2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series

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Daniel Suárez, the 2016 Xfinity Series champion.
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Suárez in the championship.
Justin Allgaier finished third in the championship.
Erik Jones finished fourth in the championship, and was Rookie of the Year.
Toyota won the Manufacturers' championship with 19 wins and 1362 points.

The 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 35th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started at Daytona International Speedway on February 20 and ended at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19.[1] Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing won the championship, becoming the first non-American to win a title in NASCAR's top 3 divisions.

This was the first year that the Xfinity Series (and the Truck 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.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Complete schedule[edit]

Manufacturer Team No. Race driver Crew chief
Chevrolet Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Kyle Larson 16 Mike Shiplett
Justin Marks 17
48 Brennan Poole (R) Chad Norris
Derrike Cope Racing with
JP Motorsports
70 Derrike Cope 28 Carlos Contreras 1
Danny Ketterman Jr. 32
Timmy Hill 2
Dexter Stacey 3
JD Motorsports 0 Eric McClure 1[2] Matthew Lewis 5
Danny Gill 28
Garrett Smithley (R) 32
01 Ryan Preece (R) Zach McGowan 13
Ryan Bell 20
4 Ross Chastain Brian Berry
Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Jeremy Clements Tony Clements
Jimmy Means Racing 52 Joey Gase Tim Brown
JR Motorsports 1 Elliott Sadler[3] Kevin Meendering 32
Mike Bumgarner 1
7 Justin Allgaier[3] Jason Burdett
88 Chase Elliott 5 Dave Elenz
Kevin Harvick 7
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2
Alex Bowman 9[4]
Cole Custer 2
Josh Berry 2
Kenny Habul 3
Regan Smith 2
Clint Bowyer 1
Kaulig Racing 11 Blake Koch Chris Rice
Obaika Racing 97 Harrison Rhodes 6 Todd Myers 6
David Jones 1
Bobby Burrell 10
Kevyn Rebolledo 16
Ryan Ellis 8
Alex Guenette 3
T. J. Bell 4
Paige Decker 2
Matt Waltz 3
Josh Berry 1
Alli Owens 1
Jordan Anderson 3
Josh Bilicki 2
Richard Childress Racing 2 Austin Dillon 19 Danny Stockman Jr. 19
Gil Martin 2
Justin Alexander 12
Paul Menard 8
Ben Kennedy 1
Sam Hornish Jr. 3
Michael McDowell 1
Regan Smith 1 [N 1]
3 Ty Dillon Danny Efland 2
Nick Harrison 30
Mike Hillman Jr. 1
33 Brandon Jones (R)[5] Mike Hillman Jr. 32
Nick Harrison 1
62 Brendan Gaughan[6] Shane Wilson
RSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg Kevin Starland
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) Jason Miller
Dodge Mike Harmon Racing 74 Mike Harmon 30 Carl Brown 1
Alan Collins Jr. 4
R. B. Bracken 28
Nicolas Hammann 2
Roger Reuse 1
Ford B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 B. J. McLeod (R) George Ingram 31
David Ingram 2
Roush Fenway Racing 6 Bubba Wallace Seth Barbour
16 Ryan Reed Phil Gould
Team Penske 22 Joey Logano 11 Brian Wilson 22
Greg Erwin 11
Brad Keselowski 15
Ryan Blaney 6[N 2]
Alex Tagliani 1
Toyota JGL Racing 28 Dakoda Armstrong 32 Steven Lane 27
Wayne Setterington Jr. 6
Drew Herring 1
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Bobby Labonte 1 Chris Gayle
Kyle Busch 17
Matt Tifft 7
Denny Hamlin 2
Sam Hornish Jr. 1
David Ragan 1
Dakoda Armstrong 1
Owen Kelly 2
Drew Herring 1[N 3]
19 Daniel Suárez Scott Graves
20 Erik Jones (R) Chris Gabehart
TriStar Motorsports 14 Benny Gordon 3 Eddie Pardue
J. J. Yeley 6
Jeff Green 15
Tomy Drissi 2
Mike Bliss 1
Hermie Sadler 2
Matt DiBenedetto 2
Cole Whitt 2
44 David Starr 7 Frank Kerr 32
Bryan Smith 1
J. J. Yeley 26
Chevrolet King Autosport 90 Martin Roy 8 Guy Caron 20
Michael Rutland 2
Mario Gosselin 9
Mario Gosselin 18
Alex Guenette 1
Andy Lally 1
James Davison 1
Dexter Bean 1
Alex Labbé 1
SS-Green Light Racing Todd Bodine 1
Ford B. J. McLeod Motorsports Todd Peck 1 Keith Wolfe
15 Todd Peck 5 [N 4] Paul Andrews 1
Joe Lax 1
George Church 1
Keith Wolfe 2
Jason Houghtaling 10
Jeff Spraker 1
Shannon Rursch
James Brooks
Travis Kvapil 7
Cody Ware (R) 1
Timmy Hill 1
Scott Heckert 3
Michael Lira 1
Stanton Barrett 1
Clint King 3
Blake Jones 1
Josh Wise 1
Josh Reaume 1
D. J. Kennington 1
Chevrolet 2
Dodge 1
Ford 5
Rick Ware Racing Stanton Barrett 2
Cody Ware (R) 1
Ryan Ellis 2
Todd Peck 2
Jeff Green 1
Chevrolet 17
Ford 3
25
Cody Ware (R) 3[7] Jeff Spraker 6
Joe Lax 9
George Church 2
Harrison Rhodes 2
Ryan Ellis 6
Travis Kvapil 1
Scott Lagasse Jr. 1
Stanton Barrett 1
Spencer Boyd 1
Camden Murphy 1
Todd Peck 1 [N 5]
Jennifer Jo Cobb 1
Austin Theriault 1
Josh Reaume 1
Chevrolet Chris Cockrum Racing Chris Cockrum 7
Obaika Racing Austin Theriault 1 [N 6]
Team Kapusta Racing Timmy Hill 2
Cody Ware (R) 1
Alex Kennedy 1
Austin Theriault 1
Ford B. J. McLeod Motorsports Todd Peck 1
Dodge 19
Toyota 8
Chevrolet 5
Ford 1
MBM Motorsports 13 Mark Thompson 3 Carl Long 1
Robbie May 1
George Lee II 3
Michael Rathje 8
George Church 3
David Jones 1
Josh Reaume 1
Derek White 1
D. J. Kennington 1
Carl Long 4
Matt DiBenedetto 1
Timmy Hill 6 [N 7]
John Jackson 2
T. J. Bell 1
Harrison Rhodes 5
Stanton Barrett 1
Tim Cowen 1
Alon Day 1
Brandon Hightower 7
Dodge 13
Toyota 18
Chevrolet 2
40 Derek White 1 Robbie May 1
Sebastian Laforge 31
Carl Long 1
Carl Long 12
Josh Reaume 1
Josh Wise 1
T. J. Bell 1
John Jackson 5
Timmy Hill 11
Chris Cook 1
Alon Day 1

Limited schedule[edit]

Manufacturer Team No. Race driver Crew chief Rounds
Chevrolet Athenian Motorsports 05 John Wes Townley Michael Shelton 2
Bobby Gerhart Racing 85 Bobby Gerhart Billy Gerhart 1
Brian Keselowski 1
Mark Skibo 1
3
Brandonbilt Motorsports 86 Brandon Brown[8] Joey Cohen 1
Adam Brenner 2
3
GMS Racing 21 Spencer Gallagher Joey Cohen 7
Jimmy Means Racing 79 Josh Williams Garrett Hinson 1
JR Motorsports 5 Kasey Kahne Ryan Pemberton 4
Matt Goslant 1
Richard Boswell 1
1
Chase Elliott 1
Cole Custer 4
King Autosport 92 Mario Gosselin Michael Rutland 6
Mario Gosselin 2
Kevin Boykin 1
Guy Caron 1
3
Dexter Bean 5
Josh Williams 2
Precision Performance Motorsports 46 Anthony Kumpen Mark Setzer 1
Brandon Gdovic 5
Jordan Anderson 1
Obaika Racing 77 Claire Decker Carlos Contreras 1
T. J. Bell Bobby Burrell 4
Jordan Anderson 1
Josh Bilicki 1
Austin Theriault 1
Spencer Boyd 1
Matt Waltz 3
Ryan Ellis 4
RSS Racing 93 Scott Lagasse Jr. Mark Gibson 3
Harry McMullen 18
Bruce Cook 11
1
Josh Reaume 4
Dylan Lupton 2
Josh Wise 6
David Starr 19
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Morgan Shepherd Tony Furr 5
Nick Hoechst 19
30
Ford Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Aric Almirola Jon Hanson 10
Jeb Burton 3
Nelson Piquet Jr.[9] 1
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Chris Fontaine Jason Houghtaling 2
Keith Wolfe 2
Adam Brooks 1
Kevyn Rebolledo 3
1
Todd Peck 3
Stanton Barrett 1
Jeff Green 3
Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Jeb Burton Drew Blickensderfer 11
Roush Fenway Racing 60 Trevor Bayne Drew Blickensderfer 3
Michael Tam 1
1
Gray Gaulding 2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1
Team Penske 12 Ryan Blaney Greg Erwin 3
Brian Wilson 1
2
Joey Logano 2
Toyota JGL Racing 24 Matt Tifft Steven Gray 8
Ken Evans 4
Wayne Setterington 1
Steven Lane 6
3
Corey LaJoie 10
T. J. Bell 1
Brandon McReynolds 2
Drew Herring 3
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek Jim Mazza 1
Gere Kennon Jr. 1
2
TriStar Motorsports 10 Jeff Green Ricky Viers 2
Robbie May 8
Doug Miller 3
John Mays 5
9
Matt DiBenedetto 17
Tyler Young 1
Mike Bliss 2
Josh Wise 1
Chevrolet MBM Motorsports 72 John Jackson Todd Marcy 1
Dodge Timmy Hill Steven Muchie 1
Chevrolet 1
Toyota 1
Rick Ware Racing 17 Jeff Green George Church 1
Ricky Viers 1
2
Notes
  1. ^ Austin Dillon was originally scheduled to drive the No. 2 for the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. Due to the race being rescheduled on Sunday, RCR tabbed Smith to substitute for Dillon.
  2. ^ Joey Logano was originally scheduled to drive in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover on Saturday. However, with the race rained out until Sunday, Team Penske opted to replace Logano with Ryan Blaney.
  3. ^ Kyle Busch was originally scheduled to drive the No. 18 in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. However, due to the race being held on Sunday, Joe Gibbs Racing opted to replace Busch with Drew Herring
  4. ^ Todd Peck drove in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 with car number 15. Ryan Ellis crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Peck, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 15 and was able to start with his (previously 99) B. J. McLeod Motorsports entered Ford.
  5. ^ Todd Peck drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed his Chevrolet in First Practice and his team could not fix the car in time for the race and Cockrum WD. So, they called Peck to drive the 25 backup's car entered Ford in the race.
  6. ^ Austin Theriault drove in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Theriault, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 25 and was able to start with his (previously 77) Obaika Racing entered Chevrolet.
  7. ^ Timmy Hill drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 13 MBM Motorsports Toyota. Mark Thompson who was initially scheduled to drive the car let Timmy to drive in the race. Hill, initially did not qualify for the race with his MBM Motorsports 72 Dodge.

Changes[edit]

Teams[edit]

Drivers[edit]

Crew chiefs[edit]

Rule changes[edit]

On January 19, NASCAR announced the introduction of a playoff format similar to the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series.[10] After the 26-race regular season, the top-12 drivers will enter the Round of 12 (Kentucky, Dover and Charlotte), with championship points reset. The top-eight drivers will advance to the Round of 8 (Kansas, Texas and Phoenix). The top-four drivers will qualify to the Championship 4 at Homestead. Race winners will automatically advance to the next round. Additionally, the 16 drivers who qualified for the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup are ineligible to race at Homestead.

NASCAR also announced that Dash 4 Cash races would feature two heat races that determine the starting grid for the main event. If a driver is the highest finishing eligible driver in two of the races, they become eligible for the Xfinity Chase.[11]

Schedule[edit]

The Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway in May
The Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway in August
The Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway in October
No Race title Track Date
1 PowerShares QQQ 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 20
2 Heads Up Georgia 250 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton February 27
3 Boyd Gaming 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 5
4 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 12
5 TreatMyClot.com 300 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 19
6 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 8
7 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol April 16
8 ToyotaCare 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 23
9 Sparks Energy 300 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln April 30
10 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 14
11 Hisense 4K TV 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 28
12 Pocono Green 250 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 4
13 Menards 250 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 11
14 American Ethanol E15 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton June 19
15 Subway Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 1
16 Alsco 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 8
17 AutoLotto 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 16
18 Lilly Diabetes 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 23
19 U.S. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton July 30
20 Zippo 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 6
21 Mid-Ohio Challenge Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington August 13
22 Food City 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 19
23 Road America 180 Road America, Elkhart Lake August 27
24 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 3
25 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 9
26 Drive for Safety 300 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 17
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Round of 12
27 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta September 24
28 Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover October 21
29 Drive for the Cure 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 92
Round of 8
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 15
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 5
32 Ticket Galaxy 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 12
Championship 4
33 Ford EcoBoost 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 19
  Dash 4 Cash races

Schedule changes and notes[edit]

  • Pocono Raceway will host the Xfinity Series for the first time on June 4, 2016. The race will be 250 mi (400 km) in length and will replace the standalone June race held by Chicagoland Speedway.[12]
  • The four Dash4Cash races—Bristol, Richmond, Dover (all spring) and Indianapolis—will have reduced race distances in order to add additional heat races. The Bristol format is two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature, Richmond will have 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature, Dover will have 40-lap heat races and a 120-lap feature and Indianapolis will have 20-lap heat races and a 60-lap feature.
  • Due to NBCSN's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Zippo 200 at The Glen was moved to CNBC and the Mid-Ohio 200 and Food City 300 to USA Network. The start of the Mid-Ohio race was moved to NBC Sports Live Extra due to USA's Olympic coverage overrunning.

Results and standings[edit]

Races[edit]

No. Race Pole position Most Laps Led Winning Driver Manufacturer No. Winning team
1 PowerShares QQQ 300 Ty Dillon Joey Logano Chase Elliott Chevrolet 88 JR Motorsports
2 Heads Up Georgia 250 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Boyd Gaming 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 Erik Jones Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 TreatMyClot.com 300 Daniel Suárez Kyle Busch Austin Dillon Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
6 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
7 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Erik Jones Kyle Larson Erik Jones Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 ToyotaCare 250 Matt Tifft Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 88 JR Motorsports
9 Sparks Energy 300 Matt Tifft Brandon Jones Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 1 JR Motorsports
10 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 Erik Jones Erik Jones Erik Jones Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Hisense 4K TV 300 Erik Jones Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Pocono Green 250 Erik Jones Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Chevrolet 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
13 Menards 250 Alex Bowman Kyle Busch Daniel Suárez Toyota 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
14 American Ethanol E15 250 Erik Jones Sam Hornish Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
15 Subway Firecracker 250 David Ragan Joey Logano Aric Almirola Ford 98 Biagi-DenBeste Racing
16 Alsco 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
17 AutoLotto 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
18 Lilly Diabetes 250 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
19 U.S. Cellular 250 Daniel Suárez Erik Jones Erik Jones Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Zippo 200 at The Glen Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Ford 12 Team Penske
21 Mid-Ohio Challenge Sam Hornish Jr. Justin Marks Justin Marks Chevrolet 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
22 Food City 300 Erik Jones Kyle Larson Austin Dillon Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
23 Road America 180 Alex Tagliani Michael McDowell Michael McDowell Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
24 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Paul Menard Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 1 JR Motorsports
25 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Austin Dillon Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
26 Drive for Safety 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Erik Jones Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Round of 12
27 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Erik Jones Erik Jones Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 1 JR Motorsports
28 Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 Erik Jones Daniel Suárez Daniel Suárez Toyota 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
29 Drive for the Cure 300 Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Joey Logano Ford 12 Team Penske
Round of 8
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Kyle Larson Chevrolet 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
32 Ticket Galaxy 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Championship 4
33 Ford EcoBoost 300 Daniel Suárez Daniel Suárez Daniel Suárez Toyota 19 Joe Gibbs Racing

Drivers' Championship[edit]

(keyBold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8

Pos Driver DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Pts
1 Daniel Suárez 8 7 2 3 4 16 6 4 7 9 12 9 1 4 32 3 4 7 30 4 23 30 4 3 8 4 2 1* 3 3 5 5 1* 4040
2 Elliott Sadler 4 9 8 8 5 7 15 3 1 6 28 6 5 6 18 6 10 6 3 6 9 4 8 1* 4 3 1 7 2 2 6 13 3 4038
3 Justin Allgaier 12 8 9 4 10 6 5 35 2 4 5 39 8 7 2 31 7 5 7 7 5 2 6 11 5 5 9 3 6 14 10 4 6 4035
4 Erik Jones (R) 31 3 3 2 15 2 1 34 21 1* 31 2 4 27 10 4 2 22 1* 12 6 33 21 6 2 1 28* 16 5 15 4 10 9 4032
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series cut-off
Pos Driver DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Pts
5 Ty Dillon 13 5 7 6 17 13 7 2 19 5 8 3 15 2 14 7 33 9 2 11 4 25 12 12 6 11 27 2 11 12 16 7 2 2214
6 Ryan Reed 16 15 13 14 14 14 21 11 31 18 19 33 14 11 6 29 14 13 10 9 11 35 5 13 11 32 7 10 15 16 12 6 16 2205
7 Blake Koch 9 20 26 16 12 34 37 8 24 12 14 15 13 13 22 14 32 15 13 35 12 8 18 19 15 15 11 14 12 9 14 8 20 2200
8 Brennan Poole (R) 27 14 11 10 13 19 13 10 3 10 9 12 11 8 26 9 6 11 4 10 10 28 3 5 10 21 10 15 18 7 8 11 27 2192
9 Ryan Sieg 20 16 14 27 29 10 14 21 20 16 13 29 12 21 3 20 15 18 15 23 22 37 14 15 14 12 16 19 10 34 13 14 12 2171
10 Brandon Jones (R) 7 11 6 11 9 9 11 15 18* 25 7 8 10 12 29 11 11 10 16 13 19 9 16 9 23 10 26 17 16 8 19 18 15 2168
11 Bubba Wallace 6 18 33 12 3 15 25 16 13 2 27 16 9 9 20 5 12 14 24 29 15 7 9 17 12 20 8 11 20 33 11 32 11 2163
12 Brendan Gaughan 10 13 10 13 7 12 16 7 5 15 10 14 18 15 5 13 9 16 11 8 8 5 2 16 18 8 6 9 13 31 15 35 8 2161
13 Dakoda Armstrong 14 21 22 18 22 26 30 14 34 21 21 18 24 17 12 18 17 20 5 18 21 18 13 18 16 22 18 20 19 20 20 19 19 718
14 J. J. Yeley 19 21 20 27 38 38 12 22 11 23 13 20 20 17 17 16 19 14 15 35 27 10 14 20 14 14 8 27 10 17 17 13 706
15 Jeremy Clements 15 17 20 28 21 24 33 22 4 22 20 31 21 16 16 16 13 17 17 25 34 6 25 8 17 16 12 22 22 28 18 31 24 693
16 Ross Chastain 22 28 16 24 19 21 22 18 16 20 17 19 16 14 11 22 31 21 18 14 14 32 33 29 24 39 19 12 21 13 21 20 22 670
17 Ryan Preece (R) 40 22 18 21 25 28 19 23 15 39 22 17 19 32 34 15 19 25 34 27 17 15 11 10 26 17 30 18 23 32 22 22 21 597
18 Garrett Smithley (R) 24 24 31 23 23 29 20 12 24 15 27 17 22 13 22 23 23 22 39 24 23 40 22 31 19 17 26 25 18 25 34 29 544
19 Ray Black Jr. (R) 33 33 25 25 37 22 20 24 29 17 37 21 23 30 39 19 21 33 20 20 30 14 15 21 25 28 20 24 28 19 27 36 28 515
20 B. J. McLeod (R) 24 26 27 29 33 29 28 28 36 19 25 22 34 19 40 23 20 26 23 26 27 19 28 37 32 24 21 33 30 22 28 25 31 459
21 Joey Gase 32 32 28 33 28 27 31 26 38 23 36 23 25 25 19 27 25 28 24 32 28 22 22 24 27 26 31 27 32 23 31 24 37 437
22 David Starr 18 39 23 22 38 18 17 27 21 36 24 21 DNQ 25 16 24 23 21 18 33 28 29 24 24 DNQ DNQ 374
23 Justin Marks 34 15 13 11 40 22 18 37 12 18 19 1* 32 22 15 31 15 347
24 Jeb Burton 25 10 17 17 16 35 12 19 17 13 11 Wth 12 19 17 335
25 Alex Bowman 3 10 7 5 8 9 5 38 14 273
26 Mario Gosselin DNQ 25 29 35 26 24 28 28 20 35 24 33 24 29 25 391 17 26 33 23 38 257
27 Mike Harmon DNQ 30 31 38 32 33 36 36 DNQ 32 35 30 29 28 DNQ 30 30 35 28 36 31 38 30 24 30 38 30 32 29 DNQ 235
28 Jeff Green 37 40 40 40 DNQ 27 37 40 33 34 34 33 33 7 33 34 36 31 33 40 39 30 31 32 32 37 21 40 37 32 219
29 Derrike Cope DNQ 27 DNQ 34 34 31 34 30 DNQ 35 32 37 31 34 DNQ 35 35 32 33 31 29 25 34 37 29 29 36 38 202
30 Ryan Ellis QL QL 30 35 29 35 31 25 15 30 30 18 33 27 22 36 DNQ 36 33 DNQ DNQ 191
31 Corey LaJoie 23 19 18 30 37 10 6 23 33 35 177
32 Sam Hornish Jr. 1* 6 2 4 157
33 Harrison Rhodes DNQ 35 32 30 35 26 27 24 26 26 38 34 38 121
34 Drew Herring 14 18 29 12 21 111
35 Martin Roy 38 25 26 27 23 31 26 30 102
36 Morgan Shepherd 36 37 39 39 DNQ Wth DNQ 39 39 36 DNQ 35 36 37 35 37 39 37 35 Wth Wth 39 37 34 DNQ 34 38 34 39 DNQ 39 DNQ DNQ 94
37 Brandon Gdovic 18 26 27 21 21 92
38 Todd Peck 38 DNQ 37 30 37 32 28 30 34 40 28 25 92
39 T. J. Bell 26 DNQ 32 28 28 27 DNQ 38 38 32 31 89
40 Stanton Barrett DNQ 30 31 19 20 27 78
41 Josh Berry 9 27 13 74
42 Carl Long 36 37 DNQ 39 DNQ 38 30 34 30 38 38 DNQ 38 32 38 64
43 Brandon Hightower 35 25 34 39 35 26 30 63
44 Chris Cockrum 28 29 37 32 29 QL QL 35 56
45 Cody Ware (R) 31 35 31 36 38 21 54
46 Scott Heckert 26 16 29 52
47 Benny Gordon 35 14 23 51
48 Owen Kelly 16 17 50
49 Alex Guenette 27 24 38 26 49
50 Clint King 30 26 26 41
51 Matt Waltz 28 35 36 35 37 34 41
52 Josh Reaume 34 38 DNQ DNQ 37 40 27 33 37
53 Kenny Habul 17 36 34 36
54 Dexter Bean 36 36 Wth DNQ Wth 38 36 23 Wth Wth 36
55 Andy Lally 7 35
56 Alex Tagliani 7 35
57 Scott Lagasse Jr. 29 Wth 25 28
58 Dylan Lupton 19 36 27
59 Brandon McReynolds 23 32 27
60 Bobby Gerhart 39 33 24 27
61 John Jackson 32 37 Wth 39 40 35 391 39 24
62 Josh Bilicki 38 28 34 23
63 James Davison 19 22
64 Tomy Drissi 36 26 20
65 Hermie Sadler 34 28 20
66 Paige Decker 31 31 20
67 Alex Labbé 23 18
68 Nicolas Hammann 28 36 18
69 D. J. Kennington 36 30 16
70 Anthony Kumpen 26 15
71 Michael Lira 26 15
72 Camden Murphy 26 15
73 Eric McClure 30 11
74 Mark Thompson DNQ 31 QL 11
75 Roger Reuse 33 8
76 Todd Bodine 34 7
77 Blake Jones 35 6
78 Derek White DNQ 36 5
79 Alli Owens 36 5
80 Josh Williams 381 DNQ 37 4
81 Dexter Stacey 37 DNQ DNQ 4
82 Tim Cowen 37 4
83 Nelson Piquet Jr. 38 3
84 Chris Cook 40 1
Claire Decker DNQ 0
Ineligible for Xfinity Series driver points
Pos. Driver DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Pts
Kyle Busch 1* 1* 1* 2* 1* 2 4 2* 1* 1* 1* 37 24 1* 13* QL 1* 1*
Austin Dillon 5 5 7 1 8 4 5 6 2 28 2 5 1 7 QL 14 17 7 2 5
Kyle Larson 34 2 8 11 3* 6 1* 4 3 3* 4 2 4* 5 1 7
Joey Logano 2* 9 27 7 3 5 6 4* 8 1* 7 QL 1 4
Denny Hamlin 1* 2
Chase Elliott 1 4 5 4 9 9
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5 1*
Aric Almirola 11 12 11 17 10 10 11 1 12 10
Michael McDowell 1*
Brad Keselowski 6 15 9 3 9 3 10 3 8 24 12 3 9 2* 9
Paul Menard 4 29 7 3 3 2 20 9
Kevin Harvick 12 6 8 2 35 7 3
Ryan Blaney 20 16 8 3 7 3 4 4
Kasey Kahne 3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3
Cole Custer 6 4 32 DNQ 35 17
Matt Tifft 21 20 23 33 8 8 5 8 9 25
Trevor Bayne 5
Regan Smith 11 13 6
Clint Bowyer 6
Spencer Gallagher 23 24 17 29 8 22 24
Ben Kennedy 10
Matt DiBenedetto 40 32 40 Wth 38 40 40 40 40 40 38 40 40 40 40 40 DNQ 11 36 40 40
Gray Gaulding 13 13
Alon Day 13 30
Cole Whitt 16 18
John Wes Townley 17 26 Wth
Joe Nemechek 19 36
Travis Kvapil 25 25 30 23 25 Wth 20 33 26
Alex Kennedy 20
David Ragan 21
Timmy Hill 32 32 31 26 33 35 22 39 37 29 DNQ 23 36 39 25 34 38 40 40 38 39 39
Brandon Brown 29 Wth 25 23
Bobby Labonte 23
Mike Bliss 39 26 40
Austin Theriault 37 29 27
Jordan Anderson 31 29 37 33 36
Spencer Boyd 29 35
Jennifer Jo Cobb 29
Josh Wise 39 40 39 40 39 36 39 39 DNQ
Tyler Young 39
Chris Fontaine DNQ
Pos. Driver DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Pts
1 Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

Owners' championship (Top 15)[edit]

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8

Pos. No. Car Owner DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Points
1 19 Joe Gibbs 8 7 2 3 4 16 6 5 7 9 12 9 1 4 32 3 4 7 30 4 23 30 4 3 8 4 2 1* 3 3 5 5 1* 4040
2 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4 9 8 8 5 7 15 3 1* 6 28 6 5 6 18 6 10 6 3 6 9 4 8 1* 4 3 1 7 2 2 6 13 3 4038
3 22 Roger Penske 2* 6 15 9 20 3 9 9 27 7 3 5 6 3 4* 10 3 8 8 24 3 11 7 7 3 7 3 4 9 4 2* 9 4 4037
4 18 J. D. Gibbs 23 1* 1* 1* 2* 1* 2 33 8 8 1* 4 2* 1* 21 1* 1* 1* 5 37 16 24 17 2 1* 13* 5 21 8 1* 9 1* 25 4016
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series cut-off
5 7 Kelley Earnhardt-Miller 12 8 9 4 10 6 5 35 2 4 5 39 8 7 2 31 7 5 7 7 5 2 6 11 5 5 9 3 6 14 10 4 6 2239
6 2 Richard Childress 5 4 5 7 1 8 4 5 6 29 2 7 3 10 28 2 5 3 6 2 2 1 1* 20 7 9 4 13 14 17 7 2 5 2234
7 42 Chip Ganassi 34 2 34 15 8 11 3* 15 11 40 6 1* 22 18 37 12 18 4 19 3 1* 3* 32 4 22 2 15 31 4* 5 1 15 7 2222
8 20 Joe Gibbs 31 3 3 2 15 2 1 34 21 1* 34 2 4 27 10 4 2 22 1* 12 6 33 21 6 2 1 28* 16 5 15 4 10 9 2220
9 3 Richard Childress 13 5 7 6 17 13 7 2 19 5 8 3 15 2 14 7 33 9 2 11 4 25 12 12 6 11 27 2 11 12 16 7 2 2214
10 88 Rick Hendrick 1 12 4 5 6 5 8 1 9 3 4 10 7 5 9 32 8 2 9 17 36 11 34 35 9 6 13 6 7 6 3 38 14 2198
11 48 Chip Ganassi 27 14 11 10 13 19 13 10 3 10 9 12 11 8 26 9 6 11 4 10 10 28 3 5 10 21 10 15 18 7 8 11 27 2192
12 62 Richard Childress 10 13 10 13 7 12 16 7 5 15 10 14 18 15 5 13 9 16 11 8 8 5 2 16 18 8 6 9 13 31 15 35 8 2161
13 33 Richard Childress 7 11 6 11 9 9 11 15 18 25 7 8 10 12 29 11 11 10 16 13 19 9 16 9 23 10 26 17 16 8 19 18 15 901
14 6 Jack Roush 6 18 33 12 3 15 25 16 13 2 27 16 9 9 20 5 12 14 24 29 15 7 9 17 12 20 8 11 20 33 11 32 11 843
15 16 Jack Roush 16 15 13 14 14 14 21 11 31 18 19 33 14 11 6 29 14 13 10 9 11 35 5 13 11 32 7 10 15 16 12 6 16 840
Pos. No. Car Owner DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM Points

Manufacturers' championship[edit]

Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Toyota 19 1362
2 Chevrolet 11 1341
3 Ford 3 1219
4 Dodge 0 361

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • ^1 The Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway was postponed from October 1 to 2 because of inclement weather.[13]
  • ^2 The Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was postponed from October 7 to 9 because of Hurricane Matthew.[14]

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