2016 TreatMyClot.com 300
Fifth race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janessen was the fifth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Austin Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of both Daniel Suárez, who ran out of fuel on the final lap, and eventual second-place finisher Kyle Busch, who suffered a flat tire on the final lap. The win was Dillon's seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, would finish third.
Race details | |||
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Race 5 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | March 19, 2016 | ||
Official name | 18th Annual TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen | ||
Location | Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Average speed | 143.008 miles per hour (230.149 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 40.010 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 133 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 2 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |