2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 23 in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season | |||
The layout of the track
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| Date | February 19, 2016 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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| Distance | 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 129.032 mph (207.656 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Time | 49.792 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Theriault | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip | ||
The 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 is the first race in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The race was ran on February 19, 2016 at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and . It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010.
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