| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2016 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 4, 2016 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km) | ||
| Average speed | 126.437 mph (203.481 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 214 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers |
Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, and Dale Jarrett | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
2.6/5 (Overnight)[10] 2.8/6 (Final)[11] 4.6 million viewers[11] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 67th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 4, 2016 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. won the race by holding off Kevin Harvick to earn his second victory of the 2016 season.
Brad Keselowski made his way to a second-place finish, The race had eight lead changes among different drivers and ten cautions for 52 laps.
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- ^ "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bojangles' Southern 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Paulsen (September 6, 2016). "Opposite CFB, NASCAR Darlington Overnights Worst Since At Least 2002". SportsMediaWatch.com. Sports Media Watch. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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