2016 Hisense 4K TV 300


The 2016 Hisense 4K TV 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 35th running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, in Fontana, California, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 206 laps to complete, including six overtime laps. NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin took home the win, his first of the season and 15th all-time in the Xfinity Series. Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon and Team Penske's Joey Logano finished second and third, respectively.

Report

Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

Practice 1

Rookie Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.808 seconds and a speed of.

Final Practice

Ty Dillon was fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.778 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.261 and a speed of. T. J. Bell and Morgan Shepherd did not qualify. Carl Long, Martin Roy, Timmy Hill, Derrike Cope, Mike Harmon, Cody Ware, and Harrison Rhodes all qualified based on owner points.

Race

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 21 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 54 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 41 minutes and 54 seconds
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

The race was covered on Fox Sports 1 on television. Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip called the race in the booth. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, and Matt Yocum provided reports from Pit Road.

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Toyota460
2Chevrolet445
3Ford388
4Dodge94

  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.