2016 Speediatrics 200

{{Short description|8th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Pole_Team=NEMCO Motorsports|Official_name=8th Annual Speediatrics 200|Network=FS1|Avg={{convert|92.702|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Date=June 18|Pole_Driver=John Hunter Nemechek|Most_Driver=William Byron|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|First_Driver=William Byron|First_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Car=9|Most_laps=107|Scheduled_laps=200|Location=Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa|Scheduled_mi=175|Scheduled_km=281|Distance_km=281|Distance_laps=200|Radio=MRN|Description=Race 8 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Pole_Time=23.147|Course_km=1.408|Course_mi=0.875|Race_Name=Speediactrics 200|Year=2016|Distance_mi=175|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip|Image=Iowa Speedway 2024.svg}}

The '''2016 Speediatrics 200''' was the 8th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Newton, Iowa, at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875-mile (1.408 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, made a late-race pass with 10 laps to go, and earned his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second consecutive win. Byron dominated the majority of the race, leading 107 laps.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Utter |first=Jim |date=June 18, 2016 |title=Rookie William Byron wins again with late-race pass |url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/rookie-william-byron-wins-again-with-late-race-pass-789736/3113352/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=Motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref> To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, and Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

== Background ==

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately {{convert|30|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.

=== Entry list ===

* '''(R)''' denotes rookie driver. * '''(i)''' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

== Practice ==

=== First practice === The first practice session was held on Friday, June 17, at 2:00 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2016 Truck Series Iowa Race Info |url=https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-08iowa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714135500/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2016/story/_/page/2016cts-08iowa |archive-date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}}</ref> Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.240, and an average speed of {{Convert|135.542|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFadin |first=Daniel |date=June 17, 2016 |title=ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes tops first Truck practice at Iowa |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/17/nascar-ben-rhodes-tops-first-truck-practice-at-iowa/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |- !1 |41 |Ben Rhodes '''(R)''' |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.240 |135.542 |- !2 |9 |William Byron '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |23.357 |134.863 |- !3 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.538 |133.826 |- ! colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |}

=== Final practice === The final practice session was held on Friday, June 17, at 5:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.<ref name=":0" /> Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.283, and an average speed of {{Convert|135.292|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFadin |first=Daniel |date=June 17, 2016 |title=Christopher Bell fastest in final Truck practice at Iowa |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/17/christopher-bell-fastest-in-final-truck-practice-at-iowa/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |- !1 |4 |Christopher Bell '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |23.283 |135.292 |- !2 |13 |Cameron Hayley |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.327 |135.037 |- !3 |33 |Ben Kennedy |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |23.346 |134.927 |- ! colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016prac2.pdf Full final practice results] |}

== Qualifying == Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 18, at 3:45 pm CST.<ref name=":0" /> Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2018 |title=NASCAR Qualifying Rules |url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

John Hunter Nemechek, driving for his family team, NEMCO Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 23.147, and an average speed of {{Convert|136.087|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonkowski |first=Jerry |date=June 18, 2016 |title=Like father, like son: It’s ‘Front Row John’ as Nemechek takes Iowa truck pole |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/18/like-father-like-son-its-front-row-john-as-nemechek-takes-iowa-truck-pole/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

Donnie Levister would fail to qualify.

=== Full qualifying results === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) !Time (R3) !Speed (R3) |- !1 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.304 |135.170 |23.233 |135.583 |'''23.147''' |'''136.087''' |- !2 |13 |Cameron Hayley |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.253 |135.466 |23.145 |136.099 |23.207 |135.735 |- !3 |33 |Ben Kennedy |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |23.232 |135.589 |'''23.049''' |'''136.665''' |23.243 |135.525 |- !4 |24 |Kaz Grala |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |23.277 |135.327 |23.221 |135.653 |23.259 |135.431 |- !5 |9 |William Byron '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |'''22.926''' |'''137.399''' |23.166 |135.975 |23.261 |135.420 |- !6 |71 |Brandon Jones '''(i)''' |Ranier Racing with MDM |Chevrolet |23.476 |134.180 |23.236 |135.566 |23.277 |135.327 |- !7 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |23.278 |135.321 |23.258 |135.437 |23.322 |135.066 |- !8 |49 |Nick Drake |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.489 |134.105 |23.192 |135.823 |23.324 |135.054 |- !9 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.172 |135.940 |23.267 |135.385 |23.358 |134.857 |- !10 |41 |Ben Rhodes '''(R)''' |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.271 |135.362 |23.095 |136.393 |23.372 |134.777 |- !11 |00 |Cole Custer '''(R)''' |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.205 |135.747 |23.291 |135.245 |23.421 |134.495 |- !12 |75 |Caleb Holman |Henderson Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.405 |134.587 |23.292 |135.240 |23.448 |134.340 |- ! colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 2 |- !13 |4 |Christopher Bell '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |23.230 |135.601 |23.315 |135.106 | - | - |- !14 |98 |Rico Abreu '''(R)''' |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |23.480 |134.157 |23.334 |134.996 | - | - |- !15 |29 |Tyler Reddick |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |23.136 |136.151 |23.339 |134.967 | - | - |- !16 |23 |Spencer Gallagher |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |23.257 |135.443 |23.340 |134.961 | - | - |- !17 |51 |Daniel Suárez '''(i)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |23.327 |135.037 |23.355 |134.875 | - | - |- !18 |19 |Daniel Hemric |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |23.482 |134.145 |23.373 |134.771 | - | - |- !19 |17 |Timothy Peters |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |23.389 |134.679 |23.528 |133.883 | - | - |- !20 |05 |John Wes Townley |Athenian Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.520 |133.929 |23.571 |133.639 | - | - |- !21 |92 |Parker Kligerman |RBR Enterprises |Ford |23.458 |134.283 |23.599 |133.480 | - | - |- !22 |22 |Austin Wayne Self '''(R)''' |AM Racing |Toyota |23.513 |133.968 |23.679 |133.029 | - | - |- !23 |63 |Jake Griffin |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.525 |133.900 |23.731 |132.738 | - | - |- !24 |86 |Brandon Brown |Brandonbilt Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.552 |133.747 |24.002 |131.239 | - | - |- ! colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 1 |- !25 |11 |Germán Quiroga |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |23.590 |133.531 | - | - | - | - |- !26 |66 |Jordan Anderson |Bolen Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.799 |132.359 | - | - | - | - |- !27 |02 |Derek Scott Jr. |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |23.965 |131.442 | - | - | - | - |- ! colspan="11" |Qualified by owner's points |- !28 |50 |Travis Kvapil |MAKE Motorsports |Chevrolet |24.009 |131.201 | - | - | - | - |- !29 |07 |Casey Smith |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |24.055 |130.950 | - | - | - | - |- !30 |44 |Tommy Joe Martins |Martins Motorsports |Chevrolet |24.169 |130.332 | - | - | - | - |- !31 |1 |Jennifer Jo Cobb |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |25.204 |124.980 | - | - | - | - |- !32 |10 |Claire Decker '''(i)''' |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |26.293 |119.804 | - | - | - | - |- ! colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |- !33 |74 |Donnie Levister |Faith Motorsports |Chevrolet |24.551 |128.304 | - | - | - | - |- ! colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |- ! colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |}

== Race results == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Fin !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |- !1 |5 |9 |William Byron '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |200 |107 |Running |37 |- !2 |11 |00 |Cole Custer '''(R)''' |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |3 |Running |32 |- !3 |2 |13 |Cameron Hayley |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |30 |- !4 |10 |41 |Ben Rhodes '''(R)''' |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |29 |- !5 |15 |29 |Tyler Reddick |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |200 |37 |Running |29 |- !6 |17 |51 |Daniel Suárez '''(i)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |0 |- !7 |3 |33 |Ben Kennedy |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |26 |- !8 |9 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |25 |- !9 |13 |4 |Christopher Bell '''(R)''' |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |24 |- !10 |7 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |23 |- !11 |19 |17 |Timothy Peters |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |22 |- !12 |1 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |53 |Running |21 |- !13 |16 |23 |Spencer Gallagher |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |20 |- !14 |25 |11 |Germán Quiroga |Red Horse Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |19 |- !15 |18 |19 |Daniel Hemric |Brad Keselowski Racing |Ford |200 |0 |Running |18 |- !16 |22 |22 |Austin Wayne Self '''(R)''' |AM Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |17 |- !17 |6 |71 |Brandon Jones '''(i)''' |Ranier Racing with MDM |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |0 |- !18 |14 |98 |Rico Abreu '''(R)''' |ThorSport Racing |Toyota |200 |0 |Running |15 |- !19 |20 |05 |John Wes Townley |Athenian Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |14 |- !20 |26 |66 |Jordan Anderson |Bolen Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |13 |- !21 |23 |63 |Jake Griffin |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |199 |0 |Running |12 |- !22 |29 |07 |Casey Smith |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |198 |0 |Running |11 |- !23 |8 |49 |Nick Drake |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |0 |Running |10 |- !24 |24 |86 |Brandon Brown |Brandonbilt Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |0 |Running |9 |- !25 |27 |02 |Derek Scott Jr. |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |196 |0 |Running |8 |- !26 |12 |75 |Caleb Holman |Henderson Motorsports |Chevrolet |192 |0 |Accident |7 |- !27 |28 |50 |Travis Kvapil |MAKE Motorsports |Chevrolet |191 |0 |Running |6 |- !28 |31 |1 |Jennifer Jo Cobb |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |191 |0 |Running |5 |- !29 |4 |24 |Kaz Grala |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |189 |0 |Running |4 |- !30 |30 |44 |Tommy Joe Martins |Martins Motorsports |Chevrolet |173 |0 |Accident |3 |- !31 |21 |92 |Parker Kligerman |RBR Enterprises |Ford |41 |0 |Accident |2 |- !32 |32 |10 |Claire Decker '''(i)''' |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |5 |0 |Fuel Pump |0 |- ! colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016results.pdf Official race results] |}

== Standings after the race == {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Matt Crafton | style="text-align:center;"| 219 |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | William Byron | style="text-align:center;"| 208 (−11) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Timothy Peters | style="text-align:center;"| 198 (−21) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Daniel Hemric | style="text-align:center;"| 186 (−33) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Tyler Reddick | style="text-align:center;"| 182 (−37) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | John Hunter Nemechek | style="text-align:center;"| 175 (−44) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Johnny Sauter | style="text-align:center;"| 174 (−45) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Ben Kennedy | style="text-align:center;"| 168 (−51) |- class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts_08iowa2016driverpoints.pdf Official driver's standings] |}

*<small>'''Note''': Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.</small> {{col-end}}

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