# 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200

The 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the championship 4 race, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 18, 2016, in Homestead, Florida, at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, made a pass on Tyler Reddick for the lead with 10 laps to go, and earned his 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Kyle Larson mainly dominated the race, leading 76 laps.
Meanwhile, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would clinch his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, after finishing in third, behind Reddick.

## Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (CC) denotes championship contender.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net |
| 02 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alert Today Florida, Florida Lottery |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 05 | Brady Boswell | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Boswell Electrical Supply, Bias Corp. |
| 07 | Patrick Staropoli | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | AutoNation Cure Bowl |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Brain Gear, Surface Sunscreen |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Mattei Air Compressors |
| 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar International |
| 17 | Timothy Peters (CC) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | SpeedVegas, Alert ID |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | DrawTite |
| 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | Lone Survivor Foundation |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | American Victory |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | BootDaddy.com, Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Spencer Boyd | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | GruntStyle.com |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Strategic Public Affairs |
| 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Columbia SC - Famously Hot |
| 71 | Alon Day | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | FLwaterfront.com |
| 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Chiba Toyopet |
| 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Hormel's Black Label Bacon, Menards |
| 92 | Grant Enfinger (R) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | Black's Tire Service, Goodyear |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | Carolina Nut Co. |
| 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 18, at 8:30 am EST, and would last for 1 hour. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.411, and an average speed of 171.914 mph (276.669 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.411 | 171.914 |
| 2 | 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.539 | 171.217 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.549 | 171.162 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, November 18, at 10:30 am EST, and would last for 55 minutes. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.436, and an average speed of 171.778 mph (276.450 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.436 | 171.778 |
| 2 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.937 | 169.083 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.991 | 168.797 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 18, at 3:45 pm EST. Since Homestead–Miami 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.
William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 31.600, and an average speed of 170.886 mph (275.014 km/h) in the second round.
Tommy Joe Martins, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.618 | 170.789 | 31.600 | 170.886 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.772 | 169.961 | 31.616 | 170.800 |
| 3 | 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.847 | 169.561 | 31.725 | 170.213 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.895 | 169.306 | 31.812 | 169.747 |
| 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.037 | 168.555 | 31.825 | 169.678 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.904 | 169.258 | 31.963 | 168.945 |
| 7 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 31.813 | 169.742 | 31.990 | 168.803 |
| 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.005 | 168.724 | 32.039 | 168.545 |
| 9 | 05 | Brady Boswell | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.061 | 168.429 | 32.148 | 167.973 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 32.057 | 168.450 | 32.158 | 167.921 |
| 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.039 | 168.545 | 32.197 | 167.717 |
| 12 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 31.981 | 168.850 | 32.234 | 167.525 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 17 | Timothy Peters (CC) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 32.079 | 168.334 | – | – |
| 14 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.081 | 168.324 | – | – |
| 15 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.101 | 168.219 | – | – |
| 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.131 | 168.062 | – | – |
| 17 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.163 | 167.895 | – | – |
| 18 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 32.180 | 167.806 | – | – |
| 19 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.213 | 167.634 | – | – |
| 20 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.223 | 167.582 | – | – |
| 21 | 02 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.282 | 167.276 | – | – |
| 22 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 32.432 | 166.502 | – | – |
| 23 | 92 | Grant Enfinger (R) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 32.538 | 165.960 | – | – |
| 24 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 32.654 | 165.370 | – | – |
| 25 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 32.695 | 165.163 | – | – |
| 26 | 07 | Patrick Staropoli | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.932 | 163.974 | – | – |
| 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 32.946 | 163.905 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.185 | 162.724 | – | – |
| 29 | 71 | Alon Day | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.308 | 162.123 | – | – |
| 30 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.457 | 161.401 | – | – |
| 31 | 50 | Spencer Boyd | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.547 | 151.912 | – | – |
| Past champion provisional |||||||||
| 32 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.758 | 155.360 | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.465 | 161.363 | – | – |
| 34 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.869 | 159.438 | – | – |
| 35 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 35.916 | 150.351 | | |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 31 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 7 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 16 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 19 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | Kyle Larson (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 76 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 17 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 10 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 13 | 17 | Timothy Peters (CC) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 22 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 20 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 24 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 12 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 9 | 05 | Brady Boswell | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 21 | 02 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 92 | Grant Enfinger (R) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 30 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 29 | 71 | Alon Day | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 32 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 28 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 1 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 16 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 30 | 31 | 50 | Spencer Boyd | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 31 | 26 | 07 | Patrick Staropoli | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 32 | 15 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 49 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Johnny Sauter | 4,030 |
| | 2 | Matt Crafton | 4,026 (−4) |
| | 3 | Christopher Bell | 4,025 (−5) |
| | 4 | Timothy Peters | 4,024 (−6) |
| | 5 | William Byron | 2,199 (−1,831) |
| 1 | 6 | Daniel Hemric | 2,163 (−1,867) |
| 1 | 7 | Ben Kennedy | 2,162 (−1,868) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,133 (−1,897) |
| Official driver's standings ||||