2016 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400
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| Race 14 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
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| Date | June 5, 2016 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
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| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kyle Rickey (3) | ||
The 2016 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race scheduled to be held on June 5, 2016 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it will be the fourteenth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Background
The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races: the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 and the Pennsylvania 400, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Since 2013, the track is also host to a Verizon IndyCar Series race.
Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.
Entry list
The preliminary entry list for the race included forty cars and was released on May 30, 2016 at 12:48 pm ET.
Media
Television
Fox NASCAR will televise the race in the United States on FS1 for the second consecutive year. Mike Joy will be the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip will be the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum will report from pit lane during the race.
| FS1 Television | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race will be broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN). MRN's broadcast of the race will be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle will announce the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody will call the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley will call the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kyle Rickey will report the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post will report from pit lane during the race.
| MRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle |
Turn 1: Dave Moody Turn 2: Mike Bagley Turn 3: Kyle Rickey |
Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post |
References
| Previous race: 2016 Coca-Cola 600 |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 season |
Next race: 2016 FireKeepers Casino 400 |
