2016 Pocono Mountains 150
12th race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Pocono Mountains 150 was the 12th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent triangle-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. William Byron, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off the field on the final restart with 4 laps to go, and earned his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, breaking the record for the most wins in a single truck series season by a rookie. Byron also dominated the race, leading 44 of the 60 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Brett Moffitt, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 12 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | July 30, 2016 | ||
Official name | 7th Annual Pocono Mountains 150 | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
Average speed | 99.174 mph (159.605 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Laps | 44 | ||
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 |