Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | July 7, 2016 | ||
Official name | 6th Annual Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 | ||
Location | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362 km) | ||
Average speed | 116.698 mph (187.807 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
Time | 29.511 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Laps | 70 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 9 | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2016 Buckle Up in Your Truck 255 was the 10th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off John Hunter Nemechek and Daniel Hemric in the final 20 laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. This was also the 51st win for Kyle Busch Motorsports, making them the most winningest team in the Truck Series.[1]
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 Jerry Carroll, along with four other investors, were the majority owners of Kentucky Speedway. Depending on layout and configuration the track facility has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.