2016 Go Bowling 400

2016 Go Bowling 400
Race details
Race 11 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2016 Go Bowling 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 7, 2016, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (4.28 km) asphalt speedway, it is the 11th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the track where the race is held.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

The entry list for the Go Bowling 400 was released on Monday, May 2 at 9:56 a.m. Eastern time. Forty cars are entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23David RaganBK RacingToyota
24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Joey Gase (i)Go FAS RacingFord
34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet
98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.049 and a speed of 185.893 mph (299.166 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.049 185.093
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.114 185.479
3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.186 185.020

First practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.049 and a speed of 185.893 mph (299.166 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.049 185.093
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.114 185.479
3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.186 185.020

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
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30 — —
31 — —
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34 — —
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40 — —

Race

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
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Media

Television

Fox Sports will be covering their sixth race at the Kansas Speedway.

Fox Sports 1 Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap:
Color-commentator:
Color commentator:


Radio

PRN will have the radio call for the race which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer:
Announcer: 		Turns 1 & 2:
Turns 3 & 4:


PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer:
Announcer: 		Turns 1 & 2:
Turns 3 & 4:


Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1
2
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4
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16

Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1
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3
  • Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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