# 2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

The 2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 8, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 80th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth of the season. To fill out the podium, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### 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 | Third Gen Automotive |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | G&K Services |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Ruud, Smurfit Kappa |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bulwark Protective Apparel |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fastenal |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Breyers |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | ScubaLife |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Truxx Outfitters, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | ZAK Products |
| 15 | Todd Peck | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | X-treme pH Sports Water |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy |
| 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Juniper Networks |
| 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Turtle Beach |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 24 | Matt Tifft (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | Arch Day |
| 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Texas Rangers |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Aries Well Service |
| 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 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 | Donate Life Texas |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | WIX Filters |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Rhino Linings, E-Hydrate |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | X-treme pH Sports Water |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Goody's Mixed Fruit Blast |
| 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Côté Snow Plows, Gamache Truck Center |
| 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Vroom! Brands |
| 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Carroll Shelby Foundation |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 7, at 3:00 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.882 and an average speed of 186.968 miles per hour (300.896 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.882 | 186.968 |
| 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.353 | 183.968 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.480 | 183.175 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.375 and an average speed of 183.830 miles per hour (295.846 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.375 | 183.830 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.622 | 182.297 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.683 | 181.922 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 8, at 3:45 PM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, 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, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 28.651 and an average speed of 188.475 miles per hour (303.321 km/h).
Jeff Green was the only driver to fail 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 | 28.720 | 188.022 | 28.621 | 188.673 | 28.651 | 188.475 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.587 | 188.897 | 28.750 | 187.826 | 28.715 | 188.055 |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.086 | 185.656 | 28.777 | 187.650 | 28.755 | 187.793 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.812 | 187.422 | 28.824 | 187.344 | 28.862 | 187.097 |
| 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.881 | 186.974 | 28.919 | 186.728 | 28.878 | 186.994 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.922 | 186.709 | 28.870 | 187.045 | 28.913 | 186.767 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.068 | 185.771 | 28.863 | 187.091 | 28.924 | 186.696 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.704 | 188.127 | 28.840 | 187.240 | 28.967 | 186.419 |
| 9 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.071 | 185.752 | 28.926 | 186.683 | 29.014 | 186.117 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.961 | 186.458 | 28.997 | 186.226 | 29.030 | 186.014 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.033 | 185.995 | 28.987 | 186.290 | 29.060 | 185.822 |
| 12 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 29.004 | 186.181 | 28.966 | 186.425 | 29.236 | 184.704 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.209 | 184.875 | 29.000 | 186.207 | - | - |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.858 | 187.123 | 29.001 | 186.200 | - | - |
| 15 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.387 | 183.755 | 29.025 | 186.047 | - | - |
| 16 | 5 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.036 | 185.976 | 29.030 | 186.014 | - | - |
| 17 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.970 | 186.400 | 29.065 | 185.790 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.042 | 185.938 | 29.159 | 185.192 | - | - |
| 19 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.214 | 184.843 | 29.193 | 184.976 | - | - |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.229 | 184.748 | 29.321 | 184.168 | - | - |
| 21 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.412 | 183.599 | 29.390 | 183.736 | - | - |
| 22 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.279 | 184.433 | 29.407 | 183.630 | - | - |
| 23 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.194 | 184.970 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.427 | 183.505 | - | - | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.432 | 183.474 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.445 | 183.393 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 24 | Matt Tifft (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.474 | 183.212 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.479 | 183.181 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.648 | 182.137 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 29.741 | 181.568 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 13 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 29.748 | 181.525 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 29.872 | 180.771 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.889 | 180.668 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 30.226 | 178.654 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 30.628 | 176.309 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 30.750 | 175.610 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 30.883 | 174.853 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.144 | 173.388 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.367 | 172.155 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 15 | Todd Peck | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.807 | 169.774 | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.172 | 178.974 | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 12 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 5 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 7 | 15 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 10 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 11 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 14 | 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 15 | 19 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 16 | 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 17 | 18 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 20 | 27 | 24 | Matt Tifft (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 22 | 33 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 23 | 24 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 24 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 25 | 36 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 26 | 22 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 193 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 27 | 30 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 28 | 21 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 29 | 37 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 30 | 34 | 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 31 | 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 31 | 13 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 186 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 34 | 25 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 35 | 12 | 43 | Jeb Burton | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 142 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 36 | 38 | 25 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| 37 | 40 | 15 | Todd Peck | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | overheating | 4 |
| 38 | 29 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | clutch | 3 |
| 39 | 32 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 9 | 0 | engine | 2 |
| 40 | 28 | 93 | Josh Wise (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Daniel Suárez | 207 |
| | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 206 (-1) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 198 (–9) |
| | 4 | Brandon Jones | 193 (–14) |
| | 5 | Erik Jones | 192 (–15) |
| | 6 | Ty Dillon | 187 (-20) |
| | 7 | Brendan Gaughan | 183 (-24) |
| | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 160 (-47) |
| | 9 | Ryan Reed | 160 (-47) |
| | 10 | Brennan Poole | 152 (-55) |
| | 11 | Ryan Sieg | 130 (-77) |
| | 12 | Blake Koch | 129 (-78) |
| Official driver's standings ||||