The 2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 20, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway a 2.5 miles (4.02 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a hard-charging Joey Logano to earn his 5th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Logano of Team Penske and Kasey Kahne of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
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| Race 1 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | February 20, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 35th annual PowerShares QQQ 300 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.50 mi (4.02 km) | ||
| Distance | 120 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 120 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 151.176 miles per hour (243.294 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 151.176 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 40 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Chase Elliott | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
Background
editDaytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 11:00 AM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 46.747 and an average speed of 192.526 mph (309.841 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.747 | 192.526 |
| 2 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 46.884 | 191.963 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 86.897 | 191.910 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
editThe second practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 1:00 PM EST. David Starr of TriStar Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.042 and an average speed of 183.516 mph (295.340 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49.042 | 183.516 |
| 2 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.151 | 183.109 |
| 3 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 49.171 | 183.035 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
editThe final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.420 and an average speed of 182.113 mph (293.082 km/h). [6]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.420 | 182.113 |
| 2 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 49.667 | 181.207 |
| 3 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 49.689 | 181.127 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, February 20, at 11:00 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway 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.[7]
Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a time of 49.493 and an average speed of 181.844 mph (292.650 km/h).[8]
Mark Thompson, Mario Gosselin, Harrison Rhodes, Derrike Cope, Chris Fontaine, Derek White, Mike Harmon, and Stanton Barrett failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editLaps: 120
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Chase Elliott holds off Joey Logano to win Xfinity opener at Daytona". ESPN.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR.COM: Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ Long, Dustin (February 19, 2016). "Ty Dillon leads way in first Xfinity practice at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "David Starr, Ty Dillon Top Final XFINITY Practices". Fronstretch. February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 19, 2016). "Ty Dillon turns in fastest time in final XFINITY series practice". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (February 20, 2016). "Ty Dillon wins pole for Xfinity opener at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 28, 2022.