The 2016 Great Clips 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mile (2.48 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 130 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for his family team, NEMCO Motorsports, held off Camden Hayley in the final 2 laps, and earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

2016 Great Clips 200
Race details
Race 2 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date February 27, 2016
Official name 8th Annual Great Clips 200
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 130 laps, 200.2 mi (322.19 km)
Scheduled Distance 130 laps, 200.2 mi (322.19 km)
Average speed 121.150 miles per hour (194.972 km/h)
Pole position
Driver ThorSport Racing
Time 30.836
Most laps led
Driver Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Laps 76
Winner
No. 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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

The race was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54-mile entertainment facility in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

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 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet RANDCO, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet ESPFanClub.org
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
07 J. J. Yeley (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Engine Parts Plus
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Westside Vapor
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Jacob Companies
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford California Clean Power
20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford Arco Design & Build
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Alamo Rent a Car
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
32 Justin Marks (i) Braun Motorsports Toyota Katerra
33 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Alamo Rent a Car
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Alpha Energy Solutions
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet ClikIt.tv, Diamond Gusset Jeans
49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Dirk and Rock
50 Ryan Ellis (i) MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet MAKE Motorsports
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
59 Korbin Forrister Lira Motorsports Ford Tilted Kilt, MOMO, The Sports Agency
63 Garrett Smithley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet Instalco
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Columbia SC - Famously Hot
71 Carlos Contreras Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet RaceTrac
74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet RaceDaySponsor.com
75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Toyota Food Country USA, Lay's
81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Ncaselt, Coastal Carolina University
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Hormel, Menards
92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, February 26, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.873, and an average speed of 179.574 mph (288.996 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.873 179.574
2 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.004 178.816
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.092 178.310
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, February 26, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[4] John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.107, and an average speed of 178.224 mph (286.824 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 31.107 178.224
2 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 31.182 177.795
3 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.257 177.368
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session was held on Friday, February 26, at 4:00 PM EST, and would last for 85 minutes.[4] Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.011, and an average speed of 178.775 mph (287.710 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.011 178.775
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.146 178.000
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.157 177.938
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 27, at 10:00 AM EST.[4] Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is at least 2.0 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[7]

Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.836, and an average speed of 179.790 mph (289.344 km/h) in the second round.[8]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Jordan Anderson, Korbin Forrister, Norm Benning, Tim Viens, and Ryan Ellis.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.969 179.018 30.836 179.790
2 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 30.947 179.145 30.854 179.685
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.817 179.901 30.858 179.662
4 33 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.883 179.516 30.908 179.371
5 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.076 178.401 31.014 178.758
6 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.125 178.120 31.036 178.631
7 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.108 178.218 31.068 178.447
8 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 31.145 178.006 31.071 178.430
9 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 31.107 178.224 31.083 178.361
10 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 31.116 178.172 31.089 178.327
11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.174 177.841 31.132 178.080
12 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 31.227 177.539 31.209 177.641
Eliminated in Round 1
13 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.250 177.408 - -
14 32 Justin Marks (i) Braun Motorsports Toyota 31.262 177.340 - -
15 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.265 177.323 - -
16 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.287 177.198 - -
17 92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford 31.317 177.028 - -
18 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.371 176.724 - -
19 63 Garrett Smithley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet 31.412 176.493 - -
20 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 31.438 176.347 - -
21 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 31.439 176.341 - -
22 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.528 175.844 - -
23 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 31.546 175.743 - -
24 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 31.547 175.738 - -
25 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 31.571 175.604 - -
26 07 J. J. Yeley (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.618 175.343 - -
27 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.665 175.083 - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 31.730 174.724 - -
29 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 31.795 174.367 - -
30 49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.930 173.630 - -
31 71 Carlos Contreras Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 31.950 173.521 - -
32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet - - - -
Failed to qualify
33 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 31.848 174.077 - -
34 59 Korbin Forrister Lira Motorsports Ford 32.319 171.540 - -
35 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 33.383 166.073 - -
36 74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet - - - -
37 50 Ryan Ellis (i) MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race

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Race recap

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Matt Crafton and John Wes Townley would lead the field to the green flag. On the initial restart, Townley would spin his tires, resulting him losing several positions. Christopher Bell advanced to the second spot, and eventually took the lead from Crafton on lap 7. After leading 20 laps, Bell's right front tire would go down, giving the lead back to Crafton. He would maintain the lead, until the first caution clock expired on lap 38. On the second restart, Johnny Sauter's truck would lose power, and was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop. He drove past his pit stall and entered the track again, thinking that his truck would get up to speed again, which was unsuccessful. He went to the garage to replace the ignition box, and eventually returned to the race several laps later. The second caution came out at lap 60, after William Byron suffered a blown engine. Tyler Reddick made an unscheduled pit stop during the third restart, after reporting a vibration. Red Horse Racing teammates, Timothy Peters and Ben Kennedy, also had unscheduled pit stops, as Peters suffered a vibration, and Kennedy's shifter would pop out of place. Crafton would continue to lead, until Bell made his way back to front, and retook the lead with around 40 laps to go. The second caution clock would expire with 25 laps to go. John Hunter Nemechek and Crafton lead the field back to green flag. Spencer Gallagher would spin his tires, causing the outside lane to have a slow restart. As a result, Daniel Suárez would move into second, and immediately went to the outside lane to try and pass Crafton for the lead. The two were side by side coming into turn two. As they were exiting turn one, Bell would accidentally turn Suárez sideways, causing him to hit the side of Crafton's truck. They would spin in front of the field, with Crafton and Suárez receiving numerous damage. Surprisingly, everyone would make it through the wreck. The race would go under red flag to assess all the damage.

Final laps

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The field would restart with 15 laps to go, with Nemechek and Cameron Hayley leading the field. Bell would quickly take the lead back a lap later. He would suddenly blow a tire with 8 laps to go, causing him to hit the outside wall hard. Nemechek and Townley would lead the field on the final restart with 2 laps to go. Townley would spin his tires once again, causing Cameron Hayley to advance into the second spot. Nemechek held off Hayley in the final 2 laps, and would earn his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Hayley, Peters, Hemric, and Enfinger would round out the top 5.[1]

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 18 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 130 8 Running 36
2 5 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 130 4 Running 32
3 12 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 130 0 Running 30
4 9 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 130 0 Running 29
5 4 33 Grant Enfinger (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 130 0 Running 28
6 7 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 130 0 Running 27
7 2 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 Running 26
8 17 92 Parker Kligerman RBR Enterprises Ford 130 0 Running 25
9 25 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 130 0 Running 24
10 11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 130 0 Running 23
11 27 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 130 0 Running 22
12 23 20 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 130 0 Running 21
13 22 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 Running 20
14 21 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 130 0 Running 19
15 10 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 130 0 Running 18
16 20 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Chevrolet 130 0 Running 17
17 6 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 Running 16
18 19 63 Garrett Smithley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet 129 0 Running 0
19 24 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 128 0 Running 14
20 8 81 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 127 0 Running 13
21 30 49 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 127 0 Running 12
22 14 32 Justin Marks (i) Braun Motorsports Toyota 127 0 Running 0
23 29 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 127 0 Running 10
24 26 07 J. J. Yeley (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 0
25 28 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 125 0 Running 8
26 3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 122 42 Accident 8
27 31 71 Carlos Contreras Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet 122 0 Running 6
28 16 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 121 0 Running 5
29 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Running 4
30 1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 111 76 Accident 5
31 13 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 111 0 Accident 0
32 15 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 59 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ a b Utter, Jim (2016-02-27). "John Hunter Nemechek wins in rough and wild finish at Atlanta". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ "2016 Truck Series Atlanta Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2016-02-26). "Grant Enfinger, Christopher Bell, Matt Crafton top first Truck practice at Atlanta". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  4. ^ a b c "2017 Truck Series Michigan Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2016-02-26). "Townley, Hemric, Byron fastest in 2nd of 3 Truck practices at Atlanta". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  6. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2016-07-12). "Enfinger again at the top of the Truck practice sheet at Atlanta". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  7. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  8. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2016-02-27). "Matt Crafton fastest in Atlanta Camping World Truck Series qualifying". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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