Race Lineup

The official 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR TRUCK Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Chicagoland Speedway.

American Ethanol E15 225

Friday, September 16th, 2016

Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 12 Toyota
  • 2 Ford

  • 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.
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 3, 2023 : Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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Race lineup for the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 176.148 30.656 0.000 Chapel of the Flowers Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Jeff Hensley
2 05 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 175.896 30.700 0.044 Jive Communications / Zaxbys Tony Townley Jimmy Villeneuve
3 51 Daniel Suarez Toyota 175.713 30.732 0.076 ARRIS Kyle Busch Bono Manion
4 29 Tyler Reddick Ford 175.530 30.764 0.108 Cooper Standard Brad Keselowski Doug Randolph
5 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 175.513 30.767 0.111 Red Horse Racing Tom Deloach Shane Huffman
6 33 Ben Kennedy Chevrolet 175.467 30.775 0.119 Weber Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Joey Cohen
7 41 Ben Rhodes Toyota 175.359 30.794 0.138 Alpha Energy Solutions Duke Thorson Kevin Bellicourt
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 175.330 30.799 0.143 SiriusXM Kyle Busch Wes Ward
9 9 William Byron Toyota 175.160 30.829 0.173 Liberty University Kyle Busch Rudy Fugle
10 19 Daniel Hemric Ford 174.984 30.860 0.204 DrawTite Brad Keselowski Chad Kendrick
11 11 Matt Tifft Toyota 174.984 30.860 0.204 Brain Gear / Surface Sunscreen Tom Deloach Scott Zipadelli
12 4 Christopher Bell Toyota 174.740 30.903 0.247 JBL Kyle Busch Jerry Baxter
13 88 Matt Crafton Toyota 174.216 30.996 0.340 Fisher Nuts / Menards Thorsport Racing Carl Joiner
14 24 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 174.104 31.016 0.360 Champion Power Equipment Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Jeff Stankiewicz
15 98 Rico Abreu Toyota 173.661 31.095 0.439 Safelite Auto Glass / Curb Records Mike Curb Doug George
16 21 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 173.633 31.100 0.444 Alamo Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Joe Shear
17 00 Cole Custer Chevrolet 173.594 31.107 0.451 Haas Automation Dale Earnhardt, Jr Marcus Richmond
18 8 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 173.316 31.157 0.501 #TeamTurtle / #TeamFoot Joe Nemechek Gere Kennon
19 02 Tyler Young Chevrolet 173.299 31.160 0.504 Randco / Young's Building Systems Randy Young Andrew Abbott
20 13 Cameron Hayley Toyota 172.988 31.216 0.560 RideTV / Cabinets by Hayley Duke Thorson Eddie Troconis
21 81 Ryan Truex Toyota 172.546 31.296 0.640 Toyoda Gosei Shigeaki Hattori Rob Jones
22 71 Josh Berry Chevrolet 171.168 31.548 0.892 American Club / RaceTrac Carlos Contreras Jerry Babb
23 66 Jordan Anderson Chevrolet 171.038 31.572 0.916 Columbia SC / Bolen Motorsports Jeff Bolen Paul Clapprood
24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 170.240 31.720 1.064 Cross Concrete Construction Craig Martins Kevin Eagle
25 07 Ray Black II Chevrolet 169.956 31.773 1.117 RTFT All Star Racing League Bobby Dotter Ken Evans
26 22 Austin Wayne Self Toyota 169.321 31.892 1.236 AM Technical Solutions / TechLine M… Tim Self Rick Ren
27 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 168.581 32.032 1.376 PitStopsforHope.org Tracy Lowe Steve Kuykendall
28 63 Jesse Little Chevrolet 167.333 32.271 1.615 MIttler Bros Machine & Tool Mike Mittler Mike Mittler
29 49 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 167.255 32.286 1.630 Premium Motorsports Jay Robinson Jay Robinson
30 50 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 165.756 32.578 1.922 Team Brackeen Mark Beaver Brian Lear
31 10 Caleb Roark Chevrolet 156.472 34.511 3.855 Driven2Honor.org Jennifer Jo Cobb Austin Zivich
32 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 152.560 35.396 4.740 Norm Benning Racing Norm Benning Dan Sheffer