2016 Brickyard 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 20 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 24, 2016 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
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| Distance | 170 laps, 425 mi (683 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 128.940 mph (207.509 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 48.745 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 149 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.8/5 (Overnight) 3.1/6 (Final) 5.2 million viewers |
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| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | IndyCar Radio Network | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Pat Patterson | ||
| Turn Announcers | Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4) | ||
The 2016 Crown Royal presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the Brickyard – the official name for the 23rd running of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race more generally known as the Brickyard 400 – was held on July 24, 2016 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 170 laps-- extended from 160 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Kyle Busch scored his second career victory at the Brickyard, the race had four lead changes among different drivers and eight cautions for 31 laps, and one red flag for seven minutes and 45 seconds.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
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