 5
29 1 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 58 2 Accident 5
30 30 71 Brandon Hightower (i) Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 Accident 0
31 7 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 34 0 Driveshaft 2
32 11 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ a b Utter, Jim (October 22, 2016). "Grant Enfinger scores first career Truck win at Talladega". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Track Location". Talladega Superspeedway. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Talladega is known for speed, but slow down and take in what the Alabama city offers". April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Track Facts". Talladega Superspeedway. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  6. ^ Utter, Jim (November 27, 2013). "Talladega Superspeedway to reduce seating to 80,000". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "2016 Truck Series Talladega Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Sites. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (October 21, 2016). "Enfinger, Coughlin fastest in first Truck Series practice at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  9. ^ Crandall, Kelly (October 21, 2016). "Korbin Forrister fastest in final Truck Series practice at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Crandall, Kelly (October 22, 2016). "Cole Custer wins Truck Series pole at Talladega Superspeedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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