# 2016 PowerShares QQQ 300

The 2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 20, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway a 2.5 miles (4.02 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a hard-charging Joey Logano to earn his 5th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Logano of Team Penske and Kasey Kahne of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Eric McClure | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Reynolds Wrap |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem Manufacturing Company |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's |
| 05 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida Lottery |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Selfeo |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Scuba Life |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Phoenix Air |
| 14 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | |
| 15 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Dodge | Mozido.com |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association |
| 17 | Jeff Green | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Dashub.com |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy Drink |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | ARRIS |
| 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Reser's Main Street Bistroe |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 24 | Matt Tifft (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | ClinicalRM |
| 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Communications Group |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField Be Greater |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Barrett-Jackson, Menards |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 40 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | J Streicher |
| 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Zachry |
| 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | Nexteer Automotive, Leaseplan |
| 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com, AllSouthElectric.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Ice-Aid |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Batteries+Bulbs |
| 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | D. A. B. Constructors Inc. |
| 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | |
| 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Gamache Truck Center |
| 92 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | ronsportscards.com |
| 93 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Alert Today F1 |
| 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Vroom Brands |
| 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Fresh from Florida |
| 99 | Chris Fontaine (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Racktails Gear |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 11:00 AM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 46.747 and an average speed of 192.526 mph (309.841 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.747 | 192.526 |
| 2 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 46.884 | 191.963 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 86.897 | 191.910 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 1:00 PM EST. David Starr of TriStar Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.042 and an average speed of 183.516 mph (295.340 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49.042 | 183.516 |
| 2 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.151 | 183.109 |
| 3 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 49.171 | 183.035 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Third and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.420 and an average speed of 182.113 mph (293.082 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.420 | 182.113 |
| 2 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 49.667 | 181.207 |
| 3 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 49.689 | 181.127 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 20, at 11:00 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a time of 49.493 and an average speed of 181.844 mph (292.650 km/h).
Mark Thompson, Mario Gosselin, Harrison Rhodes, Derrike Cope, Chris Fontaine, Derek White, Mike Harmon, and Stanton Barrett failed to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.506 | 181.796 | 49.493 | 181.844 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.606 | 181.430 | 49.612 | 181.408 |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.661 | 181.229 | 49.722 | 181.006 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.878 | 180.440 | 49.742 | 180.934 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.633 | 181.331 | 49.771 | 180.828 |
| 6 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.913 | 180.314 | 49.864 | 180.491 |
| 7 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.866 | 180.484 | 49.869 | 180.473 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 50.035 | 179.874 | 50.005 | 179.982 |
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.015 | 179.946 | 50.036 | 179.870 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.050 | 179.820 | 50.063 | 179.773 |
| 11 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.001 | 126.956 | 50.084 | 179.698 |
| 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 50.072 | 179.741 | 50.263 | 179.058 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 50.091 | 179.673 | - | - |
| 14 | 05 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.167 | 179.401 | - | - |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.177 | 179.365 | - | - |
| 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.185 | 179.336 | - | - |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 50.229 | 179.179 | - | - |
| 18 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 50.232 | 179.169 | - | - |
| 19 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.306 | 178.905 | - | - |
| 20 | 24 | Matt Tifft | JGL Racing | Chevrolet | 50.312 | 178.884 | - | - |
| 21 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 50.325 | 178.838 | - | - |
| 22 | 14 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 50.348 | 178.756 | - | - |
| 23 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 50.384 | 178.628 | - | - |
| 24 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 50.398 | 178.579 | - | - |
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.438 | 178.437 | - | - |
| 26 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 50.461 | 178.356 | - | - |
| 27 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 50.694 | 177.536 | - | - |
| 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 50.733 | 177.399 | - | - |
| 29 | 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.747 | 177.350 | - | - |
| 30 | 93 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.753 | 177.329 | - | - |
| 31 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.755 | 177.322 | - | - |
| 32 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50.771 | 177.267 | - | - |
| 33 | 0 | Eric McClure | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.777 | 177.246 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 50.957 | 176.620 | - | - |
| 35 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 50.974 | 176.561 | - | - |
| 36 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.082 | 176.187 | - | - |
| 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 51.208 | 175.754 | - | - |
| 38 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 51.530 | 174.656 | - | - |
| 39 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 51.785 | 173.796 | - | - |
| Qualified by being past champion |||||||||
| 40 | 17 | Jeff Green | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 51.019 | 176.405 | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 50.803 | 177.155 | - | - |
| 42 | 92 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 50.857 | 176.967 | - | - |
| 43 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.146 | 175.967 | - | - |
| 44 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 51.196 | 175.795 | - | - |
| 45 | 99 | Chris Fontaine (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.208 | 175.754 | - | - |
| 46 | 40 | Derek White | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 51.328 | 175.343 | - | - |
| 47 | 15 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Dodge | 51.754 | 173.900 |
| 48 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 19 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 120 | 40 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 30 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 4 | running | 38 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 5 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 7 | 7 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 8 | 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 10 | 6 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 9 | running | 32 |
| 11 | 24 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 120 | 9 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 2 | running | 29 |
| 14 | 18 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 15 | 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 16 | 11 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 119 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 17 | 14 | 05 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 119 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 119 | 2 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 21 | 20 | 24 | Matt Tifft (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 119 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 23 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 118 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 25 | 21 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 26 | 29 | 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 27 | 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 28 | 35 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 29 | 30 | 93 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 30 | 33 | 0 | Eric McClure | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 31 | 5 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 115 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 39 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 33 | 32 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 34 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 14 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 103 | 0 | transmission | 6 |
| 36 | 26 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rear gear | 5 |
| 37 | 40 | 17 | Jeff Green | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | transmission | 4 |
| 38 | 34 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | accident | 3 |
| 39 | 27 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| 40 | 31 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 38 |
| | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 35 (-3) |
| | 3 | Brandon Jones | 34 (–4) |
| | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 33 (–5) |
| | 5 | Blake Koch | 32 (–6) |
| | 5 | Brendan Gaughan | 32 (-6) |
| | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 29 (-9) |
| | 7 | Ty Dillon | 29 (-9) |
| | 9 | Dakoda Armstrong | 27 (-11) |
| | 10 | Jeremy Clements | 26 (-12) |
| | 11 | Ryan Reed | 25 (-13) |
| | 12 | David Starr | 23 (-15) |
| Official driver's standings ||||