# 2016 Toyota Tundra 250

The 2016 Toyota Tundra 250 was the 4th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 167 laps to 170 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would take the upset win, after the leaders of Johnny Sauter and Ben Rhodes wrecked on the final lap. This was Byron's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

### 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, ZAK Products |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Interlock Tech Solutions, Randco |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jive Communications |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 07 | B. J. McLeod (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | SS-Green Light Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Andy's Frozen Custard |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty University |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric |
| 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | 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 | Oakmont Management Group |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Alamo Rent a Car |
| 24 | Clint Bowyer (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Georgia Boot, 5-hour Energy, Visine |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Weber Inc. |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Operation BBQ Relief |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 49 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | GasBuddy |
| 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Jegs High Performance |
| 63 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Champion Oil, Vatterott College |
| 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | DoodyCalls, Telco Connect |
| 71 | Mike Bliss | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | American Club |
| 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | RaceDaySponsor.com |
| 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aquastar |
| 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Coastal Carolina University |
| 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 |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 5, at 1:30 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.658, and an average speed of 176.137 mph (283.465 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.658 | 176.137 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.686 | 175.976 |
| 3 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.762 | 175.541 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Thursday, May 5, at 3:30 pm 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 30.569, and an average speed of 176.650 mph (284.291 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.569 | 176.650 |
| 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.574 | 176.621 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.612 | 176.401 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Thursday, May 5, at 5:30 pm CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.512, and an average speed of 176.980 mph (284.822 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.512 | 176.980 |
| 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.552 | 176.748 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.560 | 176.702 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 6, at 3:30 pm CST. Since Kansas 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.
John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.465, and an average speed of 177.253 mph (285.261 km/h) in the third round.
Norm Benning and Mike Harmon would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.602 | 176.459 | 30.465 | 177.253 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.634 | 176.275 | 30.606 | 176.436 |
| 3 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.700 | 175.896 | 30.691 | 175.947 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.734 | 175.701 | 30.750 | 175.610 |
| 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.841 | 175.092 | 30.800 | 175.325 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.804 | 175.302 | 30.835 | 175.126 |
| 7 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.723 | 175.764 | 30.837 | 175.114 |
| 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.752 | 175.598 | 30.888 | 174.825 |
| 9 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.848 | 175.052 | 30.965 | 174.390 |
| 10 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.860 | 174.984 | 30.967 | 174.379 |
| 11 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.812 | 175.256 | 30.974 | 174.340 |
| 12 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.797 | 175.342 | – | – |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.925 | 174.616 | – | – |
| 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.986 | 174.272 | – | – |
| 15 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.030 | 174.025 | – | – |
| 16 | 24 | Clint Bowyer (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.090 | 173.689 | – | – |
| 17 | 71 | Mike Bliss | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.107 | 173.594 | – | – |
| 18 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 31.173 | 173.227 | – | – |
| 19 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.246 | 172.822 | – | – |
| 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.301 | 172.518 | – | – |
| 21 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 31.305 | 172.496 | – | – |
| 22 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.326 | 172.381 | – | – |
| 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.361 | 172.188 | – | – |
| 24 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.453 | 171.685 | – | – |
| 25 | 07 | B. J. McLeod (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.550 | 171.157 | – | – |
| 26 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.578 | 171.005 | – | – |
| 27 | 49 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.594 | 170.919 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.766 | 169.993 | – | – |
| 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 31.874 | 169.417 | – | – |
| 30 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.967 | 163.800 | – | – |
| 31 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 35.451 | 152.323 | – | – |
| 32 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 31.806 | 169.779 | – | – |
| 34 | 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.887 | 164.199 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 170 | 34 | Running | 36 |
| 2 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 170 | 57 | Running | 33 |
| 3 | 9 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 170 | 5 | Running | 30 |
| 5 | 16 | 24 | Clint Bowyer (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 170 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 170 | 1 | Running | 26 |
| 9 | 11 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 10 | 32 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 11 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 12 | 22 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 170 | 56 | Running | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 170 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 15 | 25 | 07 | B. J. McLeod (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 9 | Running | 18 |
| 17 | 17 | 71 | Mike Bliss | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 18 | 10 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 169 | 5 | Running | 16 |
| 19 | 15 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 169 | 2 | Running | 15 |
| 20 | 24 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 21 | 27 | 49 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 22 | 31 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 23 | 26 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 24 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 25 | 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 26 | 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 1 | Running | 8 |
| 27 | 14 | 51 | Cody Coughlin (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 28 | 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 29 | 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 30 | 30 | 1 | Ryan Ellis (i) | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 92 | Parker Kligerman | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 48 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 32 | 19 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Timothy Peters | 103 |
| 5 | 2 | Daniel Hemric | 95 (−8) |
| 3 | 3 | Ryan Truex | 93 (−10) |
| | 4 | Tyler Young | 89 (−14) |
| 4 | 5 | John Hunter Nemechek | 88 (−15) |
| 5 | 6 | Matt Crafton | 88 (−15) |
| 5 | 7 | William Byron | 87 (−16) |
| 1 | 8 | Spencer Gallagher | 85 (−18) |
| Official driver's standings ||||