Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 23 of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | August 27, 2016 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual Careers for Veterans 200 | ||
Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 100 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
Average speed | 111.732 mph (179.815 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Athenian Motorsports | ||
Time | 39.195 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | |
Laps | 42 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 11 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2016 Careers for Veterans 200 was the 14th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a 2.0-mile (3.2 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the win, Brett Moffitt, driving for Red Horse Racing, made a three-wide pass for the lead on the final lap, and held off Timothy Peters in the final turn to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and a 1-2 finish for Red Horse Racing.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.