2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250
The 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 is the first race in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. It was held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 19, 2016.
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 23 in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season | |||
 The layout of the track | |||
| Date | February 19, 2016 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 129.032 mph (207.656 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Time | 49.792 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Theriault | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip | ||
Report
Background
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010.
On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it costed US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000.[2][3] The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks 2016.
Entry list
Practice and qualifying
First practice
Timothy Peters had the fastest lap at a 47.612 (189.028 mph). Ben Rhodes had the fastest 10 lap average. Scott Lagasse, Jr. did not finish a timed lap during the session.[5]
Top 5
| No. | Driver | Time (sec/mph) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Timothy Peters | 47.612/189.028 |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | 47.698/188.687 |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | 47.709/188.644 |
| 33 | Grant Enfinger | 47.771/188.399 |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | 47.775/188.383 |
Second practice
Spencer Gallagher had the fastest lap, a 47.838 (188.135 mph). Timothy Peters had the best 10 lap average.
Top 5
| No. | Driver | Time (sec/mph) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | 47.838/188.135 |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | 47.865/188.029 |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | 47.886/187.946 |
| 98 | Rico Abreu | 48.445/185.778 |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | 48.479/185.647 |
Qualifying
Race results
References
- "2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule". racingreference.info. Racing Reference. 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Reed, Steve (January 22, 2013). "Daytona International unveils plans for upgrade". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- "Daytona Rising". Daytona International Speedway. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- "2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Entry List". jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- "2016 Camping World Truck Series Races And Results". jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2016. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.