2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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Matt Crafton, the current points leader.
The 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season is the 22nd season of the third highest stock car racing series in North America. Erik Jones enters the season as the defending series champion, though he will not compete for the title as he is racing full-time in the Xfinity Series.
Contents
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Changes
Teams
- JR Motorsports will run full-time with Cole Custer in the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet Silverado after running part-time in 2015 because of age limitations. (The team made sporadic starts with Sprint Cup regulars in 2015 in preparation for 2016 at selected longer tracks.)
- ThorSport Racing will field a fourth full-time team with Ben Rhodes driving the No. 41 with a sponsorship from Alpha Energy. Rhodes raced part-time in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports in 2015.
- GMS Racing will field a third full-time team, with Johnny Sauter driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Silverado, after racing with ThorSport Racing for seven years.
- NTS Motorsports will shut down its full-time team and just run part-time.
- Austin Wayne Self and team AM Racing will move up from the ARCA racing series in the No. 22.
- Martins Motorsports will field a full-time team with Tommy Joe Martins in the No. 44. The team purchased the owner points and some trucks of the 2015 Billy Boat Motorsports No. 15. Billy Boat Motorsports will shut down.
- Bolen Motorsports will field a full-time team with Jordan Anderson in the No. 66.
- SS-Green Light Racing will shut down its two full-time Truck teams, the No. 07 and No. 08, in order to move up to the Xfinity Series with Ray Black Jr. in the No. 07. They will field the No. 07 car for Michel Disdier at Daytona in the first race of the season.
- Carlos Contreras and brother Enrique Contreras will form Contreras Motorsports and field a full-time team with various drivers in the No. 71 Truck.
- Hattori Racing Enterprises will attempt to run the full season with Ryan Truex.[9]
Drivers
- Brad Keselowski Racing announced Daniel Hemric joins the team to drive the #19 Ford F-150 in 2016, ending a tenure with NTS Motorsports. The Truck was driven by Tyler Reddick in 2015. He'll will switch from the No. 19 Truck to the No. 29 Truck in 2016.
- Kyle Busch Motorsports announced they will field three full-time trucks with William Byron and sponsor Liberty University in the No. 9, Christopher Bell and sponsor JBL in the No. 4 and Daniel Suarez with Arris sponsorship and Cody Coughlin with Jegs Performance Parts running at least 10 races each in the No. 51. Coughlin will drive the No. 18 truck at Daytona while Suarez drives the No. 51. 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Erik Jones ran full-time in 2015 in one truck, with multiple drivers in the other two trucks.
- Grant Enfinger and Kaz Grala will move up from the ARCA series to drive the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado in 2016. The Truck was driven by multiple drivers in 2015.
- Rico Abreu will replace Johnny Sauter in the ThorSport Racing No. 98. Abreu competed in the K&N Pro Series East series in 2015.
- Timmy Hill will run full-time for Premium Motorsports in the No. 49 (renumbered from No. 94). Hill ran 12 races in this truck in 2015.
- Travis Kvapil will run full-time for MAKE Motorsports in the No. 50. Kvapil ran 20 races for between the two MAKE trucks in 2015.
- Ben Kennedy was released by Red Horse Racing after three races.[10]
Crew chiefs
- Brad Keselowski Racing will swap the crew chiefs of its two trucks, with Doug Randolph following Tyler Reddick to the No. 29 and Chad Kendrick moving to the No. 19.
- Shane Huffman will crew chief the No. 17 Truck, driven by Timothy Peters. He was the crew chief of the GMS Racing No. 33 in 2015.
- Marcus Richmond will crew chief the new No. 21 Truck, driven by Johnny Sauter. He was the crew chief for Red Horse Racing's No. 17, driven by Timothy Peters in 2015.
- Jeff Hensley will crew chief the No. 23 Truck, driven by Spencer Gallagher. He was the crew chief for ThorSport Racing's No. 13, driven by Cameron Hayley in 2015.
- Jeff Stankiewicz will crew chief the No. 33 Truck, driven by Grant Enfinger. He was the crew chief for Spencer Gallagher's No. 23 in 2015.
- Kevin Bellicourt will crew chief the No. 41 Truck, driven by Ben Rhodes. He was the crew chief for K&N Pro Series East Champion William Byron in 2015.
- Kevin Manion will crew chief the No. 51 truck driven by Daniel Suarez and Cody Coughlin. He was the crew chief for Richard Petty Motorsports No. 9 Sprint Cup team in 2015.
- Ryan Fugle will crew chief the No. 9 truck driven by William Byron. He was the crew chief for 2015 champion Erik Jones in 2015.
- Jerry Baxter will crew chief the No. 4 truck driven by Christopher Bell. He was the crew chief for the No. 51 in 2015.
- Eddie Troconis will crew chief the No. 13 truck driven by Cameron Hayley. He was the engineer for 2015 champion Erik Jones in 2015.
Rule changes
The 2016 Camping World Truck Series season introduced several major changes:
- A "caution clock" rule is in effect during most races; a competition caution is thrown after twenty consecutive minutes of green flag racing. No free pass is awarded on these cautions, and the 20-minute clock is reset upon all restarts. The clock rule is not used during the final 20 laps (final 10 laps on longer tracks) of the race. Due to its multi-stage format, it will also not be used.[11]
- A playoff format similar to the Chase for the Cup used in the Sprint Cup Series was adopted. After the 16-round regular season, the top-eight drivers will have their points reset. Round of 8 will consist of New Hampshire, Las Vegas and Talladega, where the top-six drivers will advance to the next round. Round of 6 will consist of Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix. Top-four drivers will advance to the Championship 4 at Homestead. Race winners will automatically advance to the next round. As is the case during the Sprint Cup Chase, the four drivers eliminated during the playoff will have their scores from all seven races accumulated to race for positions 5–8.[12]
- Truck Series director Elton Sawyer also announced the availability of crate engines, known as the "Delta engine", for teams to use starting with the Charlotte race.[13]
Schedule
Fox Sports 1 will televise every race except the Fred's 250 on October 22, which will air on Fox.
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8 . – Eliminated after Round of 6
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Crafton | 10 | 30* | 7 | 2* | 1 | 1* | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Timothy Peters | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Daniel Hemric | 8 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Spencer Gallagher | 21 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | William Byron (R) | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 11* | 10 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ryan Truex | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 17 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 18 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Christopher Bell (R) | 16 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Johnny Sauter | 1 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Tyler Young | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Cameron Hayley | 25 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ben Kennedy | 23 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Parker Kligerman | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Cole Custer (R) | 24 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ben Rhodes (R) | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brandon Brown | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Rico Abreu (R) | 29 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | John Wes Townley | 26 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Matt Tifft (R) | 14 | 12 | 5 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Travis Kvapil | 5 | 23 | DNQ | 20 | 23 | 30 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Timmy Hill | 14 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | 20 | 5 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Austin Hill | DNQ | 12 | 17 | DNQ | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Jordan Anderson | 30 | DNQ | DNQ | 29 | 18 | 24 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Tommy Joe Martins | 32 | 25 | QL | 32 | 24 | 25 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Kaz Grala | 31 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Caleb Holman | 9 | DNQ | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Bobby Pierce | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Michel Disdier | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | DNQ | 29 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Mike Bliss | 30 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Nick Drake | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shane Lee | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Chris Fontaine | 22 | DNQ | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Bryce Napier | 23 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Paige Decker | 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | C. J. Faison | 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Cody Coughlin (R) | 31 | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Austin Theriault | 27* | DNQ | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Justin Haley | 26 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Carlos Contreras | DNQ | 27 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Claire Decker | 27 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Spencer Boyd | 28 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Andy Seuss | 32 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norm Benning | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Korbin Forrister | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay Greenfield | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Levine | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy Viens | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalie Decker | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Cindric | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Little | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ineligible for Camping World Truck championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
| Kyle Busch | 1* | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Suárez | 28 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Larson | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clint Bowyer | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Lagasse, Jr. | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Jones | 20 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Gerhart | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garrett Smithley | 18 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Marks | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Ellis | DNQ | DNQ | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Harmon | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Reed | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sorenson | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
Manufacturers' championship
After 6 of 23 races
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 4 | 210 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 191 |
| 3 | Ford | 0 | 170 |
| 4 | Ram2 | 0 | 8 |
See also
- 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
- 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series
- 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Notes
- ^1 The race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was postponed from May 20 to May 21 because of inclement weather.[14]
- ^2 Because of chassis and body regulations, Ram is only eligible to race at circuits 1.25 miles or shorter (except Dover) and road courses that use the previous-generation body. Fiat last submitted a truck in the 2012 season, before the current generation body used at longer tracks was used.[citation needed]
References
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