2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby

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2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby
Race details
Race 11 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date July 20, 2016
Official name 4th Annual Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby
Location Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio
Course Permanent racing facility
0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (120 km)
Average speed 41.971 mph (67.546 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
MB Motorsports
Grid positions set by heat results
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports
Laps 102
Winner
No. 24 Kyle Larson GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby was the 11th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Rossburg, Ohio at Eldora Speedway, a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) permanent oval shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Kyle Larson, driving for GMS Racing, held off Christopher Bell with 16 laps to go, and earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] Bobby Pierce would dominate the entire race, leading 102 laps until hitting the wall and blowing a tire with 25 laps to go.

Background[edit]

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

Eldora Speedway (nicknamed "The Big E", "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954," and "The World's Greatest Dirt Track") is a 0.5 mi (804.672 m) high-banked clay dirt oval. Located north of Rossburg, Ohio in the village of New Weston, Ohio, it features permanent and festival-style seating believed to be in the range of 30,000. The 22,000 permanent grandstand and VIP suite seats make it the largest sports stadium in the Dayton, Ohio-region according to the Dayton Business Journal.[2]

Entry list[edit]

  • (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 Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
05 Brady Boswell Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Churchill Trucking
07 Sheldon Creed SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Safecraft
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Berry's Bullets
9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty University
10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
11 Jake Griffin Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet Halmar International
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford DrawTite
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Alamo Rent a Car
22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota AM Technical Solutions
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet wheelwell
41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Alpha Energy Solutions
43 Korbin Forrister Empire Racing Ford Tilted Kilt, Petty's Garage
44 J. R. Heffner Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Park East Sales, A. Colarusso
49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet OH! Lottery
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Jegs High Performance
63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Waste, Allgayer Inc.
66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet FK Rod Ends, Columbia SC
71 Ken Schrader Contreras Motorsports Toyota Hunt Brothers Pizza
75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA
78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford Rogers Mechanical
82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet NESCO, Petty's Garage
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet ABS Van Rentals
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Chi-Chi's, Menards
98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice[edit]

First practice[edit]

The first practice session was held on Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 pm EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[3] Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.977, and an average speed of 85.808 mph (138.095 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 20.977 85.808
2 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.979 85.800
3 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.161 85.062
Full first practice results

Final practice[edit]

The final practice session was held on Tuesday, July 19, at 9:00 pm EST, and would last for about 55 minutes.[3] Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.853, and an average speed of 82.369 mph (132.560 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.853 82.369
2 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.980 81.893
3 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.036 81.685
Full final practice results

Heat qualifying[edit]

Qualifying for the heat races were held on Wednesday, July 20, at 5:15 pm EST.[3] Each driver would have one lap to set a fastest time; in which that lap would count as their official qualifying lap. Qualifying would set the grid positions for the five heat races; first would get first in heat one, second first in heat two, etc. in a repeating order until the slowest car.[6]

Caleb Holman, driving for Henderson Motorsports, would score the overall heat qualifying pole, with a lap of 20.711, and an average speed of 86.659 mph (139.464 km/h).[7]

Full qualifying results[edit]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.771 86.659
2 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 20.881 86.203
3 71 Ken Schrader Contreras Motorsports Toyota 20.925 86.022
4 44 J. R. Heffner Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 20.944 85.944
5 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.959 85.882
6 11 Jake Griffin Red Horse Racing Toyota 21.132 85.179
7 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 21.189 84.950
8 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.190 84.946
9 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 21.226 84.802
10 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.292 84.539
11 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 21.326 84.404
12 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.353 84.297
13 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.383 84.179
14 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21.526 83.620
15 07 Sheldon Creed SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 21.557 83.500
16 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 21.663 83.091
17 43 Korbin Forrister Empire Racing Ford 21.700 82.949
18 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 21.704 82.934
19 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.757 82.732
20 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 21.842 82.410
21 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.859 82.346
22 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 21.938 82.049
23 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 22.080 81.522
24 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 22.184 81.140
25 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 22.257 80.873
26 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 22.263 80.852
27 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.323 80.634
28 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 22.387 80.404
29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 22.475 80.089
30 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.479 80.075
31 05 Brady Boswell Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 22.491 80.032
32 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.495 80.018
33 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.535 79.876
34 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 22.705 79.278
35 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 22.758 79.093
36 49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 23.070 78.023
37 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.247 77.429
Official qualifying results

Heat #1[edit]

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 4 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 10 9 Running
2 1 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 10 1 Running
3 2 11 Jake Griffin Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
4 7 05 Brady Boswell Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
5 3 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
6 8 49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
7 6 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
8 5 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0 0 DNS
Official heat 1 results

Heat #2[edit]

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 1 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 10 Running
2 3 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
3 2 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
4 8 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
5 6 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
6 5 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
7 4 43 Korbin Forrister Empire Racing Ford 10 0 Running
8 7 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 Running
Official heat 2 results

Heat #3[edit]

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 1 71 Ken Schrader Contreras Motorsports Toyota 10 10 Running
2 3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
3 5 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 Running
4 7 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 Running
5 4 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
6 2 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
7 6 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 Running
Official heat 3 results

Heat #4[edit]

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 1 44 J. R. Heffner Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 10 10 Running
2 4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
3 2 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
4 7 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
5 3 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Running
6 5 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 10 0 Running
7 6 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
Official heat 4 results

Heat #5[edit]

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 1 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 10 Running
2 2 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 Running
3 4 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 0 Running
4 6 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 Running
5 3 07 Sheldon Creed SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
6 7 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 10 0 Running
7 5 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Accident
Official heat 5 results

Last Chance Qualifier[edit]

The Last Chance Qualifier was held on Wednesday, July 20, at 8:15 PM EST. The race was held for all drivers that did not finish in the top 5 in each of the five heat races. Drivers with high enough owner points would automatically advance to the main event, while drivers with little to no owner points had to finish inside the top two.[3] Cody Coughlin, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the Last Chance Qualifier and take the 26th spot.[8] Chris Fontaine, Korbin Forrister, Norm Benning, Sean Corr, and Caleb Roark would fail to qualify for the main event.

Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 12 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15 10 Running
2 3 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 15 0 Running
3 2 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 15 1 Running
4 4 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 15 4 Running
5 7 43 Korbin Forrister Empire Racing Ford 15 0 Running
6 1 49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running
7 9 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running
8 10 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running
9 5 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running
10 6 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 4 0 Handling
11 8 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Handling
12 11 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0 0 DNS
Official Last Chance Qualifier results

Full starting lineup[edit]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet
2 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
3 71 Ken Schrader Contreras Motorsports Toyota
4 44 J. R. Heffner Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
5 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota
6 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet
7 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet
8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet
9 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet
10 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
11 11 Jake Griffin Red Horse Racing Toyota
12 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet
13 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford
14 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
15 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
16 05 Brady Boswell Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
17 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet
18 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
19 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
20 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota
21 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
23 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
24 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
25 07 Sheldon Creed SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
26 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
27 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
28 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota
29 49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
30 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
31 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet
32 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
33 78 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota
34 43 Korbin Forrister Empire Racing Ford
35 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
36 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
37 10 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results[edit]

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 24 Kyle Larson (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 48 Running 0
2 10 4 Christopher Bell (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 31
3 27 98 Rico Abreu (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 30
4 11 11 Jake Griffin Red Horse Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 29
5 2 29 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 Running 28
6 23 00 Cole Custer (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 27
7 20 13 Cameron Hayley ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 26
8 15 19 Daniel Hemric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 Running 25
9 28 22 Austin Wayne Self (R) AM Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 24
10 22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 23
11 17 33 Ben Kennedy GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 22
12 3 71 Ken Schrader Contreras Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 21
13 8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 20
14 18 9 William Byron (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 19
15 4 44 J. R. Heffner Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 18
16 25 07 Sheldon Creed SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 17
17 32 50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 16
18 29 49 Wayne Edwards Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 Running 15
19 26 51 Cody Coughlin (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 144 0 Running 14
20 24 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 Running 13
21 16 05 Brady Boswell Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 Running 12
22 14 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 139 0 Running 11
23 5 41 Ben Rhodes (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 136 0 Running 10
24 21 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 129 0 Running 9
25 1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 126 102 Accident 10
26 30 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 7
27 19 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 116 0 Running 6
28 12 16 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Chevrolet 111 0 Accident 5
29 9 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 107 0 Running 4
30 6 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 37 0 Accident 3
31 13 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 11 0 Overheating 2
32 31 66 Jordan Anderson Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Utter, Jim (July 20, 2016). "Kyle Larson takes Truck win at Eldora". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Largest Dayton-Area Entertainment Venues". Dayton Business Journal. September 8, 2017. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c d "2016 Truck Series Eldora Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  4. ^ McFadin, Daniel (July 19, 2016). "Tyler Reddick tops first of two Truck practice sessions at Eldora". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Long, Dustin (July 19, 2016). "Christopher Bell leads final Truck practice at Eldora". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Crandall, Kelly (July 20, 2016). "Caleb Holman fastest in Truck Series qualifying at Eldora". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Ryan, Nate (July 20, 2016). "Cody Coughlin, Rico Abreu advance to Eldora main event through last chance qualifier". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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