2016 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series season

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2016 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series Season
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# of Rounds 20
Ovals 18
Road Courses 2
Champions
Driver's Champion #32 - Shane Nargon
Owner's Champion #32 Silver Green Racing
Team's Champion Silver Green Racing
Manufacturer's Champion Ford
Rookie of the Year #40 - Alex Navarro
Other
Season Opener 2016 Dentsville 250
Season Finale 2016 Verizon Championship 400
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Championship Overview

The 2016 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series Season, is the 53rd season in Cup series competition, and the 8th under the Verizon Cup banner. Scott Johnson is the defending champion.

Shane Nargon defeated Casey Lester by 3 points to win his second title in the last 3 years.

Roster[edit | edit source]

Team Car No. Driver Primary Sponsor Notes
Tyson Bell Racing Toyota 2 Ryan Pearson Burger King
3 Austin Warwick CARQUEST
7 Caroline Slavotoriz Waffle House
71 Conal Zukei Aflac
73 Nick Dunnigan Acdemeny Sports
Billy Garber Motorsports Dodge 4 Carter Pavis Havoline
04 Jason Kylaso Lay's
64 Brian Dawson Time Warner Cable
77 Max Rippan Blimpie
DM Racing Chevy 5 Kasey Lautenger TARGET
24 Justin Klingston Kelloggs
42 Shane Bliss Aflac
48 CJ Gordon At&t
88 Allen Kimmel Budweiser
Fusion Racing Ford 6 Scott Harper One Main Finacial
62 Wayne Gosselin
66 Jason Duke Ebay
76 Jake Keerlin GEICO
E's Racing Chevy 8 Walter Youthan Shell/Pennzoil
01 Jaya Antoure GoDaddy.com
15 Chadler Blake Exide Batteries
17 Mike Hogan Coca Cola
38 Chris Bell
Mars/Wrigley Racing Toyota 9 Jamie Scotti Skittles
00 Johnathon Winslow Starburst
09 Jke Jaze Jr. Twix
19 Casey Houtu Snickers
91 Gordon Billard MnM's
OPIS Motorsports Chevy 02 Cody Preston
Chin Racing Toyota 03 Shane Howard Coors Lite
14 Luke Warren Dickies
20 Mark Mongillo Golden Corral
25 Scott Howard Fastenal
72 Logan Chin AMP Energy
Vavoline Racing Ford 05 Kyle Ikeson Vavoline
41 Mike Wilson
Calacoim Inc. Dodge 07 Frank Meredian
Avis Rapax
Chick-fl-La
96 Tobias Newbridge Dominos Pizza
Arouna Racing Ford 10 Sean McDowell Gamestop
74 Marcus Powell
75 Carson Brooks Netflix
95 Evan Brooks Red Robin
Grenson Motorsports Toyota 11 James Wilson Jr. Doritos
50 Blake Baggatania All-state
Silver Green Racing Dodge 12 Casey Lester Menards
18 Daemin Scott Conway Freight
22 Cody Wyke Verizon
32 Shane Nargon Discount Tires
51 Ethan Lautenger Dollar General
Lowe's
Landsoll Motorsports Chevy 13 Jarrod Landsoll
Howell-Wilson Racing Chevy 16 Thomas Lawyers Nationwide
28 Mack Hamlin 3M
90 Brian Wilson American Airlines
GrassieAutosports Ford 21 Shane Kinston
Pieper Inc. Ford 23 Cory Vondelga Castrol
26 Todd Pieper National Guard
27 Keith Hales Copart.com
29 Steven Volk Armor All
30 Branndon Green Wendy's
Tri-Racing Dodge 31 Rondal Portland Pizza Hut
33 Cameron Brooks Taco Bell
35 Tony Wyder KFC
37 George Davids Long John Silvers
W. Green Racing Chevy 39 Walter Green Bass Pro Shops
Ford National Racing Ford 52 Carson Plrank Goodyear
99 Darron Dubois Air Force
Reelin Racing Dodge 53 Bryan Kittleson Pepsi
63 Connor Stanton
MONSTER Energy Racing Ford 55 Eddie Johns ASSAULT
56 Chris Clark KHAOS
57 Kyra Youthan Lo-Carb
58 Scott Johnson MIXXD
59 Shane Hardon Regular
Blue Devils Racing Toyota 61 Mike Harper
Tadbosiver Racing Chevy 67 Marcus Tadbosvier
Londonssel Autosports Chevy 78 Ray Landonssel DLP
K. Jesse Racing Chevy 80 Keith Jesse
Casner Autosports Chevy 85 John Casner
Hanto Racing Toyota 87 Shinchiro Hanto
Clarke Legendary Racing Ford 89 Greg Clarence Lumber Liquadators
98 Shane Clarke III
Gonzalez Autosports Chevy 92 Sebastian Gonzalez
Xezuno Autosports Toyota 97 Makoto Mika

Schedule[edit | edit source]

The season will be a total of 20 races.

Race Number Race Title Track Car Winner Team
1 Dentsville 250 Dentsville Superspeedway 38 Chris Bell (OT) E's Racing
2 TARGET 200 Atlantic City Speedrome 75 Evan Brooks (OT) Arouna Racing
3 Lumber Liquadators 200 Chicagoland Motor Speedway 59 Shane Hardon MONSTER Energy Racing
4 Miller Lite 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 57 Kyra Youthan MONSTER Energy Racing
5 Darlington 250 Darlington Raceway 58 Scott Johnson MONSTER Energy Racing
6 Zaxby's 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway 51 Ethan Lautenger Silver Green Racing
7 KMART 200k Sonoma Raceway 11 James Wilson Jr Grenson Motorsports
8 Whole Foods Market 200 Winnipeg Motor Speedway 32 Shane Nargon Silver Green Racing
9 FedEx 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway 76 Jake Keerlin Fusion Racing
10a Cayce Doubles Cayce Autosports Complex 23 Cory Vondelga Pieper Inc.
10b 90 Brian Wilson Howell-Wilson Racing
11 Bush's Baked Beans 200 Boston International Speedway 32 Shane Nargon Silver Green Racing
12 Albany 250 New York Autoring 35 Tony Wyder Tri-Racing
13 Allstate 250 New Jersey Motor Speedway 8 Walter Youthan E's Racing
14 GoPro 250 Daytona International Speedway 17 Mike Hogan E's Racing
15 Camden 200k Camden Motorsports Park 91 Gordon Billard Mars Racing
16 Amour All 200 Salt Lake City Speedway 8 Walter Youthan E's Racing
17 Indianapolis 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 56 Chris Clark MONSTER Energy Racing
18 SUBWAY 250 Talladega Superspeedway 14 Luke Warren Chin Racing
19 Buffalo Wild Wings 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway 12 Casey Lester Silver Green Racing
20 Verizon Championship 400 Columbia International Speedway 51 Ethan Lautenger Silver Green Racing

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The series gets an updated logo, the first logo update since Verizon became sponsor.