# 2016 Boyd Gaming 300

The 2016 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrac. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing led a dominating 199 out of 200 laps to earn his 78th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Daniel Suarez of Joe Gibbs Racing and Erik Jones, also of Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cane tax |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | GK Services |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem Manufacturing Company |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem Manufacturing Company |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford Ecoboost |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Scuba Life |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | OCR Gaz Bar |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 15 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy Drink |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | ARRIS |
| 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 24 | Corey LaJoie | JGL Racing | Toyota | JGL Young Guns |
| 25 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField Be Greater |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Thunder Coal |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | www.A1Tickets.ca |
| 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Katerra |
| 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | J Streicher |
| 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Zachry |
| 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Derrike Cope Racing |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Batteries+Bulbs |
| 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Shepherd Racing Ventures |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | BuckedUp Apparel, [crashclaimsr.us CrashClaimsR.Us] |
| 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Vroom Brands |
| 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Carroll Shelby Engine Co. |
| 99 | Todd Peck | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Batteries+Bulbs |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 4 at 4:05 PM EST. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.904 mph (295.965 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.493 | 183.094 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.525 | 182.896 |
| 3 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.653 | 182.106 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 4, at 6:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.777 and an average speed of 181.348 mph (291.851 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.777 | 181.348 |
| 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.852 | 180.892 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.854 | 180.880 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 5. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was 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.
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.557 and an average speed of 182.698 mph (294.024 km/h).
Derrike Cope and Todd Peck failed to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.552 | 182.914 | 29.436 | 183.449 | 29.557 | 182.698 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.665 | 128.033 | 29.667 | 182.020 | 29.566 | 182.642 |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.713 | 181.739 | 29.618 | 182.322 | 29.586 | 182.519 |
| 4 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.890 | 180.662 | 29.759 | 181.458 | 29.719 | 181.702 |
| 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.669 | 182.008 | 29.706 | 181.781 | 29.722 | 181.684 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.998 | 180.012 | 29.896 | 180.626 | 29.762 | 181.439 |
| 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.021 | 179.874 | 29.918 | 180.493 | 29.772 | 181.378 |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.951 | 180.294 | 29.904 | 180.578 | 29.795 | 181.238 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.002 | 179.988 | 29.901 | 180.596 | 29.931 | 180.415 |
| 10 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 30.094 | 178.438 | 29.909 | 180.548 | 29.976 | 180.144 |
| 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.922 | 180.469 | 29.933 | 180.403 | 29.988 | 180.072 |
| 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.175 | 178.956 | 29.944 | 180.337 | 29.997 | 180.018 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.049 | 179.706 | 29.970 | 180.180 | - | - |
| 14 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.170 | 29.971 | 180.174 | - | - |
| 15 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.139 | 179.170 | 30.043 | 179.742 | - | - |
| 16 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.170 | 30.134 | 179.200 | - | - |
| 17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.414 | 177.550 | 30.155 | 179.075 | - | - |
| 18 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.264 | 178.430 | 30.161 | 179.039 | - | - |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.264 | 178.430 | 30.162 | 179.033 | - | - |
| 20 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.470 | 177.223 | 30.244 | 178.548 | - | - |
| 21 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.359 | 177.871 | 30.334 | 178.018 | - | - |
| 22 | 24 | Corey LaJoie | JGL Racing | Toyota | 30.375 | 177.778 | 30.403 | 177.614 | - | - |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.532 | 176.864 | 30.526 | 176.898 | - | - |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.274 | 178.371 | 30.623 | 176.338 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.535 | 176.846 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.714 | 175.816 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.805 | 175.296 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 30.921 | 174.639 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.111 | 173.572 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.146 | 173.377 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.333 | 172.342 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.407 | 171.936 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.409 | 171.925 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.472 | 171.581 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.553 | 171.141 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.729 | 170.191 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 15 | Ryan Ellis | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.859 | 169.497 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.859 | 169.497 | - | - |
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 32.513 | 166.087 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 13 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 33.426 | 161.551 | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | 99 | Todd Peck | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 199 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 4 | 4 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 9 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 10 | 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 11 | 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 12 | 10 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 14 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 17 | 21 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 18 | 20 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 22 | 24 | Corey LaJoie | JGL Racing | Toyota | 196 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 20 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 21 | 26 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 22 | 16 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 23 | 30 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 24 | 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 25 | 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 26 | 17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 27 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 28 | 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 29 | 34 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 30 | 37 | 15 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 31 | 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 28 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | engine | 9 |
| 33 | 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 135 | 1 | accident | 9 |
| 34 | 13 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | accident | 7 |
| 35 | 35 | 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | accident | 6 |
| 36 | 40 | 13 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 127 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 37 | 33 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 24 | 0 | suspension | 4 |
| 38 | 32 | 93 | Josh Reaume | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | brakes | 3 |
| 39 | 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | overheating | 2 |
| 40 | 31 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | rear gear | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Daniel Suarez | 106 |
| | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 103 (-3) |
| | 3 | Ty Dillon | 99 (–7) |
| | 4 | Brandon Jones | 99 (–7) |
| | 5 | Justin Allgaier | 95 (–11) |
| | 6 | Brendan Gaughan | 91 (-15) |
| | 7 | Erik Jones (R) | 86 (-20) |
| | 8 | Ryan Reed | 79 (-27) |
| | 9 | Ryan Sieg | 73 (-33) |
| | 10 | Jeb Burton | 72 (-34) |
| | 11 | Brennan Poole (R) | 71 (-35) |
| | 11 | Jeremy Clements | 71 (-35) |
| Official driver's standings ||||