2016 Brickyard 400

2016 Crown Royal presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the Brickyard
Race details
Race 20 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
	The 2016 Brickyard 400 program cover.
Date	July 24, 2016
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.5 mi (4 km)
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	Kyle Busch;
Time	48.745 seconds
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch
Laps	149
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings	2.8/5 (Overnight); 3.1/6 (Final); 5.2 million viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio	IndyCar Radio Network
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice, Pat Patterson and John Andretti
Turn Announcers	Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4)

The 2016 Brickyard 400, branded as Crown Royal presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the Brickyard, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 24, 2016 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. As the 23rd running of the Brickyard 400, 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.

This is the first Brickyard 400 without Dale Earnhardt Jr. since the 1999 edition and the first Brickyard 400 without an Earnhardt in the starting lineup.

Also, this marked the final Brickyard 400 starts for 5-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon and 2-time Brickyard 400 winner Tony Stewart.

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