Today I gonna talk about the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup. To be honest, I’m a huge fan of racing, so I spent a lot of time digging into this stuff. It’s pretty cool, so I thought I’d share what I found with y’all.
First off, I started by browsing around to get a general feel for the 2016 season. I mean, who were the big names? What were the big races? That kind of basic stuff. I quickly realized that 2016 was a pretty significant year. It was the last full season for some real legends like Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, and Greg Biffle. I even noted down that some other drivers like Brian Scott, Josh Wise, Brian Vickers, and Michael Annett had their last Cup race starts that year. It felt like the end of an era!
Then I got into the results. I wanted to know who won what and when. I stumbled upon some information that laid out the winners of various races. For example, I found that Kurt Busch won the 2016 Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400, and Joey Logano took the FireKeepers Casino 400.
What I learned about teams and drivers
I was curious about the teams and drivers, so I dug deeper. I discovered that there were 41 pages related to the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. That’s a lot! I didn’t go through all of them, but I got a good sense of who the main players were.
- Hendrick Motorsports was a big deal, and Jimmie Johnson, one of their drivers, won his seventh drivers’ championship. What a legend! That’s the same number as Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.
- Toyota won the manufacturer’s championship. That’s huge because it broke Chevrolet’s streak that had been going on since 2002.
I also found out that drivers like Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, and Harrison Burton were eliminated from playoff contention. That must have been tough for them.
Finally, I wanted to see where I could watch these races, just in case I wanted to catch some reruns. I found out that you can watch NASCAR Cup Series races live on networks like NBC, USA Network, FOX, and FS1.
Anyway, that’s pretty much what I did today regarding the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup. It was fun going down memory lane and learning more about that season. Hope you found this interesting!