Entry List
The official 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR TRUCK Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Chicagoland Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
American Ethanol E15 225
Friday, September 16th, 2016
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
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- Chicagoland Speedway
- 8th Annual American Ethanol e15 225
- Keystone Light Pole Winner: Spencer Gallagher
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 23 - Chapel of the Flowers Chevrolet
- Owner: Maurice Gallagher, Jr.
- Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley
- Spencer Gallagher won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the 8th Annual American Ethanol e15 225 with a lap of 30.656 seconds, 176.148 mph.
- This is his first pole in 51 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2016.
- This is his first pole in two races at Chicagoland Speedway.
- John Wes Townley (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2016 and his first in five races at Chicagoland Speedway.
- Daniel Suarez (third) posted his second top-10 start at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his seventh in nine races this season.
- Ben Rhodes (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 32
- Laps Scheduled: 150
- Laps Actual: 151 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 5 Minutes 5 Seconds
- Average Speed: 108.648
- Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 1,128 (10.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Chicagoland Speedway
- 8th Annual American Ethanol e15 225
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 31
- Team : No. 18 - SiriusXM Toyota
- Owner: Kyle Busch
- Crew Chief: Wes Ward
- Kyle Busch won the 8th Annual American Ethanol e15 225, his 46th victory in 133 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2016.
- This is his fifth victory and sixth top-10 finish in six races at Chicagoland Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2016.
- Cameron Hayley (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Chicagoland Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- William Byron is seeded first in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | May 1, 1978 | 38 | Chevrolet | Alamo | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Joe Shear |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 31 | Toyota | SiriusXM | Kyle Busch | Wes Ward |
| 3 | 49 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 30 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | Jay Robinson | Jay Robinson |
| 4 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Team Brackeen | Mark Beaver | Brian Lear |
| 5 | 6 | Norm Benning | Level Green, PA | Jan 16, 1952 | 64 | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | Norm Benning | Dan Sheffer |
| 6 | 24 | Grant Enfinger | Fairhope, AL | Jan 22, 1985 | 31 | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Jeff Stankiewicz |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tulare, CA | Jun 11, 1976 | 40 | Toyota | Fisher Nuts / Menards | ThorSport Racing | Carl Joiner |
| 8 | 81 | Ryan Truex | Mayetta, NJ | Mar 18, 1992 | 24 | Toyota | Toyoda Gosei | Shigeaki Hattori | Rob Jones |
| 9 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Watkinsville, GA | Dec 31, 1989 | 26 | Chevrolet | Jive Communications / Zaxbys | Tony Townley | Jimmy Villeneuve |
| 10 | 51 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 24 | Toyota | ARRIS | Kyle Busch | Bono Manion |
| 11 | 07 | Ray Black II | Montgomery, AL | May 17, 1991 | 25 | Chevrolet | RTFT All Star Racing League | Bobby Dotter | Ken Evans |
| 12 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 25 | Ford | DrawTite | Brad Keselowski | Chad Kendrick |
| 13 | 9 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 18 | Toyota | Liberty University | Kyle Busch | Rudy Fugle |
| 14 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 18 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Marcus Richmond |
| 15 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Danville, VA | Aug 29, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | Red Horse Racing | Tom DeLoach | Shane Huffman |
| 16 | 63 | Jesse Little | Sherrills Ford, NC | Apr 15, 1997 | 19 | Chevrolet | MIttler Bros Machine & Tool | Mike Mittler | Mike Mittler |
| 17 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 20, 1989 | 26 | Chevrolet | Chapel of the Flowers | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Jeff Hensley |
| 18 | 29 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 20 | Ford | Cooper Standard | Brad Keselowski | Doug Randolph |
| 19 | 11 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 20 | Toyota | Brain Gear / Surface Sunscreen | Tom DeLoach | Scott Zipadelli |
| 20 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 19 | Chevrolet | #TeamTurtle / #TeamFoot | Joe Nemechek | Gere Kennon |
| 21 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 21 | Toyota | JBL | Kyle Busch | Jerry Baxter |
| 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Como, MS | Dec 7, 1986 | 29 | Chevrolet | Cross Concrete Construction | Craig Martins | Kevin Eagle |
| 23 | 66 | Jordan Anderson | Forest Acres, SC | Apr 15, 1991 | 25 | Chevrolet | Columbia SC / Bolen Motorsports | Jeff Bolen | Paul Clapprood |
| 24 | 71 | Josh Berry | Hendersonville, TN | Oct 22, 1990 | 25 | Chevrolet | American Club / RaceTrac | Carlos Contreras | Jerry Babb |
| 25 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Louisville, KY | Feb 21, 1997 | 19 | Toyota | Alpha Energy Solutions | Duke Thorson | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 26 | 33 | Ben Kennedy | Daytona Beach, FL | Dec 26, 1991 | 24 | Chevrolet | Weber | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Joey Cohen |
| 27 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | Calgary, Alberta | Jul 21, 1996 | 20 | Toyota | RideTV / Cabinets by Hayley | Duke Thorson | Eddie Troconis |
| 28 | 1 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Kansas City, Kansas | Jun 12, 1973 | 43 | Chevrolet | PitStopsforHope.org | Tracy Lowe | Steve Kuykendall |
| 29 | 02 | Tyler Young | Midland, TX | Jul 15, 1990 | 26 | Chevrolet | Randco / Young's Building Systems | Randy Young | Andrew Abbott |
| 30 | 10 | Caleb Roark | Abingdon, VA | Jan 13, 1993 | 23 | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Austin Zivich |
| 31 | 98 | Rico Abreu | St Helena, CA | Jan 30, 1992 | 24 | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass / Curb Records | Mike Curb | Doug George |
| 32 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Austin, TX | Mar 5, 1996 | 20 | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions / TechLine Mfg | Tim Self | Rick Ren |