# 2016 Rattlesnake 400

The 2016 Rattlesnake 400 was the 7th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 10, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the win, William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would pass Matt Crafton for the lead with 5 laps to go, and hold off the rest of the field to earn his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Crafton dominated the entire race, leading 133 of 167 laps. To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would finish in 3rd, 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 reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed “The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net, Fuzzy's Taco Shop |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jive Communications, Zaxby's |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 07 | Ryan Lynch | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | BlankHood.com |
| 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 | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 11 | Germán Quiroga | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Cabinets by Hayley |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | DrawTite |
| 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | A+D Welding |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 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 | Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pro 1 Automotive |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | GasBuddy |
| 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Jegs High Performance, Racers Choice |
| 63 | Mike Bliss | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | MB Motorsports |
| 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rusty's Off-Road |
| 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | American Club |
| 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | Food Country USA, Downy Unstoppables |
| 81 | Jesse Little | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | Carolina Nut Co. |
| 86 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | RaceDaySponsor.com |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | Black's Tire Service, Advance Auto Parts |
| 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Track schedule change

In the early morning of June 9, a plane carrying NASCAR officials and representatives was forced to land shortly after taking off at the Concord Regional Airport, due to mechanical issues. Because of this, the truck series garage would postpone its opening until 3:30 pm CST, the time in which the first practice session would take place. Due to the schedule change, one of the three practice sessions would be cancelled, and the rest of the two would be postponed at a later time.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 9, at 6:00 pm CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.176, and an average speed of 178.950 mph (287.992 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.176 | 178.950 |
| 2 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.243 | 178.554 |
| 3 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.267 | 178.412 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 9, at 7:30 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 30 minutes. John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.097, and an average speed of 179.420 mph (288.749 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.097 | 179.420 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.176 | 178.950 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.192 | 178.855 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 10, at 5:00 pm CST. Since Texas Motor 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.
Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.996, and an average speed of 180.024 mph (289.721 km/h) in the second round.
Norm Benning and Jennifer Jo Cobb would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.978 | 180.132 | 29.996 | 180.024 |
| 2 | 11 | Germán Quiroga | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.052 | 179.689 | 30.018 | 179.892 |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.021 | 179.874 | 30.022 | 179.868 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.902 | 180.590 | 30.025 | 179.850 |
| 5 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.060 | 179.641 | 30.050 | 179.700 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.960 | 180.240 | 30.068 | 179.593 |
| 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.957 | 180.258 | 30.072 | 179.569 |
| 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.022 | 179.868 | 30.096 | 179.426 |
| 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.049 | 179.706 | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.158 | 179.057 | 30.192 | 178.855 |
| 11 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.128 | 179.235 | 30.218 | 178.701 |
| 12 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.165 | 179.015 | 30.255 | 178.483 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.218 | 178.701 | – | – |
| 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.236 | 178.595 | – | – |
| 15 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.262 | 178.442 | – | – |
| 16 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.273 | 178.377 | – | – |
| 17 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 | – | – |
| 18 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 30.389 | 177.696 | – | – |
| 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.393 | 177.672 | – | – |
| 20 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 30.413 | 177.556 | – | – |
| 21 | 81 | Jesse Little | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 30.421 | 177.509 | – | – |
| 22 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 30.460 | 177.282 | – | – |
| 23 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.559 | 176.707 | – | – |
| 24 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.588 | 176.540 | – | – |
| 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.741 | 175.661 | – | – |
| 26 | 63 | Mike Bliss | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.802 | 175.313 | – | – |
| 27 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 30.838 | 175.109 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 07 | Ryan Lynch | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.998 | 174.205 | – | – |
| 29 | 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.256 | 172.767 | – | – |
| 30 | 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.806 | 169.779 | – | – |
| 31 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.070 | 168.382 | – | – |
| 32 | 86 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.176 | 167.827 | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 30.854 | 175.018 | – | – |
| 34 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.223 | 172.949 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 6 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 133 | Running | 33 |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 9 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 15 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 5 | 5 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 6 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 23 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | 11 | Germán Quiroga | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 9 | 13 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 3 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 19 | Running | 24 |
| 11 | 12 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 18 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 16 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 27 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 20 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 11 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 21 | 81 | Jesse Little | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 22 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 164 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 17 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 29 | 49 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 24 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 28 | 07 | Ryan Lynch | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 26 | 63 | Mike Bliss | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 29 | 32 | 86 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Vibration | 4 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 71 | Carlos Contreras | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Engine | 2 |
| 32 | 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Matt Crafton | 194 |
| | 2 | Timothy Peters | 176 (−18) |
| 2 | 3 | William Byron | 171 (−23) |
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 168 (−26) |
| 2 | 5 | John Hunter Nemechek | 153 (−41) |
| 2 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 153 (−41) |
| 3 | 7 | Johnny Sauter | 151 (−43) |
| 4 | 8 | Spencer Gallagher | 145 (−49) |
| Official driver's standings ||||