2016 Lucas Oil 150
# 2016 Lucas Oil 150

The 2016 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 6, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 11, 2016, in Avondale, Arizona, at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off Johnny Sauter on the final restart with 4 laps to go, and earned his 1st career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. William Byron dominated the majority of the race, leading 112 laps before blowing an engine on lap 141. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

The four drivers that advanced into the championship 4 are Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell, and Timothy Peters. William Byron and Ben Kennedy would be eliminated from championship contention.

## Background

Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.

### 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 | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 02 | Dominique Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Durobyte |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Pirtek |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota |
| 05 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lupton Excavation, Zaxby's |
| 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Thompson Electric |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Tommy Regan | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Gaems, Unique AR's |
| 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley |
| 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar International |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | SpeedVegas, Alert ID |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Blue Gate Bank |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 22 | Myatt Snider | AM Racing | Toyota | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 24 | Kaz Grala | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Black Friday |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Carolina Nut Co., Albertsons |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 49 | Bryce Napier | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Central Valley HHO, SupportMilitary.org |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | MAKE Motorsports |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Strategic Public Affairs |
| 66 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 71 | Kevin Donahue | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | Agile Networks |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Slim Jim, 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, November 11, at 9:30 am MST, and would last for 55 minutes. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.479, and an average speed of 135.957 mph (218.802 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.479 | 135.957 |
| 2 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.511 | 135.793 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 26.528 | 135.706 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, November 11, at 1:00 pm MST, and would last for 50 minutes. Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.637, and an average speed of 135.150 mph (217.503 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.637 | 135.150 |
| 2 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.672 | 134.973 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.712 | 134.771 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 11, at 6:30 pm MST. Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system is 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.

William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.039, and an average speed of 138.254 mph (222.498 km/h) in the third round.

Tommy Regan would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.101 | 137.926 | 26.093 | 137.968 | 26.039 | 138.254 |
| 2 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.733 | 134.665 | 26.289 | 136.939 | 26.133 | 137.757 |
| 3 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.303 | 136.867 | 26.445 | 136.132 | 26.240 | 137.195 |
| 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.663 | 135.019 | 26.331 | 136.721 | 26.245 | 137.169 |
| 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.403 | 136.348 | 26.414 | 136.291 | 26.310 | 136.830 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.383 | 136.452 | 26.352 | 136.612 | 26.373 | 136.503 |
| 7 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.580 | 135.440 | 26.389 | 136.420 | 26.401 | 136.358 |
| 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 26.901 | 133.824 | 26.401 | 136.358 | 26.452 | 136.096 |
| 9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.565 | 135.517 | 26.491 | 135.895 | 26.486 | 135.921 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.755 | 134.554 | 26.455 | 136.080 | 26.501 | 135.844 |
| 11 | 24 | Kaz Grala | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.725 | 134.705 | 26.469 | 136.008 | 26.523 | 135.731 |
| 12 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.672 | 134.973 | 26.515 | 135.772 | 26.591 | 135.384 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 26.786 | 134.399 | 26.523 | 135.731 | - | - |
| 14 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 26.755 | 134.554 | 26.533 | 135.680 | - | - |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 26.639 | 135.140 | 26.575 | 135.466 | - | - |
| 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.757 | 134.544 | 26.622 | 135.227 | - | - |
| 17 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 26.601 | 135.333 | 26.633 | 135.171 | - | - |
| 18 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.807 | 134.293 | 26.640 | 135.135 | - | - |
| 19 | 22 | Myatt Snider | AM Racing | Toyota | 27.001 | 133.328 | 26.674 | 134.963 | - | - |
| 20 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 26.909 | 133.784 | 26.748 | 134.590 | - | - |
| 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 26.791 | 134.373 | 26.981 | 133.427 | - | - |
| 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.173 | 132.484 | 27.037 | 133.151 | - | - |
| 23 | 05 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.922 | 133.720 | 27.239 | 132.163 | - | - |
| 24 | 02 | Dominique Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 27.249 | 132.115 | 27.299 | 131.873 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 27.310 | 131.820 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 71 | Kevin Donahue | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.423 | 131.277 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 27.452 | 131.138 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.501 | 130.904 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 66 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 27.930 | 128.894 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 49 | Bryce Napier | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.004 | 128.553 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 28.839 | 124.831 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 33 | 10 | Tommy Regan | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 28.912 | 124.516 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 34 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 3 | 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 4 | 7 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 5 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 17 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 3 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 13 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 4 | Running | 22 |
| 13 | 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 14 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 19 | 22 | Myatt Snider | AM Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 20 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 23 | 05 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 71 | Kevin Donahue | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 27 | 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 29 | 66 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 32 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 30 | 49 | Bryce Napier | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 31 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 141 | 112 | Engine | 8 |
| 28 | 11 | 24 | Kaz Grala | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 25 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Engine | 4 |
| 30 | 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 31 | 24 | 02 | Dominique Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 26 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 32 | 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Johnny Sauter | 4,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Matt Crafton | 4,000 (−0) |
| | 3 | Christopher Bell | 4,000 (−0) |
| 1 | 4 | Timothy Peters | 4,000 (−0) |
| 3 | 5 | William Byron | 2,163 (−1,837) |
| | 6 | Ben Kennedy | 2,143 (−1,857) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 2,135 (−1,865) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,111 (−1,889) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
