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2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 22nd season of the Camping World Truck Series, the pickup truck racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. It was contested over twenty-three races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing won the driver's championship with three victories. Toyota won the manufacturer's championship with 14 wins and 32 points over Chevrolet.

This was the first year that the truck series (and the Xfinity Series) had a playoff system. Just like in the Cup Series, four drivers competed for the title in the final race at Homestead, also the final round of the playoffs. Those drivers are shown below.

2016 was the final year to feature RAM in competition. Despite losing factory support following the 2012 season, several independent teams continued to run RAMs until the body style aged out. RAM would not return to the series until 2026.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Limited schedule

Notes

Changes

Teams

Drivers

Crew chiefs

Rule changes

The 2016 Camping World Truck Series season introduced several major changes:

  • A "caution clock" rule was in effect during all races, excluding the Eldora Dirt Derby due to its format. Under this system, a competition caution was thrown after twenty consecutive minutes of green flag racing. No free pass was awarded on these cautions, and the clock is reset upon all restarts. The clock was turned off during the final laps of the race (10 on Pocono and Mosport, 20 on all other tracks). The caution clock rule was replaced the following year with a new stage system, adopted by all three of NASCAR's national series.
  • A playoff format similar to the Chase for the Cup used in the Sprint Cup Series was adopted.
  • Truck Series director Elton Sawyer also announced the availability of crate engines, known as the "Delta Engine", for teams to use starting with the Charlotte race.

Schedule

FS1 televised every race except Talladega, which aired on Fox. Due to programming overrun, coverage of Iowa started on Fox Business Network, while Michigan aired on FS2.

Results and standings

Races

Drivers' Championship

()&nbsp;<small>Bold&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by time. Italics&nbsp;– Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</small>

<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#ffcfcf; background:#ffcfcf;">.</span>&nbsp;– Eliminated after Round of 8 <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#efcfff; background:#efcfff;">.</span>&nbsp;– Eliminated after Round of 6

Owners' championship (Top 15)

() <small>Bold&nbsp;- Pole position awarded by time. Italics&nbsp;- Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</small><br /> <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#ffcfcf; background:#ffcfcf;">.</span>&nbsp;– Eliminated after Round of 8 <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#efcfff; background:#efcfff;">.</span>&nbsp;– Eliminated after Round of 6

Manufacturers' championship

See also

Notes

  • Tommy Joe Martins qualified the No. 44 truck for the race, but crashed in qualifying. He contacted Austin Wayne Self and the No. 22 team, who initially didn't make the race, to run with the No. 44 but in Self's (Toyota) truck.
  • The race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was postponed from May 20 to May 21 because of inclement weather.
  • Because of chassis and body regulations, Ram is only eligible to race at circuits 1.25 miles or shorter (except Dover) and road courses that use the previous-generation body. Fiat last submitted a truck in the 2012 season, before the current generation body used at longer tracks was used.

References