2016 Menards 250
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 33 in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | June 11, 2016 | ||
| Official name | 25th Annual Menards 250 presented bt Valvolina | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 155.952 mph (250.980 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 37.581 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 88 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2016 Menards 250 presented by Valvoline was the thirteenth stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the win, Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would make a last lap pass on Kyle Busch, and earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. He would become the first Mexican driver to win a NASCAR national series race. Busch mainly dominated the race, leading 88 laps. To fill out the podium, Paul Menard, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish in third, respectively.