64th season of the ARCA Racing Series
Chase Briscoe , the 2016 ARCA champion.
The 2016 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 64th season of the ARCA Racing Series . The season began on February 13 with the Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire and ended on October 14 with the Kansas 150 . Rookie Chase Briscoe , driving the No. 77 for Cunningham Motorsports , won the drivers' championship.[ 1]
Tom Hessert III finished second in the championship standings, 535 points behind Briscoe. Matt Kurzejewski finished third in the standings.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Notes
^ Brad Smith's entry at Talladega was fielded in a collaboration with James Hylton Motorsports .
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Josh Williams Motorsports.
^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Crosley Sports Group .
^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Win-Tron Racing .
^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Kimmel Racing.
^ It was a Brett Hudson Motorsports entry using Venturini Motorsports ' owner points.
^ It was an ESP Motorsports entry using Roulo Brothers Racing's owner points.
^ It was a Max Force Racing entry using Bobby Gerhart Racing 's owner points.
^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Venturini Motorsports .
^ It was a Hixson Motorsports entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
^ It was a Max Force Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
^ It was a Max Force Racing entry using Rette Jones Racing's owner points.
Schedule
The 2016 schedule was fully released on November 25, 2015.[ 2]
No.
Race title
Track
Date
1
Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach
February 13
2
Music City 200
Fairgrounds Speedway , Nashville
April 9
3
Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200
Salem Speedway , Salem
April 24
4
General Tire 200
Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln
April 29
5
Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care
Toledo Speedway , Toledo
May 22
6
Twilight 150 Presented by Unique Pretzels
New Jersey Motorsports Park , Millville
May 28
7
General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Pocono Raceway , Long Pond
June 3
8
Corrigan Oil 200
Michigan International Speedway , Brooklyn
June 10
9
Montgomery Ward Fathers Day 200
Madison International Speedway , Oregon
June 19
10
Herr's Potato Chips 200
Winchester Speedway , Winchester
June 26
11
ABC Supply 150
Iowa Speedway , Newton
July 9
12
Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Lucas Oil Raceway , Brownsburg
July 22
13
ModSpace 150
Pocono Raceway , Long Pond
July 29
14
Berlin ARCA 200
Berlin Raceway , Marne
August 6
15
SuperChevyStores.com 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack , Springfield
August 21
16
General Tire Grabber 100
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack , Du Quoin
September 4
17
Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic
Salem Speedway , Salem
September 10
18
Scott 150
Chicagoland Speedway , Joliet
September 15
19
Crosley 150
Kentucky Speedway , Sparta
September 23
20
Kansas 150
Kansas Speedway , Kansas City
October 14
Television coverage
In the United States, ten races were broadcast by Fox Sports on FS1 or FS2 .[ 4] The eight races that were broadcast on FS1 include Daytona, Talladega, both Pocono events, Michigan, Indianapolis, Chicagoland, and Kansas, while Iowa and Kentucky were broadcast on FS2.[ 4] Nine races were also aired on American Sports Network . The Toledo, Winchester, Berlin, Madison, and Illinois Fairgrounds races were broadcast live, while the Duquoin, Nashville, and both Salem races were shown on tape delay.[ 5]
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' championship
(key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
See also
References
^ Associated Press (October 14, 2016). "Chase Briscoe claims ARCA championship before win at Kansas" . ESPN . Kansas City: ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 15, 2016 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 25, 2015). "ARCA releases 2016 schedule; Mobile out, Madison (Wisc.) returns" . Motorsports Talk . NBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "2016 ARCA Racing Series Results" . Racing-reference.info . Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ a b "PRESS RELEASE: ARCA and FOX Sports announce 2016 broadcast schedule" . Fox Sports . Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "American Sports Network to televise 9 ARCA Racing Series events" . ARCA Racing . ARCA Racing. March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
^ "ARCA: Lucas Oil 200" . National Speed Sport News . Turn 3 Media, LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "Music City 200" . ARCA Racing. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "2016 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "2016 General Tire 200" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "2016 Menards 200 Presented by Federated Car Care" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved May 24, 2016 .
^ "2016 Twilight 150 Presented by Unique Pretzels" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "2016 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
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