# 2016 Careers for Veterans 200

The 2016 Careers for Veterans 200 was the 14th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a 2.0-mile (3.2 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the win, Brett Moffitt, driving for Red Horse Racing, made a three-wide pass for the lead on the final lap, and held off Timothy Peters in the final turn to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and a 1-2 finish for Red Horse Racing. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km$^2$) approximately four-mile (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is 70-mile (110 km) west of the center of Detroit, 40-mile (64 km) from Ann Arbor and 60 miles (97 km) south and northwest of Lansing and Toledo, Ohio respectively. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by NASCAR. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners, long straightaways, and lack of a restrictor plate requirement; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.

### 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 | WestsideVapor.com |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jive Communications, Zaxby's |
| 6 | Ryan Ellis (i) | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 07 | Todd Peck (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | BoobiTrap.com |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Business Machines Company |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 11 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 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 | Alamo Rent a Car |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chapel of the Flowers |
| 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Spencer Clark Foundation |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans |
| 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Carolina Nut Co. |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cross Concrete Construction |
| 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net |
| 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Jegs High Performance, AFCO |
| 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Churchill Trucking |
| 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Columbia SC, LTi Printing |
| 71 | Enrique Contreras III | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | American Club |
| 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Hino Motors Manufacturing |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Great Lakes Flooring, 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, August 26, at 1:30 pm EST, and last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.543, and an average speed of 186.804 mph (300.632 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 38.543 | 186.804 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 38.545 | 186.795 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 38.576 | 186.645 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, August 26, at 4:00 pm EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.765, and an average speed of 185.735 mph (298.912 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 38.765 | 185.735 |
| 2 | 11 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 38.798 | 185.577 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 38.836 | 185.395 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 27, at 9:45 am EST. Since Michigan International Speedway 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.
John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 39.195, and an average speed of 183.697 mph (295.632 km/h) in the second round.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.192 | 183.711 | 39.195 | 183.697 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.438 | 182.565 | 39.234 | 183.514 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.380 | 182.834 | 39.296 | 183.225 |
| 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 39.555 | 182.025 | 39.432 | 182.593 |
| 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.581 | 181.905 | 39.468 | 182.426 |
| 6 | 11 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 39.564 | 181.984 | 39.496 | 182.297 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.574 | 181.938 | 39.526 | 182.159 |
| 8 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 39.581 | 181.905 | 39.530 | 182.140 |
| 9 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.724 | 181.251 | 39.574 | 181.938 |
| 10 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.608 | 181.781 | 39.598 | 181.827 |
| 11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.677 | 181.465 | 39.666 | 181.516 |
| 12 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.780 | 180.995 | 39.759 | 181.091 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 39.794 | 180.932 | – | – |
| 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.803 | 180.891 | – | – |
| 15 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.821 | 180.809 | – | – |
| 16 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.849 | 180.682 | – | – |
| 17 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 39.873 | 180.573 | – | – |
| 18 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.888 | 180.505 | – | – |
| 19 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.919 | 180.365 | – | – |
| 20 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.974 | 180.117 | – | – |
| 21 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.975 | 180.113 | – | – |
| 22 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.273 | 178.780 | – | – |
| 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.315 | 178.594 | – | – |
| 24 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 40.395 | 178.240 | – | – |
| 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.637 | 177.178 | – | – |
| 26 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 41.042 | 175.430 | – | – |
| 27 | 07 | Todd Peck (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 41.561 | 173.239 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 43.446 | 165.723 | – | – |
| 29 | 71 | Enrique Contreras III | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45.229 | 159.190 | – | – |
| 30 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 6 | Ryan Ellis (i) | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 43.956 | 163.800 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 100 | 1 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 100 | 42 | Running | 33 |
| 3 | 13 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 2 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 9 | Running | 30 |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 19 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 4 | Running | 28 |
| 7 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 23 | Running | 27 |
| 8 | 9 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 21 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 15 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 20 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 24 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 26 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 8 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 10 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
| 21 | 22 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 84 | 1 | Vibration | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 18 | Accident | 12 |
| 23 | 17 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 76 | 0 | Rear Gear | 10 |
| 24 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 74 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 25 | 11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 27 | 28 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Transmission | 6 |
| 28 | 29 | 71 | Enrique Contreras III | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 27 | 07 | Todd Peck (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Electrical | 3 |
| 31 | 31 | 6 | Ryan Ellis (i) | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Rear Gear | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | William Byron | 379 |
| | 2 | Daniel Hemric | 343 (−36) |
| 1 | 3 | Timothy Peters | 335 (−44) |
| 1 | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 330 (−49) |
| 1 | 5 | Matt Crafton | 322 (−57) |
| 1 | 6 | Ben Kennedy | 309 (−70) |
| 2 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 305 (−74) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 288 (−91) |
| Official driver's standings ||||