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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.
Starting from pole Car 18 Kyle Busch NOS Energy Drink Toyota won the 18th Annual Ticket Galaxy 200, his 86th win in 328 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his 10th win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 10th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Phoenix International Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Austin Dillon Rheem Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Car 60 Ricky Stenhouse JrSunnyD Ford, started from 13th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.
4th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave Men Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap/Prudential Overall Supply Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Car 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Erik Jones Hisense Toyota was the highest finishing rookie, in 10th place, started from 2nd place.
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Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 OneMain Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.
The race had 6 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 50 for Debris in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 56 for Car 88 Alex Bowman Hughes General Contractors Chevrolet Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 94 for Car 99 Jeff Green BJ McLeod Motorsports Ford Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 106 for Car 07 Ray Black Jr # Scuba Life Chevrolet Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 139 for Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet Crash in Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 150 for Car 0 Garrett Smithley Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ Chevrolet, Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr Leidos Ford, Car 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, Car 24 Corey LaJoie Youtheory Toyota and Car 90 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet Crash on the frontstretch [Red Flag; 10:34].
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.
The 6 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 0; E. Jones (C) # 1-3; K. Busch(i) 4-95; T. Dillon 96-100; K. Busch(i) 101-152; J. Allgaier (C) 153-154; K. Busch(i) 155-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch(i) 3 times for 190 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 5 laps; E. Jones (C) # 1 time for 3 laps; J. Allgaier (C) 1 time for 2 laps.
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Blake Koch, driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.
Top 10 in Points: D. Suarez (C) – 3,111; E. Sadler (C) – 3,102; E. Jones (C) # – 3,097; J. Allgaier (C) – 3,096; B. Koch (C) – 3,092; R. Reed (C) – 3,089; D. Wallace Jr (C) – 3,048; B. Gaughan (C) – 3,032; B. Poole # – 2,178; T. Dillon – 2,174.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Annual Ticket Galaxy 200 – Saturday,
November 12, 2016
Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) NOS Energy Drink Toyota 200 Running
2. 8. Car 2 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 13. Car 60 Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i) SunnyD Ford 200 Running
4. 9. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (C) Suave Men Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 6. Car 19 Daniel Suarez (C) ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
6. 3. Car 16 Ryan Reed (C) Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford 200 Running
7. 22. Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap/Prudential Overall Supply Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 4. Car 11 Blake Koch (C) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 11. Car 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
10. 2. Car 20 Erik Jones (C) # Hisense Toyota 200 Running
11. 14. Car 48 Brennan Poole # DC Solar Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 17. Car 98 Aric Almirola(i) Carroll Shelby Engine Co Ford 200 Running
13. 10. Car 1 Elliott Sadler (C) OneMain Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 15. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Big Valley Towing Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 19. Car 42 Justin Marks Katerra Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 20. Car 14 Cole Whitt(i) Rinnai Toyota 200 Running
17. 24. Car 44 JJ Yeley Zachry Toyota 199 Running
18. 16. Car 33 Brandon Jones # Okuma Chevrolet 199 Running
19. 12. Car 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 199 Running
20. 21. Car 4 Ross Chastain CarShield.com Chevrolet 199 Running
21. 30. Car 46 Brandon Gdovic TCC Chevrolet 199 Running
22. 26. Car 01 Ryan Preece # GK Services Chevrolet 199 Running
23. 33. Car 90 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet 197 Running
24. 32. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life AZ Chevrolet 197 Running
25. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod # BJ McLeod Motorsports Ford 197 Running
26. 37. Car 13 Brandon Hightower Operation Second Chance/Timmons Truck Center Dodge 196 Running
27. 35. Car 25 Austin Theriault(i) Cross Insurance Chevrolet 196 Running
28. 40. Car 97 Josh Bilicki VroomBrands Chevrolet 191 Running
29. 39. Car 74 Mike Harmon Jr Peters Roadside Auto Dodge 190 Running
30. 38. Car 15 DJ Kennington Wilride Transport LTD Ford 165 Engine
31. 23. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com/AllSouthElectric.com Chevrolet 150 Accident
32. 5. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr (C) Leidos Ford 148 Accident
33. 18. Car 24 Corey LaJoie Youtheory Toyota 148 Accident
34. 34. Car 0 Garrett Smithley # Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ Chevrolet 145 Accident
35. 25. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan (C) South Point Chevrolet 136 Accident
36. 27. Car 07 Ray Black Jr # Scuba Life Chevrolet 103 Accident
37. 28. Car 99 Jeff Green BJ McLeod Motorsports Ford 90 Accident
38. 7. Car 88 Alex Bowman Hughes General Contractors Chevrolet 54 Accident
39. 31. Car 40 Timmy Hill(i) Phoenix Air/UTVINT.com Toyota 14 Brakes
40. 29. Car 10 Matt DiBenedetto(i) Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 22 and 24 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 93 David Starr, 89 Morgan Shepherd, 77 Ryan Ellis, 70 Dexter Stacey.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 03 Mins, 19 Secs. Average Speed: 97.310 MPH. Margin of Victory: 6.115 Seconds.
Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #18 136.132 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #18. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Erik Jones, #20
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Nov. 19, 2016 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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