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.
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]
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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]
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]
Qualifying for the heat races were held on Wednesday, July 20, at 5:15 pm EST .[3] [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 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
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
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
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
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
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 Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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