2016 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 68th season of professional in the United States and the 45th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited, the Can-Am Duel and the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won his seventh drivers' championship, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most all-time.

The season also marked the second season of a new television contract. During the season, races were broadcast in the United States by Fox Sports and NBC Sports.

The season marked the final season for three-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart as well as Brian Scott, Carl Edwards and Tommy Baldwin Racing.

The season also marked the final season with Sprint as the series sponsor as Monster Energy took over the title sponsorship starting in 2017.

There were 37 full-time teams in 2016.

Mike Hillman 16

Clinton Cram 1

All cars began using a digital dashboard starting in 2016.The dashboard only provided information that was available on manual gauges and lap times, but there were plans to work in tire pressure readings and other telemetry to drivers, teams, and fans at home.

At all tracks except Daytona and Talladega:

At Daytona and Talladega:

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