2016 Boyd Gaming 300
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 5, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 20th annual Boyd Gaming 300 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.50 miles (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 300.00 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 145.415 miles per hour (234.023 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.557 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 199 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2016 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrac. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing led a dominating 199 out of 200 laps to earn his 78th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing and Erik Jones, also of Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.