2016 Food City 500

2016 Food City 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Weather Clear blue skies with a temperature of 72 °F (22 °C); wind out of the east at 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 14.991
Most laps led
Driver Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 276
Winner
No. 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The 2016 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that was held on April 17, 2016, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it is the eighth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, The race had 16 lead changes among different drivers and fifteen cautions for 102 laps.

Report

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

Entry list

The entry list for the Food City 500 was released on Monday, April 11 at 11:39 a.m. Eastern time. Forty cars are entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet
14Ty Dillon (i)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23David RaganBK RacingToyota
24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord
34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet
98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.913 and a speed of 128.666 mph (207.068 km/h).[8]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.913 128.666
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 14.944 128.399
3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 14.970 128.374
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Carl Edwards scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.991 and a speed of 127.997 mph (205.991 km/h).[9] He said afterwards that winning the pole was "just awesome. This place is really complicated and my guys did a good job making the car drive well on all different segments.”[10] Matt Kenseth, who qualified second, said that he was "just a little off. These guys did a great job with our Dollar General Camry today. Obviously, all of the JGR cars were fast again so thanks to everyone who’s building these things and TRD (Toyota Racing Development) with the engines. In the first round we were pretty good we thought and then the second round we tried something and we were too tight and then the third round we were a little too loose really. We were just that much off, but overall it was a great day and we’ll still get a good pit stop and a good place to start and hopefully we’ll get it driving good tomorrow and we can race them on Sunday.”[11] During round 1, Ty Dillon got loose exiting turn 3 and slammed into the back of Landon Cassill.[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.97415.12914.991
2 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.00215.13715.059
3 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord14.94315.08015.086
4 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.99615.16515.132
5 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.04615.07815.162
6 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.12615.16615.173
7 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet15.14515.17815.215
8 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota15.10615.23915.226
9 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet15.16515.29015.251
10 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord15.15515.27715.251
11 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.21215.28115.261
12 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord15.09815.16015.266
13 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.05215.291
14 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.15415.294
15 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.06115.297
16 13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet15.12215.299
17 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.22115.307
18 21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord15.06815.310
19 24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.15415.334
20 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.18615.344
21 34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord15.20815.351
22 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord15.16615.353
23 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord15.13915.400
24 23David RaganBK RacingToyota15.18815.417
25 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.226
26 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet15.249
27 44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord15.256
28 38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord15.268
29 7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet15.272
30 83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota15.278
31 95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet15.316
32 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord15.325
33 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet15.350
34 14Ty Dillon (i)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet15.427
35 30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet15.444
36 15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet15.456
37 32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord15.561
38 55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet15.569
39 98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet15.625
40 46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet15.694
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 15.184 and a speed of 126.370 mph (203.373 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.184 126.370
2 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.196 126.253
3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.212 126.137
Official second practice results

Final practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.213 and a speed of 126.129 mph (202.985 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.213 126.129
2 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.250 125.823
3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 15.259 125.749
Official final practice results

Race

First half

Start

Under clear blue Tennessee skies, Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag at 1:19 p.m. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made an unscheduled stop on the first lap after reporting he had no power.[15] “Yeah, we got the Roush system on our cars for the stuck throttle issue, and just warming the brakes up I engaged that system to kill the throttle,” Earnhardt said. “I was warming the brakes up like I always do, and apparently I applied too much pressure and it killed the motor. If your throttle is stuck and you mash the brake, you’re going to mash the [expletive] out of that brake when the throttle sticks. It will shut the motor off.”[16] He rejoined the race in 40th two laps down.[17] It only took 25 laps for Edwards to run into lapped traffic. This allowed Joey Logano to pull up to him and make a run on him. He was unable to pass him on the bottom and fell back. Logano caught Edwards behind a lapped car and passed him for the lead on lap 39. Matt Kenseth passed Logano to take the lead on lap 45. The first caution of the race flew on lap 52 for a single-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Kyle Busch suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall.[18] Kenseth and Logano swapped the lead on pit road, but Kenseth exited with the lead. Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski were tagged for speeding and David Ragan was tagged for crew over the wall too soon. All three restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.

The race restarted on lap 59. The second caution of the race flew on lap 70 for a single-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got loose and spun out.

The race restarted on lap 78. Logano made an unscheduled stop for a vibration on lap 109. To add insult to injury, he was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. The third caution of the race flew for a single-car spin in turn 2. Busch got turned by Chris Buescher. Kenseth and Edwards traded the lead on pit road, but Kenseth exited with the lead. Ragan was tagged for having too many men over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.

Second quarter

The race restarted on lap 122. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 147 for a single-car wreck involving Kyle Larson.

The race restarted on lap 155. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 187 for a single-car wreck in turn 2 involving race leader Kenseth who suffered a tire blowout and slammed the wall.[19] This handed the lead back to Edwards.

The race restarted on lap 195. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 219 after Ragan lost an engine in turn 4. Greg Biffle and Austin Dillon were tagged for speeding and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.

The race restarted on lap 227. The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 259 for a single-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Busch slammed the wall for the third time. Landon Cassill opted not to pit and assumed the lead.

Second half

Halfway

The race restarted on lap 274. Edwards got under Cassill and retook the lead on lap 282. Johnson was running third when he made and unscheduled stop on lap 302. He rejoined the race in 31st two laps down. Kevin Harvick took the lead from Edwards on lap 320. The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 331 for a single-car wreck in turn 1 involving Josh Wise. Harvick swapped the lead with Edwards on pit road and Edwards exited in the lead.

The race restarted on lap 338. The ninth caution of the race flew for a single-car spin in turn 2. Entering turn 1, Casey Mears got tapped in the side by A. J. Allmendinger and sent him spinning.

The race restarted on lap 345. The tenth caution of the race flew on lap 349 for a single-car wreck in turn 2 involving Brian Scott.

The race restarted on lap 356. Kurt Busch cleared Edwards exiting turn 4 to take the lead on lap 357. Keselowski was running fourth when he made an unscheduled stop on lap 389. He rejoined the race in 27th two laps down. Edwards passed Busch in turn 2 to retake the lead on lap 399. The 11th caution of the race flew with 90 laps to go after Hamlin slammed the wall exiting turn 2. Larson was tagged for speeding and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.

Fourth quarter

The race restarted with 84 laps to go. The 12th caution of the race flew with 63 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 4. Rounding turn 3, Martin Truex Jr. got into the side of Aric Almirola and sent him spinning into the wall.[20]

The race restarted with 52 laps to go. The 13th caution of the race flew with 40 laps to go for a two-car wreck in turn 2 involving Cassill and Ty Dillon.

The race restarted with 34 laps to go. The 14th caution of the race flew with 15 laps to go for a single-car spin on the backstretch involving Michael Annett.

The race restarted with 10 laps to go. The 15th caution of the race flew with eight laps to go for a single-car spin on the backstretch involving Regan Smith.

The race restarted with five laps to go and Edwards drove on to score the victory.[21]

Post-race

Driver comments

“There were so many different things happening out there,” Edwards said. “Different guys were fast at different times. I have to work on my drag racing stuff, Kurt (Busch) has those restarts figured out. He was tough. Just awesome. This is a real testament to my team. The guys have been working really hard. We’ve got Comcast Business folks here and they helped put this whole thing together with ARRIS and Toyota, TRD, Stanley – all the folks that made this 19 team happen. Just great and so awesome. Thanks to Sprint and Cessna and all the folks that make this happen. Now we’re in the Chase and we can go have some fun. Just so cool, awesome to be here.”[22]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50045
2 2088Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50039
3 2641Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet50039
4 1924Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50037
5 106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord50036
6 3083Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota50035
7 74Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet50035
8 3615Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet50033
9 1731Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50032
10 322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord50032
11 1821Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord50030
12 2316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord50029
13 131Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50028
14 878Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota50027
15 1427Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50027
16 3217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord50025
17 115Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50024
18 122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord50023
19 947A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50022
20 411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50021
21 2134Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord50020
22 2838Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord50020
23 648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49918
24 1613Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet49917
25 3414Ty Dillon (i)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet4990
26 153Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49815
27 3310Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet49814
28 3998Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet49613
29 3195Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet49512
30 2744Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord49311
31 4046Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet49210
32 3732Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord4889
33 3530Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet4828
34 2243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord4797
35 2542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4626
36 220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4606
37 297Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet4514
38 518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2583
39 2423David RaganBK RacingToyota2112
40 3855Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1691
Official race results

Race summary

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their sixteenth race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip will have the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum will handle the pit road duties for the television side.

Fox Sports 1 Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Chris Neville
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini will call the race in the booth when the field is racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett Mcmillan, Jim Noble, and Steve Richards covered the action on pit lane.

PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Announcer: Wendy Venturini
Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Jim Noble
Steve Richards

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
2 1 Kevin Harvick 287
2 2 Carl Edwards 286 (–1)
1 3 Jimmie Johnson 271 (–16)
1 4 Joey Logano 266 (–21)
4 5 Kyle Busch 262 (–25
6 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 250 (–37)
7 Kurt Busch 247 (–40)
1 8 Brad Keselowski 224 (–63)
1 9 Denny Hamlin 222 (–65)
1 10 Martin Truex Jr. 214 (–73)
1 11 Austin Dillon 213 (–74)
2 12 Chase Elliott (R) 205 (–82)
13 Jamie McMurray 199 (–88)
1 14 A. J. Allmendinger 188 (–99)
1 15 Kasey Kahne 185 (–102)
3 16 Ryan Newman 182 (–105)

Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Toyota 335
2 Chevrolet 327 (–8)
3 Ford 290 (–45)
  • Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings.
    . – Driver has clinched a Chase position.

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