| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 The 2016 Pure Michigan 400 program cover, featuring Matt Kenseth. | |||
| Date | August 28, 2016 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 162.730 mph (261.889 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 35.697 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 41 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
1.9/3 (Overnight)[11] 2.1/4 (Final)[12] 3.4 million viewers[12] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Kurt Becker and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Alex Hayden (3 & 4) | ||
The 2016 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 28, 2016, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 24th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson won his first career Cup Series race, the race had thirteen lead changes among different drivers and four cautions for 17 laps.
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