Race details | |||
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Race 3 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | April 2, 2016 | ||
Official name | 22nd Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250 | ||
Location | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
Distance | 255 laps, 134.1 mi (215.861 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 131.5 mi (211.628 km) | ||
Average speed | 61.811 miles per hour (99.475 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
Time | 19.659 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Laps | 123 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Kyle Busch | 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 |
The 2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mile (0.847 km) permanent paperclip shaped short track. The race was increased from 250 laps to 255 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, held off John Hunter Nemechek on the final restart, and earned his 45th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, William Byron, also driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.