2016 NASCAR World Series

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2016 NASCAR World Series
NASCAR World Series.png
Season
Races 30
Start date 19th March
End date 12th November
Awards
Drivers' champion TBC
Teams' champion TBC
Seasons
Previous season Next season
2015 2017

The 2016 NASCAR World Series was the second season of the of NASCAR World Series, NASCAR's second top-level stock car series alongside the Cup Series. The defending World Series Champions from 2015 were Marcos Ambrose for Drivers and Chip Ganassi Racing for teams, while Regan Smith would have the chance to defend his NASCAR Championship of the World.

Teams and Drivers

The field for races in 2016 continued to be limited to 32 cars, with NASCAR deciding before the race weekend which applications for part-time entries would be accepted. Ultimately this would mean two part-time teams would be chosen per weekend, as there were 30 full-time teams entered for the season.

Manufacturer Team # Driver Schedule
Template:USA Chevrolet Flag of Italy svg.png CAAL Racing 44 Flag of Italy svg.png Vitantonio Liuzzi Full
54 Flag of Israel svg.png Alon Day Full
Template:USA Chip Canassi Racing 32 Template:USA Dylan Krasniewski Full
42 Flag of Colombia svg.png Juan Pablo Montoya Full
81 Flag of Canada svg.png Alex Tagliani Full
Template:USA Stewart-Haas Racing 30 Template:USA Tony Stewart Full
88 Template:USA Regan Smith Full
Template:FRA TFT Banco Santander 2 Flag of Spain svg.png Ander Vilarino Full
8 Template:FRA Romain Iannetta Full
Template:USA Ford Flag of Mexico svg.png Escuderia Telmex 37 Flag of Mexico svg.png Salvador Duran Full
38 Flag of Mexico svg.png Ruben Garcia Full
39 Flag of Mexico svg.png Luis Michael Dorrbecker TBC
Flag of Argentina svg.png Facu Regalia TBC
Template:AUS Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Template:AUS Paul Morris Full
Flag of Venezuela svg.png PDVSA Racing 19 Flag of Venezuela svg.png Ernesto Viso Full
Template:USA Richard Petty Motorsport 9 Template:AUS Marcos Ambrose Full
25 Template:USA Jeb Burton Full
28 Flag of Canada svg.png Andrew Ranger Full
Flag of Russia svg.png SMP Racing 87 Flag of Russia svg.png Mikhail Aleshin Full
Flag of Japan svg.png Subaru Template:AUT Red Bull World Racing 5 Flag of Sweden svg.png Mattias Ekstrom Full
16 Flag of Brazil svg.png Caca Bueno TBC
Flag of Poland svg.png Maciej Janiewski TBC
Template:GBR Andy Jordan TBC
Flag of Barbados svg.png Mark Maloney TBC
Flag of South Africa svg.png Adrian Zaugg TBC
29 Flag of Brazil svg.png Daniel Serra Full
83 Template:USA Scott Speed Full
Flag of Canada svg.png Villeneuve Racing 1 Template:FRA Patrick Lemarié TBC
97 Flag of Canada svg.png Jacques Villeneuve Full
Flag of Saudi Arabia svg.png World Luxury Racing 77 Flag of Saudi Arabia svg.png Fahad Algosaibi TBC
Flag of South Korea svg.png Heamin Choi TBC
Flag of Macau svg.png Andre Couto TBC
Flag of China svg.png Ma Qinghua TBC
Template:TUR Jason Tahinci TBC
Flag of Japan svg.png Sakon Yamamoto TBC
Flag of Japan svg.png Toyota Template:USA Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Flag of Mexico svg.png Daniel Suarez Full
48 Template:USA Brian Vickers Full
80 Template:USA Sam Hornish Jr Full
Flag of Canada svg.png Lacroix Racing 47 Flag of Canada svg.png Kevin Lacroix Full
Template:USA Speed Energy Racing by Robby Gordon 7 Template:USA Robby Gordon Full
27 Template:AUS Matthew Brabham Full
74 Template:USA Sheldon Creed Full
Template:GBR United Autosports 86 Flag of Ireland svg.png Peter Dempsey Full
88 Template:GBR Oli Playle Full

Additional part time entries will be added later

Calendar

Race Track Type Laps Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
REGULAR SEASON
1 Template:USA Carolina 300 Darlington Raceway Intermediate 240 laps
2 Template:USA California 300 Auto Club Speedway Superspeedway 150 laps
3 Flag of Barbados svg.png Barbados 300 Bushy Park Circuit Road Course 240 laps
4 Flag of Mexico svg.png Guadalajara 300 Triovalo Cajititlan Short Track 300 laps
5 Flag of Mexico svg.png Puebla 300 Autodromo Miguel E. Abed Intermediate 240 laps
6 Template:USA Tennessee 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Short Track 500 laps
7 Flag of Brazil svg.png Brazilian 300 Autodromo Goiania Oval Intermediate 180 laps
8 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine 300 Autodromo de Rafaela Superspeedway 105 laps
9 Flag of South Africa svg.png South African 300 Phakisa Freeway Intermediate 200 laps
10 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kiwi 300 Highlands Motorsport Park - B Course Short Track 300 laps
11 Flag of India svg.png Indian 300 Buddh International Short Circuit Road Course 102 laps
12 Flag of Germany svg.png European 500 EuroSpeedway Lausitz Superspeedway 247 laps
13 Template:GBR Great British 300 Rockingham Speedway Intermediate 203 laps
14 Flag of Sweden svg.png Scandinavian 300 Solvalla Stadium Oval Track Short Track 300 laps
15 Template:FRA French 300 Magny-Cours Exterior Circuit Road Course 112 laps
16 Template:BEL Belgian 300 Warneton Raceway Short Track 300 laps
17 Template:GBR Gold Cup 300 Mallory Park Car Circuit Road Course 138 laps
18 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch 300 Raceway Venray Short Track 300 laps
19 Flag of Poland svg.png Polish Dirt Classic Motoarena Torun Dirt Track 50 per heat
100 for A Main
WILDCARD RACE
20 Template:GBR Wildcard 300 Foxhall Stadium Short Track 300 laps
LAST 16
21 Flag of Bahrain svg.png Asian 500 Bahrain International Oval Circuit Intermediate 322 laps
22 Flag of Bahrain svg.png Bahrain 300 Bahrain International Outer Circuit Road Course 82 laps
23 Flag of Japan svg.png Japanese 300 Twin Ring Motegi - Oval Circuit Intermediate 194 laps
QUARTER-FINALS
24 Flag of Taiwan svg.png Taipei 300 Penbay International Circuit Short Track 300 laps
25 Flag of China svg.png Shanghai 300 Shanghai East Circuit Road Course 104 laps
26 Template:USA Alabama 300 Talladega Superspeeway Superspeedway 300 laps
SEMI-FINALS
27 Template:USA New York 300 Watkins Glen Circuit Road Course 76 laps
28 Flag of Canada svg.png Lake Erie 300 Jukasa Motor Speedway Short Track 300 laps
29 Flag of Canada svg.png Ontario 300 Mosport Park Road Course 73 laps
GRAND FINAL
30 Template:USA NASCAR World Series Grand Final Daytona International Speedway Superspeedway 120 laps

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD
Template:USA NASCAR Championship of the World Charlotte Motor Speedway Intermediate 100 laps

NASCAR Championship of the World

2016 NASCAR Championship of the World
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Season
Races 1
Start date 28 November (Qualifying)
End date 29 November (Race)
Awards
Drivers' champion Template:USA Regan Smith
Seasons
Previous season Next season
2015 2017

As in 2015, the NASCAR Championship of the World was held two weeks after the conclusion of the World Series season, and one week after the conclusion of the Cup Series season. It retained its format as an IROC-style 100-lap shootout for the top sixteen drivers across NASCAR's major series; all drivers would be furnished with identically prepared Cup cars, with defending champion Regan Smith guaranteed a place on the grid.

Entry List

Driver Route
1 Template:USA Regan Smith 2014 Champion of the World
2 Template:USA Joey Denny Hamlin Daytona 500 winner
TBC TBC Tennessee 500 winner
TBC TBC European 500 winner
TBC TBC Asian 500 winner
TBC TBC World Series Champion
TBC TBC World Series 2nd
TBC TBC World Series 3rd
TBC TBC World Series 4th
TBC TBC World Series 5th
TBC Template:USA Jimmie Johnson Cup Series Champion
TBC Template:USA Joey Logano Cup Series 2nd
TBC Template:USA Kyle Busch Cup Series 3rd
TBC Template:USA Carl Edwards Cup Series 4th
TBC Template:USA Matt Kenseth Cup Series 5th
Already qualified (Hamlin) Cup Series 6th
TBC Template:USA Kurt Busch Cup Series 7th
TBC Template:USA Kevin Harvick Cup Series 8th
TBC Template:USA Elliott Sadler Wildcard (Xfinity Series)
TBC Template:USA Johnny Sauter Wildcard (Truck Series)

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