2016 Lilly Diabetes 250
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | July 23, 2016 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 63 laps, 157.5 mi (253.471 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241.40 km) | ||
| Average speed | 136.298 miles per hour (219.350 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 49.467 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 62 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
The 2016 Lilly Diabetes 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on July 23, 2016, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Contested over 63 laps on the 2.5-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt speedway, extended from the original 60 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the 18th race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
The race, along with the 3 other Dash 4 Cash races, had reduced laps to create two additional heat races.[3]
Kyle Busch dominated the race, leading all but one lap for his 82nd career Xfinity Series win.[4]
Report
Background
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile-long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
The track also holds races on its infield road course, formerly the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, from 2021 to 2023 and currently the Sonsio Grand Prix.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 50.976 seconds and a speed of 176.554 mph (284.136 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.976 | 176.554 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | 51.100 | 176.125 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | 51.171 | 175.881 | ||
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Heat Races
Heat Race 1
Laps: 20; inside row (odds)
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 20 | ||
| 4 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 6 | 98 | Jeb Burton | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 20 | ||
| 7 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 8 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 20 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 11 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 12 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 13 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 14 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | ||
| 15 | 13 | Harrison Rhodes | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | ||
| 16 | 25 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | ||
| 17 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 6 | ||
| 18 | 89 | Morgan Shepard | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 3 | ||
| 19 | 40 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 3 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | ||
| Heat race 1 results | |||||||
Heat Race 2
Laps: 20; outside row (evens)
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 20 | ||
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 10 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 12 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 13 | 46 | Brandon Gdovic | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 14 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 20 | ||
| 15 | 93 | David Starr | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| 16 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 19 | ||
| 17 | 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | ||
| 18 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing with JP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | ||
| 19 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | ||
| 20 | 15 | Todd Peck | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 15 | ||
| Heat race 1 results | |||||||
Race Results
Laps: 60
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 63 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 36 |
| 6 | 9 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 35 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 63 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 63 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 32 |
| 10 | 13 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 31 |
| 11 | 10 | 48 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 30 |
| 12 | 11 | 98 | Jeb Burton | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 63 | 29 |
| 13 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 62 | 28 |
| 14 | 14 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 62 | 27 |
| 15 | 17 | 11 | Blake Kosh | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 26 |
| 16 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 26 |
| 17 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 24 |
| 18 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 23 |
| 19 | 21 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 62 | 22 |
| 20 | 20 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 62 | 21 |
| 21 | 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 20 |
| 22 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 19 |
| 23 | 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley (R) | JD Motorsports | Cheverolet | 61 | 18 |
| 24 | 30 | 93 | David Starr | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 17 |
| 25 | 27 | 01 | Ryan Preece (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 61 | 16 |
| 26 | 28 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 61 | 15 |
| 27 | 26 | 46 | Brandon Gdovic | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 14 |
| 28 | 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 13 |
| 29 | 32 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 60 | 12 |
| 30 | 34 | 97 | Ryan Ellis | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 11 |
| 31 | 31 | 25 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 10 |
| 32 | 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing with JP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58 | 9 |
| 33 | 24 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 8 |
| 34 | 29 | 29 | Harrison Rhodes | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 51 | 7 |
| 35 | 33 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 32 | 6 |
| 36 | 23 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31 | 5 |
| 37 | 35 | 89 | Morgan Shepard | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 17 | 4 |
| 38 | 39 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 40 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 15 | Todd Peck | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 2 among 2 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 2 for 10 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 1 hour, 9 minutes and 20 seconds
- Average speed: 136.298 miles per hour (219.350 km/h)
References
- ↑ "2016 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- ↑ "Dash 4 Cash heat racing debuts for NASCAR XFINITY Series". April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Kyle Busch Dominates in Repeat Lilly Diabetes 250 Win". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. July 23, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Pagoda History". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.