# 2016 Striping Technology 350

The 2016 Striping Technology 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, made a pass on Matt Crafton for the win with 2 laps to go, and earned his 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Spencer Gallagher mainly dominated the race, leading 88 laps. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the US 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 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 05 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zaxby's, Jegs High Performance |
| 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Thompson Electric |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Death Wish Coffee |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Ryan Ellis (i) | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Waste Connections, Brain Gear |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ride TV, Cabinets by Hayley |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Blue Gate Bank |
| 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | Lawless Jerky, Alien Gear Holsters |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 24 | Shane Lee | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | LeeBoy |
| 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, RPM Trailers |
| 45 | Casey Smith | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece Equipment |
| 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Willbros |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Columbia SC – Famously Hot |
| 71 | Austin Dillon (i) | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet | Russell by HTPG |
| 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 78 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | American Tactical, Unique AR's |
| 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | KOBE Toyopet |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Damp Rid, Menards |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | Carolina Nut Co. |
| 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first practice session was originally going to be held on Thursday, November 3, at 2:45 pm CST, but was postponed until Friday, November 4, due to inclement weather. The final practice session would be cancelled. Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.580, and an average speed of 182.556 mph (293.795 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.580 | 182.556 |
| 2 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 29.694 | 181.855 |
| 3 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 29.721 | 181.690 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 4, at 2:45 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.
Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.949, and an average speed of 180.307 mph (290.176 km/h) in the second round.
Tommy Regan, Mike Harmon, and Ryan Ellis would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.996 | 180.024 | 29.949 | 180.307 |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.130 | 179.223 | 29.985 | 180.090 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.136 | 179.188 | 30.011 | 179.934 |
| 4 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.138 | 179.176 | 30.012 | 179.928 |
| 5 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.054 | 179.677 | 30.020 | 179.880 |
| 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.093 | 179.444 | 30.042 | 179.748 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.115 | 179.313 | 30.055 | 179.671 |
| 8 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.152 | 179.093 | 30.097 | 179.420 |
| 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.143 | 179.146 | 30.103 | 179.384 |
| 10 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.163 | 179.027 | 30.109 | 179.348 |
| 11 | 05 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.101 | 179.396 | 30.162 | 179.033 |
| 12 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.165 | 179.015 | 30.187 | 178.885 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 30.175 | 178.956 | – | – |
| 14 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.177 | 178.944 | – | – |
| 15 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.180 | 178.926 | – | – |
| 16 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.258 | 178.465 | – | – |
| 17 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.266 | 178.418 | – | – |
| 18 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.300 | 178.218 | – | – |
| 19 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.312 | 178.147 | – | – |
| 20 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 30.313 | 178.141 | – | – |
| 21 | 24 | Shane Lee | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.339 | 177.989 | – | – |
| 22 | 71 | Austin Dillon (i) | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet | 30.446 | 177.363 | – | – |
| 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.610 | 176.413 | – | – |
| 24 | 45 | Casey Smith | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.670 | 176.068 | – | – |
| 25 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.704 | 175.873 | – | – |
| 26 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.711 | 175.833 | – | – |
| 27 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.731 | 175.718 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.973 | 174.345 | – | – |
| 29 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.101 | 173.628 | – | – |
| 30 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 31.115 | 173.550 | – | – |
| 31 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 31.665 | 170.535 | – | – |
| 32 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.273 | 167.323 | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 78 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.315 | 172.441 | – | – |
| 34 | 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.393 | 172.013 | – | – |
| 35 | 10 | Ryan Ellis (i) | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.707 | 170.309 | | |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 6 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 15 | Running | 32 |
| 3 | 2 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 38 | Running | 31 |
| 4 | 5 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 5 | 10 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 88 | Running | 28 |
| 8 | 22 | 71 | Austin Dillon (i) | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 17 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 15 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 14 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 14 | 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 8 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 16 | 21 | 24 | Shane Lee | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 161 |
| 18 | 19 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | Austin Hill | Austin Hill Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 20 | 13 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 18 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 144 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 24 | 45 | Casey Smith | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 25 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 27 | 29 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 11 | 05 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 29 | 28 | 07 | Matt Mills | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 30 | 32 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 31 | 26 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 32 | 31 | 63 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Johnny Sauter | 3,072 |
| 2 | 2 | William Byron | 3,052 (−20) |
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 3,051 (−21) |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Crafton | 3,048 (−24) |
| 2 | 5 | Timothy Peters | 3,047 (−25) |
| | 6 | Ben Kennedy | 3,035 (−37) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 2,115 (−957) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,084 (−988) |
| Official driver's standings ||||