| Type: | CUST |
| Pole Team: | GMS Racing |
| Official Name: | 8th Annual American Ethanol E15 225 |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Avg: | 108.648mph |
| Date: | September 16 |
| Pole Driver: | Spencer Gallagher |
| Most Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| Most Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| First Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| First Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| Car: | 18 |
| Most Laps: | 95 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 150 |
| Location: | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois |
| Scheduled Mi: | 225 |
| Scheduled Km: | 362 |
| Distance Km: | 364 |
| Distance Laps: | 151 |
| Radio: | MRN |
| Description: | Race 16 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
| Pole Time: | 30.656 |
| Course Km: | 2.4 |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Race Name: | American Ethanol E15 225 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Distance Mi: | 226 |
| Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip |
The 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 was the 16th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 16, 2016, in Joilet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 150 laps to 151 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off Daniel Hemric and Cameron Hayley in the final 2 laps, and earned his 46th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his second of the season. Busch dominated the majority of the race, leading 95 laps.[1]
The eight drivers to qualify for the inaugural Truck Series playoffs are William Byron, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Ben Kennedy, Daniel Hemric, and Timothy Peters.[2]
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5miles tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and actively hosted NASCAR racing including the NASCAR Cup Series until 2019. Until 2010, the speedway has also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is currently owned and operated by Nascar.
The first practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 3:00 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] John Wes Townley, driving for his family team, Athenian Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.825, and an average speed of 175.182mph.[4]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.825 | 175.182 | |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.873 | 174.910 | |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.074 | 173.779 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The final practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 5:30 pm CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.584, and an average speed of 176.563mph.[5]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.584 | 176.563 | |
| 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.601 | 176.465 | |
| 3 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.603 | 176.453 | |
| Full final practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 16, at 3:45 pm CST. Since Chicagoland 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.[6]
Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.656, and an average speed of 176.148mph in the second round.[7]
| Fin | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 151 | 95 | Running | 0 | |
| 2 | 10 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | Running | 31 | |
| 3 | 20 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 30 | |
| 4 | 12 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 29 | |
| 5 | 16 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 28 | |
| 6 | 14 | 24 | Grant Enfinger (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 27 | |
| 7 | 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 8 | Running | 27 | |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 25 | |
| 9 | 17 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
| 10 | 4 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | Running | 23 | |
| 11 | 3 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 151 | 43 | Running | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | Matt Tifft (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 21 | |
| 13 | 22 | 71 | Josh Berry (i) | Contreras Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 19 | |
| 15 | 21 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 18 | |
| 16 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 17 | |
| 17 | 26 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | AM Racing | Toyota | 151 | 0 | Running | 16 | |
| 18 | 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 19 | 15 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 14 | |
| 20 | 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 13 | |
| 21 | 30 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Engine | 12 | |
| 22 | 27 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 11 | |
| 23 | 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Engine | 10 | |
| 24 | 24 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 137 | 1 | Accident | 10 | |
| 25 | 7 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 125 | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
| 26 | 6 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 4 | Accident | 8 | |
| 27 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 111 | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| 28 | 29 | 49 | Reed Sorenson (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| 29 | 28 | 63 | Jesse Little | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Engine | 4 | |
| 30 | 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| 31 | 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Suspension | 2 | |
| 32 | 31 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Electrical | 1 | |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 2,015 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | Matt Crafton | 2,006 (−9) | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,006 (−9) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 2,003 (−12) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Johnny Sauter | 2,003 (−12) | ||||||
| 6 | Ben Kennedy | 2,003 (−12) | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 2,000 (−15) | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | Timothy Peters | 2,000 (−15) | ||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||