# 2016 Hisense 4K TV 300

The 2016 Hisense 4K TV 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 35th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, in Fontana, California, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 206 laps to complete, including six overtime laps. NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin took home the win, his first of the season and 15th all-time in the Xfinity Series. Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon and Team Penske's Joey Logano finished second and third, respectively.

## Report
### Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Spencer Gallagher (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota |
| 25 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 40 | TJ Bell | MBM Motorsports | Dodge |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota |
| 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford |
| 88 | Cole Custer (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice
### Practice 1

Rookie Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.808 seconds and a speed of 181.159 mph (291.547 km/h).

#### Practice 1 results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.808 | 181.159 |
| 2 | 18 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.903 | 180.584 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.021 | 179.874 |
| Official practice results |||||||

### Final Practice

Ty Dillon was fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.778 seconds and a speed of 181.342 mph (291.842 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.778 | 181.342 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.825 | 181.056 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.937 | 180.379 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.261 and a speed of 184.546 mph (296.998 km/h). T. J. Bell and Morgan Shepherd did not qualify. Carl Long, Martin Roy, Timmy Hill, Derrike Cope, Mike Harmon, Cody Ware, and Harrison Rhodes all qualified based on owner points.

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.261 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.273 |
| 3 | 18 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.473 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.567 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.597 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.659 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 26.672 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.676 |
| 9 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.759 |
| 10 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.921 |
| 11 | 88 | Cole Custer (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.976 |
| 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.005 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.989 |
| 14 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.062 |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.084 |
| 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.141 |
| 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.246 |
| 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.325 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.380 |
| 20 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Ford | 30.469 |
| 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.549 |
| 22 | 21 | Spencer Gallagher (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.712 |
| 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 30.885 |
| 24 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | |
| 25 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.554 |
| 26 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.554 |
| 27 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.712 |
| 28 | 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.741 |
| 29 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.784 |
| 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 30.847 |
| 31 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.964 |
| 32 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.158 |
| 33 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.325 |
| 34 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.370 |
| 35 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 31.371 |
| 36 | 25 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.488 |
| 37 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 31.633 |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 32.054 |
| 39 | 15 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 32.070 |
| 40 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 32.703 |
| 41 | 40 | TJ Bell | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 31.498 $^{DNQ}$ |
| 42 | 42 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.599 $^{DNQ}$ |
| Official qualifying results ||||||

## Race
### Race Results

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 18 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 206 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 206 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Cole Custer (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 36 |
| 6 | 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 34 |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 33 |
| 9 | 14 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 32 |
| 10 | 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 31 |
| 11 | 27 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 206 | 30 |
| 12 | 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 206 | 30 |
| 13 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 28 |
| 14 | 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 27 |
| 15 | 31 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 26 |
| 16 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 205 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 205 | 25 |
| 18 | 20 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 205 | 23 |
| 19 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 204 | 22 |
| 20 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 21 |
| 21 | 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 204 | 20 |
| 22 | 26 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 19 |
| 23 | 25 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 203 | 18 |
| 24 | 40 | 97 | Harrison Rhodes | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 17 |
| 25 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 202 | 16 |
| 26 | 35 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 202 | 15 |
| 27 | 9 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 201 | 15 |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 13 |
| 29 | 22 | 21 | Spencer Gallagher (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 11 |
| 31 | 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 197 | 11 |
| 32 | 37 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 9 |
| 33 | 36 | 25 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 127 | 8 |
| 35 | 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 91 | 6 |
| 36 | 33 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 5 |
| 37 | 32 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 4 |
| 38 | 39 | 15 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | 28 | 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 21 among 10 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 8 for 54 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 41 minutes and 54 seconds
* Average speed: 114.515 miles per hour (184.294 km/h)

## Media
### Television

The race was covered on Fox Sports 1 on television. Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip called the race in the booth. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, and Matt Yocum provided reports from Pit Road.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Michael Waltrip | Jamie Little Chris NevilleMatt Yocum |

### Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Suárez | 376 |
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 362 (-14) |
| 1 | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 353 (-23) |
| 1 | 4 | Ty Dillon | 352 (-24) |
| 1 | 5 | Brendan Gaughan | 336 (-40) |
| 1 | 6 | Brandon Jones | 324 (-52) |
| 2 | 7 | Erik Jones | 320 (-56) |
| | 8 | Brennan Poole | 314 (-62) |
| | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 283 (-93) |
| | 10 | Ryan Reed | 266 (-110) |
| | 11 | Jeb Burton | 260 (-116) |
| | 12 | Ryan Sieg | 251 (-125) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 460 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 445 (-15) |
| 3 | Ford | 388 (-72) |
| 4 | Dodge | 94 (-366) |