| Year: | 2016 |
| Race Name: | NextEra Energy Resources 250 |
| Details Ref: | [1] |
| Type: | CUST |
| Race No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 2016 |
| Description: | Race 1 of 23 in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season |
| Course Mi: | 2.5 |
| Course Km: | 4.023 |
| Distance Mi: | 250 |
| Distance Km: | 402.336 |
| Avg: | 129.032 mph (207.656 km/h) |
| Pole Driver: | Grant Enfinger |
| Pole Team: | GMS Racing |
| Pole Time: | 49.792 |
| Most Driver: | Austin Theriault |
| Most Team: | Brad Keselowski Racing |
| Most Laps: | 31 |
| Car: | 21 |
| First Driver: | Johnny Sauter |
| First Team: | GMS Racing |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip |
The 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 is the first race in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. It was held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 19, 2016.
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5miles high speed tri-oval, a 3.56miles sports car course, a 2.95miles motorcycle course, and a 0.25miles karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180acres infield includes the 29acres Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010.
On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it costed US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000.[2] [3] The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks 2016.
Timothy Peters had the fastest lap at a 47.612 (189.028 mph). Ben Rhodes had the fastest 10 lap average. Scott Lagasse Jr. did not finish a timed lap during the session.[5]
| No. | Driver | Time (sec/mph) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Timothy Peters | 47.612/189.028 |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | 47.698/188.687 |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | 47.709/188.644 |
| 33 | Grant Enfinger | 47.771/188.399 |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | 47.775/188.383 |
Spencer Gallagher had the fastest lap, a 47.838 (188.135 mph). Timothy Peters had the best 10 lap average.
| No. | Driver | Time (sec/mph) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | 47.838/188.135 |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | 47.865/188.029 |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | 47.886/187.946 |
| 98 | Rico Abreu | 48.445/185.778 |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | 48.479/185.647 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Grant Enfinger (R) | 49.751 | 49.792 | |||
| 2 | 21 | 49.910 | 49.976 | ||||
| 3 | 17 | 50.242 | 50.086 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 50.370 | 50.235 | ||||
| 5 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | 50.412 | 50.249 | |||
| 6 | 88 | 50.323 | 50.294 | ||||
| 7 | 05 | 50.215 | 50.313 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell (R) | 50.326 | 50.382 | |||
| 9 | 18 | Cody Coughlin (R) | 50.465 | 50.401 | |||
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | 50.485 | 50.479 | |||
| 11 | 23 | 50.265 | 50.493 | ||||
| 12 | 29 | 50.642 | 50.787 | ||||
| 13 | 9 | William Byron (R) | 50.657 | ||||
| 14 | 13 | 50.747 | |||||
| 15 | 8 | 50.804 | |||||
| 16 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | 50.831 | ||||
| 17 | 78 | 50.850 | |||||
| 18 | 19 | 50.894 | |||||
| 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | 50.899 | ||||
| 20 | 81 | 51.008 | |||||
| 21 | 02 | 51.026 | |||||
| 22 | 86 | 51.039 | |||||
| 23 | 92 | 51.046 | |||||
| 24 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | 51.050 | ||||
| 25 | 36 | Bobby Gerhart (i) | 51.375 | ||||
| 26 | 14 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | 51.392 | ||||
| 27 | 66 | 51.557 | |||||
| 28 | 44 | 51.818 | |||||
| 29 | 07 | 52.236 | |||||
| 30 | 49 | 52.595 | |||||
| 31 | 11 | N/A | |||||
| 32 | 50 | 52.561 | |||||
| 59 | 51.605 | ||||||
| 58 | Ryan Reed (i) | 51.654 | |||||
| 68 | 51.705 | ||||||
| 43 | 51.721 | ||||||
| 6 | 51.745 | ||||||
| 71 | 51.913 | ||||||
| 63 | Reed Sorenson (i) | 52.094 | |||||
| 10 | 51.261 | ||||||
| 28 | Ryan Ellis (i) | 52.413 | |||||
| 1 | 53.819 | ||||||
| 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | 54.405 | |||||
| Official qualifying results | |||||||
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | 100 | 36 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 81 | 100 | 32 | |||
| 3 | 23 | 92 | 100 | 30 | |||
| 4 | 22 | 86 | 100 | 29 | |||
| 5 | 32 | 50 | 100 | 29 | |||
| 6 | 21 | 02 | 100 | 27 | |||
| 7 | 24 | 41 | Ben Rhodes (R) | 100 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 18 | 19 | 100 | 25 | |||
| 9 | 26 | 14 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | 100 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 88 | 100 | 24 | |||
| 11 | 29 | 07 | 100 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 25 | 36 | Bobby Gerhart (i) | 100 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 9 | William Byron (R) | 100 | 20 | ||
| 14 | 30 | 49 | 100 | 20 | |||
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 100 | 19 | |||
| 16 | 8 | 4 | 99 | 17 | |||
| 17 | 15 | 8 | 99 | 16 | |||
| 18 | 12 | 29 | 99 | 16 | |||
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self (R) | 99 | 14 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 33 | Grant Enfinger (R) | 98 | 14 | ||
| 21 | 11 | 23 | 96 | 12 | |||
| 22 | 17 | 78 | 95 | 11 | |||
| 23 | 31 | 11 | 93 | 10 | |||
| 24 | 10 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | 93 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 14 | 13 | 92 | 9 | |||
| 26 | 7 | 05 | 92 | 7 | |||
| 27 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 8 | |||
| 28 | 5 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | 92 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 16 | 98 | Rico Abreu (R) | 92 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 27 | 66 | 75 | 3 | |||
| 31 | 9 | 18 | Cody Coughlin (R) | 41 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 1 | |||