2016 Federated Auto Parts 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 26 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 10, 2016 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility .75 mi (1.2 km) |
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| Distance | 407 laps, 305.25 mi (488.40 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 85.778 mph (138.046 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 22.069 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex, Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Laps | 193 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.5/3 (Overnight) 1.6/3 (Final) 2.7 million viewers |
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| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (Backstretch) | ||
The 2016 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 10, 2016 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 407 laps -- extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 26th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin won his second career race at Richmond and third race of the 2016 season.
Kyle Larson made his way to a second place finish, the race had seven lead changes among different drivers, as well as a new track record with sixteen cautions for 89 laps, and one red flag for 20 minutes and 23 seconds.
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races.
The preliminary entry list for the race included 41 cars and was released on September 5, 2016 at 12:07 p.m. Eastern time.
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.318 and a speed of 120.979 mph (194.697 km/h).
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