2016 Fred's 250
# 2016 Fred's 250

The 2016 fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 19th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 94 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, pulled off the upset win, after holding off Spencer Gallagher on the final lap. It was Enfinger's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. To fill out the podium, Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

The six drivers that advanced into the Round of 6 are William Byron, Christopher Bell, Timothy Peters, Ben Kennedy, Johnny Sauter, and Matt Crafton. Daniel Hemric and John Hunter Nemechek would be eliminated from championship contention.

## Background

Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators, with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.

### Entry list

* (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 | V. G. Pride Group |
| 02 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Pirtek |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | SiriusXM |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Synovus, Jive, Everfi |
| 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | All Secure |
| 07 | Cody Ware (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Clay Greenfield | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 1-800-PAVEMENT |
| 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | DrawTite |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | Trump Pence 2016 |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Plugfones |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies |
| 36 | Bobby Gerhart (i) | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | XPO Logistics |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | BootDaddy.com |
| 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zyalix |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bad Boy Mowers |
| 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Jegs High Performance |
| 63 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Theme Park Connection |
| 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bolen Motorsports |
| 71 | Brandon Hightower (i) | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | Advanced Fleet Services |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | Food Country USA |
| 78 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | Glenden Enterprises |
| 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | ADVICS |
| 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Shasta, Menards |
| 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 12:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 51.401, and an average speed of 186.300 mph (299.821 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.401 | 186.300 |
| 2 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 51.408 | 186.275 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 51.431 | 186.191 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 2:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Korbin Forrister, driving for Wauters Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.948, and an average speed of 187.956 mph (302.486 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 50.948 | 187.956 |
| 2 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.108 | 187.368 |
| 3 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 51.131 | 187.284 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 22, at 9:30 am CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, 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.

Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.672, and an average speed of 178.417 mph (287.134 km/h) in the second round.

Clay Greenfield, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ryan Ellis, and Parker Kligerman would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.842 | 177.854 | 53.672 | 178.417 |
| 2 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.838 | 177.867 | 53.683 | 178.380 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.907 | 177.639 | 53.747 | 178.168 |
| 4 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.908 | 177.636 | 53.754 | 178.145 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.830 | 177.893 | 53.855 | 177.811 |
| 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 53.817 | 177.936 | 53.982 | 177.392 |
| 7 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.323 | 176.279 | 53.998 | 177.340 |
| 8 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.152 | 176.836 | 54.051 | 177.166 |
| 9 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.283 | 176.409 | 54.082 | 177.064 |
| 10 | 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 54.202 | 176.672 | 54.147 | 176.852 |
| 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.271 | 176.448 | 54.262 | 176.477 |
| 12 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 54.224 | 176.601 | 54.280 | 176.419 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 54.448 | 175.874 | – | – |
| 14 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.469 | 175.806 | – | – |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.509 | 175.677 | – | – |
| 16 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.525 | 175.626 | – | – |
| 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.529 | 175.613 | – | – |
| 18 | 78 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 54.757 | 174.882 | – | – |
| 19 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.877 | 174.499 | – | – |
| 20 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 54.925 | 174.347 | – | – |
| 21 | 36 | Bobby Gerhart (i) | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 54.977 | 174.182 | – | – |
| 22 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 54.983 | 174.163 | – | – |
| 23 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 55.110 | 173.762 | – | – |
| 24 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.119 | 173.733 | – | – |
| 25 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.241 | 173.350 | – | – |
| 26 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.354 | 172.996 | – | – |
| 27 | 02 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.360 | 172.977 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.605 | 172.215 | – | – |
| 29 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.683 | 171.973 | – | – |
| 30 | 71 | Brandon Hightower (i) | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.663 | 168.999 | – | – |
| 31 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.663 | 168.999 | – | – |
| 32 | 07 | Cody Ware (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 57.258 | 167.243 | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 10 | Clay Greenfield | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 55.689 | 171.955 | – | – |
| 34 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 56.415 | 169.742 | – | – |
| 35 | 63 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.443 | 169.658 | – | – |
| 36 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 57.146 | 167.571 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 45 | Running | 37 |
| 2 | 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 1 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 94 | 14 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 24 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 8 | Running | 29 |
| 6 | 14 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 22 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 12 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 94 | 3 | Running | 25 |
| 10 | 8 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 27 | 02 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 23 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 94 | 1 | Running | 20 |
| 15 | 26 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 4 | Running | 18 |
| 17 | 21 | 36 | Bobby Gerhart (i) | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 93 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 92 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 32 | 07 | Cody Ware (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 88 | 0 | Engine | 11 |
| 23 | 18 | 78 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 24 | 25 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 25 | 19 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 26 | 16 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 59 | 16 | Accident | 8 |
| 27 | 10 | 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 59 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 28 | 9 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58 | 2 | Accident | 5 |
| 30 | 30 | 71 | Brandon Hightower (i) | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 34 | 0 | Driveshaft | 2 |
| 32 | 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | William Byron | 2,103 |
| | 2 | Christopher Bell | 2,089 (−14) |
| 2 | 3 | Timothy Peters | 2,084 (−19) |
| | 4 | Ben Kennedy | 2,084 (−19) |
| 1 | 5 | Johnny Sauter | 2,078 (−25) |
| 3 | 6 | Matt Crafton | 2,072 (−31) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 2,059 (−44) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,038 (−65) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
