2016 NASCAR World Series
| 2016 NASCAR World Series | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 |  CAAL Racing
|
44 | Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Full |
| 54 |  Alon Day
|
Full | ||
| Template:USA Chip Canassi Racing | 32 | Template:USA Dylan Krasniewski | Full | |
| 42 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Full | ||
| 81 |  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 |  Ander Vilarino
|
Full | |
| 8 | Template:FRA Romain Iannetta | Full | ||
| Template:USA Ford |  Escuderia Telmex
|
37 | Salvador Duran
|
Full |
| 38 | Ruben Garcia
|
Full | ||
| 39 | Luis Michael Dorrbecker
|
TBC | ||
 Facu Regalia
|
TBC | |||
| Template:AUS Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | Template:AUS Paul Morris | Full | |
 PDVSA Racing
|
19 | Ernesto Viso
|
Full | |
| Template:USA Richard Petty Motorsport | 9 | Template:AUS Marcos Ambrose | Full | |
| 25 | Template:USA Jeb Burton | Full | ||
| 28 | Andrew Ranger
|
Full | ||
 SMP Racing
|
87 | Mikhail Aleshin
|
Full | |
 Subaru
|
Template:AUT Red Bull World Racing | 5 |  Mattias Ekstrom
|
Full |
| 16 |  Caca Bueno
|
TBC | ||
 Maciej Janiewski
|
TBC | |||
| Template:GBR Andy Jordan | TBC | |||
 Mark Maloney
|
TBC | |||
 Adrian Zaugg
|
TBC | |||
| 29 | Daniel Serra
|
Full | ||
| 83 | Template:USA Scott Speed | Full | ||
| Villeneuve Racing
|
1 | Template:FRA Patrick Lemarié | TBC | |
| 97 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Full | ||
 World Luxury Racing
|
77 | Abdulaziz Al-Faisal
|
TBC | |
 Heamin Choi
|
TBC | |||
 Andre Couto
|
TBC | |||
 Ma Qinghua
|
TBC | |||
| Template:TUR Jason Tahinci | TBC | |||
| Sakon Yamamoto
|
TBC | |||
| Toyota
|
Template:USA Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Daniel Suarez
|
Full |
| 48 | Template:USA Brian Vickers | Full | ||
| 80 | Template:USA Sam Hornish Jr | Full | ||
| Lacroix Racing
|
47 | 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 |  Peter Dempsey
|
Full | |
| 88 | Template:GBR Oli Playle | Full |
Additional part time entries will be added later
NASCAR Championship of the World
| 2016 NASCAR Championship of the World | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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) |
All information on this page is not part of canon.