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The 2016 Stadium Super Trucks Series was the fourth season of the Stadium Super Trucks series. After two seasons as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, the name was quietly phased out in series branding by 2016 as it became the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks presented by Traxxas.[1]

Sheldon Creed, the 2016 champion.

2015 champion Sheldon Creed defended his title when he recorded twelve wins. Matthew Brabham finished second in the championship with 570 points, a 75-point differential between him and Creed, while Robby Gordon took third.[1]

Drivers

No. Driver Races
1   Sheldon Creed 1–8, 10–21
  Robby Gordon 9
2   Matt Mingay 1–3, 8
  Robby Gordon 10–12, 19–21
5   E. J. Viso 10–12
6   Tyler McQuarrie 4–7, 9, 17–18
  Scotty Steele 8
7   Robby Gordon 1–7, 13–18
  Matthew Brabham 8–9
9   Max Papis 13–14
11   Rob Whyte 10–12
12   Shaun Richardson 10–12, 19–21
14   Pat O'Keefe 4–7
15   Brian Ickler 15–16
20   Dustin Scott 4–9, 13–14
  Arie Luyendyk Jr. 15–16
21   Matt Nolan 19–21
25   Travis Milburn 1, 3
  Rob Cowie 2
  Arie Luyendyk Jr. 8–9
30   Robbie Pierce 1–3, 15–16
  Augie Lerch 4–5
  Davey Hamilton 6–7
  Burt Jenner 8
  Scotty Steele 9
  Arie Luyendyk Jr. 10–12, 17–18
  Paul Tracy 13–14
  P. J. Jones 19–21
33   Todd Romano 10–12
36   Kenny Wallace 15
  Jessie Johnson 16
45   Craig Dontas 19–21
50   Burt Jenner 1–3
57   Bill Hynes 1–9, 13–18
67   Paul Morris 1–12, 15–21
75   Erik Davis 6–7, 10–12
76   Bill Hynes 10–12, 19–21
78   Sara Price 13–21
83   Matthew Brabham 1–7, 10–21
  E. J. Viso 8–9
87   Toby Price 1–3, 13–14, 19–21
  Aaron Bambach 8–9
93   Russell Boyle 13–14
99   Kyle LeDuc 17–18
441   Troy Diede 17–18
500   Greg Gartner 1–3
888   Khaled Al Mudhaf 6–7
Sources:[a]

Schedule

Round Track Location Date Supporting
1 Adelaide Street Circuit   Adelaide, South Australia, Australia March 4–6 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
2 Streets of St. Petersburg   St. Petersburg, Florida March 12–13 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
3 Streets of Long Beach   Long Beach, California April 16–17 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
4 The Raceway on Belle Isle   Detroit, Michigan June 3–5 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
5 Townsville Street Circuit   Townsville, Queensland, Australia July 8–10 Castrol Edge Townsville 400
6 Exhibition Place   Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 16–17 Honda Indy Toronto
7 Charlotte Motor Speedway Dirt Track   Concord, North Carolina August 19–20 TORC: The Off Road Championship
8 OC Fair & Event Center   Costa Mesa, California September 16–17 Sand Sports Super Show
9 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit   Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia October 21–23 Castrol Gold Coast 600

Season summary

SST racing at Honda Indy Toronto

The 2016 season began at Adelaide Street Circuit. Indianapolis 500 driver Matthew Brabham, who ran the SST round at Toronto in 2015, returned to the series for Adelaide,[23] while local driver Travis Milburn made his SST debut in the race weekend;[24] other Australians in the field included Paul Morris, Rob Cowie, Matt Mingay, Greg Gartner, and 2016 Dakar Rally winner Toby Price.[25] Defending champion Sheldon Creed started eleventh in the twelve-driver grid but drove his way through the field. In front, Price led the race until lap six, when he collided into the wall. Morris inherited the lead and dueled with Creed for the position. As the two entered the final ramps, Morris went sideways and missed the second jump, enabling Creed to take the win.[26] On the first lap of the second race, Mingay rolled his truck as he entered turn fourteen. Mingay nearly landed on Burt Jenner, but he was able to avoid Mingay's truck. Jenner battled with Price for much of the race before passing him on lap six, holding off Gordon to win.[27] Mingay's struggles continued in the third race when he was spun by Price on lap three as he entered the ramp. Creed won the round.[28]

The series returned to the United States with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the third consecutive season that the trucks raced at the street course.[29] Traxxas drivers swept the weekend's two races with Creed winning the first and Keegan Kincaid the second; Tyler McQuarrie joined the two on the podium in both races. Dustin Scott ran his first SST race at St. Petersburg, finishing sixth in his debut round.[30]

Creed swept the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach's two races.[31] On the final lap of the second race, Pat O'Keefe landed off a jump erratically, causing his truck to slide over the second ramp before hitting the catchfence dividing the track from pit road. The wreck ended the race as Creed was declared the winner.[32] Dubai 24 Hour driver Khaled Al Mudhaf made his SST debut over the weekend,[33] finishing tenth and eighth.[7][8]

At the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, series veteran Arie Luyendyk Jr. made his season debut.[34] Brabham recorded a weekend sweep as he won the two official races.[35][36] The slate originally featured three races, but the second round saw Mingay's truck flip on lap three, prompting a red flag and suspending the race. Mingay was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for facial injuries,[37] and was eventually placed under a coma for five days as he underwent jaw and brain surgeries.[38] Mingay returned to Australia after he recovered, but lost three weeks' worth of memories.[39] Officially, Race 2 is not included in the series' records.

In support of the injured Mingay, Gordon drove his No. 2 Hot Wheels truck when the series raced in the Castrol Edge Townsville 400 for the first time.[40][41] Creed, Gordon, and Viso won the three races, with Viso taking his first win of 2016; Creed, who finished second and fourth in the other two rounds, scored the weekend victory.[42] Despite his Race 2 win, Gordon finished at the back in Races 1 and 3 due to mechanical issues.[40][42]

At Honda Indy Toronto, 17-time motocross champion Sara Price made her series debut, becoming the first female driver in SST history.[43] Also debuting in the series at Toronto was Champ Car and NASCAR driver Max Papis, while 2003 CART champion Paul Tracy, who last ran an SST race in 2014, returned to the series.[44] Traxxas teammates Brabham and Creed battled one another for the weekend's two wins, with the former winning Race 1 and the latter Race 2.[45]

In August, SST partnered with TORC: The Off Road Championship to race the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway; it was the series' first dirt track racing event since Valvoline Raceway in 2015.[46] To accommodate the stadium trucks, track officials added a 36-inch tall aluminum ramp to the start/finish line.[47] NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace and Brian Ickler made their series debuts, though Wallace was replaced by TORC driver Jessie Johnson for Race 2 as Wallace had television obligations with the NASCAR Cup Series; Johnson, who finished third, ran his first SST race since 2013. Creed won both rounds.[48][46][49]

Entering the series' Sand Sports Super Show weekend, tragedy took place when Gordon's parents were found dead in their nearby Orange, California home;[50] in a statement released the next day, Gordon announced the race weekend would go on as planned, but added that "to switch from what happened to a business mode really stinks."[51] Heat races were held before the two finals, with SST newcomer Troy Diede starting on the pole as a result.[52] In the first race, Brabham took the lead at the start, while Gordon moved his way up from the back of the field. Late in the race, Gordon took the Joker Lap to get past Brabham and claim the win. P. J. Jones, who was substituting for O'Keefe in the Safecraft Safety Equipment truck, was able to pass Brabham to take second. With six laps left in the race, Morris flipped his truck but was able to finish sixth.[53] Creed, who finished eighth in Race 1 after breaking an axle, dominated the second with Brabham tailing.[52]

On October 13–16, the series went to Baja California to run the inaugural Mike's Peak Hill Climb Challenge, held at Mike's Sky Rancho. The hillclimbing event featured 144 competitors across various vehicle classes including SST.[54] Held on a 19.5-mile (31.4 km) course with 203 turns, water crossings and cattle grids, it marked the first time a stadium truck raced on such a track. Gordon dedicated the hillclimb to his late father Bob Gordon; he remarked "if I would have stopped this event, he would have been mad at me."[55] Including Gordon and Creed, the field of competitors featured a variety of drivers like an eleven-year old racer with his father serving as co-driver,[55] and 2015 Baja 500 winner Apdaly Lopez, who won the SST gold medal at X Games Austin 2014 and entered the hillclimb in an unlimited truck.[56] Red Bull off-road racer Bryce Menzies was also an entrant but did not compete due to injury; in his place, he challenged the SST drivers to beat his time of 14:20. On Friday, Gordon recorded the fastest time of the 16-driver field with a time of 17:08, followed by Creed with 17:29. Gordon once again led the grid on Saturday with a time of 16:51, a 22-second advantage over second-placed Creed.[57]

The season came to a close with the Castrol Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. In practice for Friday's race, teammates Morris and Price collided as they entered a turn, causing the two to roll over as they went into the barrier.[58] Race 1 saw multiple wrecks, including Craig Dontas taking out the chicane barriers that forced the competition caution to be expedited to facilitate repairs, with Brabham also landing on Jones' truck as they raced to the finish for second; Creed won by 12.182 seconds, one of the widest margins in SST history.[59] Gordon, returning to the No. 2 truck, won Race 2 while Creed held off Brabham for Race 3.[60][61] Gold Coast would not return to the schedule until 2019 when it also served as that year's finale.[62]

Creed concluded 2016 with a series-high twelve wins, quadruple that of the second-most (three apiece by Gordon and Brabham). With 645 total points, he scored his second SST championship ahead of Brabham's 570.[1]

Results and standings

Race results

Round Race Event Fastest qualifier Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Ref
1 1 Adelaide   Robby Gordon   Robbie Pierce   Burt Jenner   Sheldon Creed [2]
2   Toby Price   Toby Price   Burt Jenner [3]
3   Matt Mingay   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [4]
2 4 St. Petersburg   Pat O'Keefe   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [5]
5   Pat O'Keefe   Keegan Kincaid   Keegan Kincaid [6]
3 6 Long Beach   Robby Gordon   Matthew Brabham   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [7]
7   Bill Hynes   Robby Gordon   Sheldon Creed [8]
4 8 Detroit   Sheldon Creed   Arie Luyendyk Jr.   Arie Luyendyk Jr.   Matthew Brabham [9]
C Suspended after Matt Mingay's accident on lap 3 [37]
9   Scotty Steele   Matthew Brabham   Matthew Brabham [10]
5 10 Townsville   Sheldon Creed   E. J. Viso   E. J. Viso   Sheldon Creed [11]
11   Rob Whyte   Robby Gordon   Robby Gordon [12]
12   Rob Whyte   E. J. Viso   E. J. Viso [13]
6 13 Toronto   Matthew Brabham   Bill Hynes   Paul Tracy   Matthew Brabham [14]
14   Bill Hynes   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [15]
7 15 Charlotte   Sheldon Creed   Bill Hynes   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [16]
16   Arie Luyendyk Jr.   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [17]
8 17 Costa Mesa   Sheldon Creed   Troy Diede   Matthew Brabham   Robby Gordon [18]
18   Troy Diede   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [19]
9 19 Surfers Paradise   Matthew Brabham   Bill Hynes   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [20]
20   Paul Morris   Robby Gordon   Robby Gordon [21]
21   Craig Dontas   Sheldon Creed   Sheldon Creed [22]

Drivers' championship

Rank Driver  
ADE 		 
STP 		 
LBH 		 
DET 		 
TOW 		 
TOR 		 
CLT 		 
OCF 		 
SRF 		Points
1   Sheldon Creed 1 4 1* 1* 2 1* 1 7 C 1 2 4 2 1* 1* 1* 8 1* 1* 6 1* 645
2   Matthew Brabham 5 5 3 2 5 2 3 1 C 1* 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 3* 2 3 2 2 570
3   Robby Gordon 4 3 2 5 9 11 2* 6 11 1* 10 4 3 3 10 1 5 5 1* 4 444
4   Paul Morris 2 7 9 6 4 4 10 4 C 3 2 3 12 4 5 6 11 12 10 5 386
5   Bill Hynes 10 10 10 9 7 9 7 11 C 7 7 12 8 12 11 9 9 9 7 7 5 11 255
6   Arie Luyendyk Jr. 2* C 8 4 5 3 10 2 5 9 173
7   Toby Price 12 2* 7 5 4 6 4 3 150
8   Keegan Kincaid 3 6 4 4 1* 12 12 10 C 147
9   Greg Gartner 6 11 6 5 6 6 4 9 7 138
10   Tyler McQuarrie 3 3 3 5 C 5 11 10 132
11   Sara Price 8 9 5 6 4 6 9 11 6 130
12   P. J. Jones 7 8 2 4 2 8 12 129
13   Dustin Scott 8 6 5 6 6 C 9 6 6 120
14   E. J. Viso 8 C 2 10* 7 1* 99
15   Shaun Richardson 9 10 9 8 3 8 83
16   Erik Davis 6 4 8 9 5 78
17   Burt Jenner 8* 1 5 12 73
18   Robbie Pierce 9 9 11 7 7 62
19   Pat O'Keefe 10 8 7 9 50
20   Matt Mingay 11 12 8 9 C† 44
21   Aaron Bambach 3 C 4 41
22   Todd Romano 6 11 7 39
23   Matt Nolan 10 7 9 37
24   Kyle LeDuc 7 3 35
25   Craig Dontas 11 12 10 30
26   Brian Ickler 6 8 28
27   Rob Whyte 12 8 11 28
28   Scotty Steele 5 C 10 27
29   Augie Lerch 7 10 25
30   Max Papis 11 7 24
31   Troy Diede 10 8 24
32   Khaled Al Mudhaf 10 8 24
33   Paul Tracy 9* 12 24
34   Travis Milburn 7 12 23
35   Davey Hamilton 8 11 23
36   Russell Boyle 10 10 22
37   Jessie Johnson 3 20
38   Kenny Wallace 8 15
39   Rob Cowie 8 13
Source:[63]
† Race suspended after Matt Mingay's crash and injury on lap 3. The event was not resumed and ultimately struck from series records.
Legend
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th–5th place (Top 5)
Light Blue 6th–10th place (Top 10)
Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish (DNF)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled or abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Race not held (NH)
Not competing
In-Line Notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
miscellaneous notation
Points Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Heat 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 1
Final 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
Bonuses
Most laps led 3
Position gained 1
Fastest qualifier 1

Notes

  1. ^ Sorted by round:

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January 31, 2023
2016, stadium, super, trucks, series, 2016, stadium, super, trucks, previous, 2015, next, 2017, fourth, season, stadium, super, trucks, series, after, seasons, speed, energy, formula, road, name, quietly, phased, series, branding, 2016, became, speed, energy, . 2016 Stadium Super Trucks Previous 2015 Next 2017 The 2016 Stadium Super Trucks Series was the fourth season of the Stadium Super Trucks series After two seasons as Speed Energy Formula Off Road the name was quietly phased out in series branding by 2016 as it became the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks presented by Traxxas 1 Sheldon Creed the 2016 champion 2015 champion Sheldon Creed defended his title when he recorded twelve wins Matthew Brabham finished second in the championship with 570 points a 75 point differential between him and Creed while Robby Gordon took third 1 Contents 1 Drivers 2 Schedule 3 Season summary 4 Results and standings 4 1 Race results 4 2 Drivers championship 5 Notes 6 ReferencesDrivers EditNo Driver Races1 Sheldon Creed 1 8 10 21 Robby Gordon 92 Matt Mingay 1 3 8 Robby Gordon 10 12 19 215 E J Viso 10 126 Tyler McQuarrie 4 7 9 17 18 Scotty Steele 87 Robby Gordon 1 7 13 18 Matthew Brabham 8 99 Max Papis 13 1411 Rob Whyte 10 1212 Shaun Richardson 10 12 19 2114 Pat O Keefe 4 715 Brian Ickler 15 1620 Dustin Scott 4 9 13 14 Arie Luyendyk Jr 15 1621 Matt Nolan 19 2125 Travis Milburn 1 3 Rob Cowie 2 Arie Luyendyk Jr 8 930 Robbie Pierce 1 3 15 16 Augie Lerch 4 5 Davey Hamilton 6 7 Burt Jenner 8 Scotty Steele 9 Arie Luyendyk Jr 10 12 17 18 Paul Tracy 13 14 P J Jones 19 2133 Todd Romano 10 1236 Kenny Wallace 15 Jessie Johnson 1645 Craig Dontas 19 2150 Burt Jenner 1 357 Bill Hynes 1 9 13 1867 Paul Morris 1 12 15 2175 Erik Davis 6 7 10 1276 Bill Hynes 10 12 19 2178 Sara Price 13 2183 Matthew Brabham 1 7 10 21 E J Viso 8 987 Toby Price 1 3 13 14 19 21 Aaron Bambach 8 993 Russell Boyle 13 1499 Kyle LeDuc 17 18441 Troy Diede 17 18500 Greg Gartner 1 3888 Khaled Al Mudhaf 6 7Sources a Schedule EditRound Track Location Date Supporting1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide South Australia Australia March 4 6 Clipsal 500 Adelaide2 Streets of St Petersburg St Petersburg Florida March 12 13 Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg3 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach California April 16 17 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach4 The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit Michigan June 3 5 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix5 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Queensland Australia July 8 10 Castrol Edge Townsville 4006 Exhibition Place Toronto Ontario Canada July 16 17 Honda Indy Toronto7 Charlotte Motor Speedway Dirt Track Concord North Carolina August 19 20 TORC The Off Road Championship8 OC Fair amp Event Center Costa Mesa California September 16 17 Sand Sports Super Show9 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise Queensland Australia October 21 23 Castrol Gold Coast 600Season summary Edit source source source source source source source source source source SST racing at Honda Indy Toronto The 2016 season began at Adelaide Street Circuit Indianapolis 500 driver Matthew Brabham who ran the SST round at Toronto in 2015 returned to the series for Adelaide 23 while local driver Travis Milburn made his SST debut in the race weekend 24 other Australians in the field included Paul Morris Rob Cowie Matt Mingay Greg Gartner and 2016 Dakar Rally winner Toby Price 25 Defending champion Sheldon Creed started eleventh in the twelve driver grid but drove his way through the field In front Price led the race until lap six when he collided into the wall Morris inherited the lead and dueled with Creed for the position As the two entered the final ramps Morris went sideways and missed the second jump enabling Creed to take the win 26 On the first lap of the second race Mingay rolled his truck as he entered turn fourteen Mingay nearly landed on Burt Jenner but he was able to avoid Mingay s truck Jenner battled with Price for much of the race before passing him on lap six holding off Gordon to win 27 Mingay s struggles continued in the third race when he was spun by Price on lap three as he entered the ramp Creed won the round 28 The series returned to the United States with the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg the third consecutive season that the trucks raced at the street course 29 Traxxas drivers swept the weekend s two races with Creed winning the first and Keegan Kincaid the second Tyler McQuarrie joined the two on the podium in both races Dustin Scott ran his first SST race at St Petersburg finishing sixth in his debut round 30 Creed swept the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach s two races 31 On the final lap of the second race Pat O Keefe landed off a jump erratically causing his truck to slide over the second ramp before hitting the catchfence dividing the track from pit road The wreck ended the race as Creed was declared the winner 32 Dubai 24 Hour driver Khaled Al Mudhaf made his SST debut over the weekend 33 finishing tenth and eighth 7 8 At the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix series veteran Arie Luyendyk Jr made his season debut 34 Brabham recorded a weekend sweep as he won the two official races 35 36 The slate originally featured three races but the second round saw Mingay s truck flip on lap three prompting a red flag and suspending the race Mingay was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for facial injuries 37 and was eventually placed under a coma for five days as he underwent jaw and brain surgeries 38 Mingay returned to Australia after he recovered but lost three weeks worth of memories 39 Officially Race 2 is not included in the series records In support of the injured Mingay Gordon drove his No 2 Hot Wheels truck when the series raced in the Castrol Edge Townsville 400 for the first time 40 41 Creed Gordon and Viso won the three races with Viso taking his first win of 2016 Creed who finished second and fourth in the other two rounds scored the weekend victory 42 Despite his Race 2 win Gordon finished at the back in Races 1 and 3 due to mechanical issues 40 42 At Honda Indy Toronto 17 time motocross champion Sara Price made her series debut becoming the first female driver in SST history 43 Also debuting in the series at Toronto was Champ Car and NASCAR driver Max Papis while 2003 CART champion Paul Tracy who last ran an SST race in 2014 returned to the series 44 Traxxas teammates Brabham and Creed battled one another for the weekend s two wins with the former winning Race 1 and the latter Race 2 45 In August SST partnered with TORC The Off Road Championship to race the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway it was the series first dirt track racing event since Valvoline Raceway in 2015 46 To accommodate the stadium trucks track officials added a 36 inch tall aluminum ramp to the start finish line 47 NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace and Brian Ickler made their series debuts though Wallace was replaced by TORC driver Jessie Johnson for Race 2 as Wallace had television obligations with the NASCAR Cup Series Johnson who finished third ran his first SST race since 2013 Creed won both rounds 48 46 49 Entering the series Sand Sports Super Show weekend tragedy took place when Gordon s parents were found dead in their nearby Orange California home 50 in a statement released the next day Gordon announced the race weekend would go on as planned but added that to switch from what happened to a business mode really stinks 51 Heat races were held before the two finals with SST newcomer Troy Diede starting on the pole as a result 52 In the first race Brabham took the lead at the start while Gordon moved his way up from the back of the field Late in the race Gordon took the Joker Lap to get past Brabham and claim the win P J Jones who was substituting for O Keefe in the Safecraft Safety Equipment truck was able to pass Brabham to take second With six laps left in the race Morris flipped his truck but was able to finish sixth 53 Creed who finished eighth in Race 1 after breaking an axle dominated the second with Brabham tailing 52 On October 13 16 the series went to Baja California to run the inaugural Mike s Peak Hill Climb Challenge held at Mike s Sky Rancho The hillclimbing event featured 144 competitors across various vehicle classes including SST 54 Held on a 19 5 mile 31 4 km course with 203 turns water crossings and cattle grids it marked the first time a stadium truck raced on such a track Gordon dedicated the hillclimb to his late father Bob Gordon he remarked if I would have stopped this event he would have been mad at me 55 Including Gordon and Creed the field of competitors featured a variety of drivers like an eleven year old racer with his father serving as co driver 55 and 2015 Baja 500 winner Apdaly Lopez who won the SST gold medal at X Games Austin 2014 and entered the hillclimb in an unlimited truck 56 Red Bull off road racer Bryce Menzies was also an entrant but did not compete due to injury in his place he challenged the SST drivers to beat his time of 14 20 On Friday Gordon recorded the fastest time of the 16 driver field with a time of 17 08 followed by Creed with 17 29 Gordon once again led the grid on Saturday with a time of 16 51 a 22 second advantage over second placed Creed 57 The season came to a close with the Castrol Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit In practice for Friday s race teammates Morris and Price collided as they entered a turn causing the two to roll over as they went into the barrier 58 Race 1 saw multiple wrecks including Craig Dontas taking out the chicane barriers that forced the competition caution to be expedited to facilitate repairs with Brabham also landing on Jones truck as they raced to the finish for second Creed won by 12 182 seconds one of the widest margins in SST history 59 Gordon returning to the No 2 truck won Race 2 while Creed held off Brabham for Race 3 60 61 Gold Coast would not return to the schedule until 2019 when it also served as that year s finale 62 Creed concluded 2016 with a series high twelve wins quadruple that of the second most three apiece by Gordon and Brabham With 645 total points he scored his second SST championship ahead of Brabham s 570 1 Results and standings EditRace results Edit Round Race Event Fastest qualifier Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Ref1 1 Adelaide Robby Gordon Robbie Pierce Burt Jenner Sheldon Creed 2 2 Toby Price Toby Price Burt Jenner 3 3 Matt Mingay Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 4 2 4 St Petersburg Pat O Keefe Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 5 5 Pat O Keefe Keegan Kincaid Keegan Kincaid 6 3 6 Long Beach Robby Gordon Matthew Brabham Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 7 7 Bill Hynes Robby Gordon Sheldon Creed 8 4 8 Detroit Sheldon Creed Arie Luyendyk Jr Arie Luyendyk Jr Matthew Brabham 9 C Suspended after Matt Mingay s accident on lap 3 37 9 Scotty Steele Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham 10 5 10 Townsville Sheldon Creed E J Viso E J Viso Sheldon Creed 11 11 Rob Whyte Robby Gordon Robby Gordon 12 12 Rob Whyte E J Viso E J Viso 13 6 13 Toronto Matthew Brabham Bill Hynes Paul Tracy Matthew Brabham 14 14 Bill Hynes Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 15 7 15 Charlotte Sheldon Creed Bill Hynes Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 16 16 Arie Luyendyk Jr Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 17 8 17 Costa Mesa Sheldon Creed Troy Diede Matthew Brabham Robby Gordon 18 18 Troy Diede Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 19 9 19 Surfers Paradise Matthew Brabham Bill Hynes Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 20 20 Paul Morris Robby Gordon Robby Gordon 21 21 Craig Dontas Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed 22 Drivers championship Edit Rank Driver ADE STP LBH DET TOW TOR CLT OCF SRF Points1 Sheldon Creed 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 7 C 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 8 1 1 6 1 6452 Matthew Brabham 5 5 3 2 5 2 3 1 C 1 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 2 5703 Robby Gordon 4 3 2 5 9 11 2 6 11 1 10 4 3 3 10 1 5 5 1 4 4444 Paul Morris 2 7 9 6 4 4 10 4 C 3 2 3 12 4 5 6 11 12 10 5 3865 Bill Hynes 10 10 10 9 7 9 7 11 C 7 7 12 8 12 11 9 9 9 7 7 5 11 2556 Arie Luyendyk Jr 2 C 8 4 5 3 10 2 5 9 1737 Toby Price 12 2 7 5 4 6 4 3 1508 Keegan Kincaid 3 6 4 4 1 12 12 10 C 1479 Greg Gartner 6 11 6 5 6 6 4 9 7 13810 Tyler McQuarrie 3 3 3 5 C 5 11 10 13211 Sara Price 8 9 5 6 4 6 9 11 6 13012 P J Jones 7 8 2 4 2 8 12 12913 Dustin Scott 8 6 5 6 6 C 9 6 6 12014 E J Viso 8 C 2 10 7 1 9915 Shaun Richardson 9 10 9 8 3 8 8316 Erik Davis 6 4 8 9 5 7817 Burt Jenner 8 1 5 12 7318 Robbie Pierce 9 9 11 7 7 6219 Pat O Keefe 10 8 7 9 5020 Matt Mingay 11 12 8 9 C 4421 Aaron Bambach 3 C 4 4122 Todd Romano 6 11 7 3923 Matt Nolan 10 7 9 3724 Kyle LeDuc 7 3 3525 Craig Dontas 11 12 10 3026 Brian Ickler 6 8 2827 Rob Whyte 12 8 11 2828 Scotty Steele 5 C 10 2729 Augie Lerch 7 10 2530 Max Papis 11 7 2431 Troy Diede 10 8 2432 Khaled Al Mudhaf 10 8 2433 Paul Tracy 9 12 2434 Travis Milburn 7 12 2335 Davey Hamilton 8 11 2336 Russell Boyle 10 10 2237 Jessie Johnson 3 2038 Kenny Wallace 8 1539 Rob Cowie 8 13Source 63 Race suspended after Matt Mingay s crash and injury on lap 3 The event was not resumed and ultimately struck from series records Legend Color ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen 4th 5th place Top 5 Light Blue 6th 10th place Top 10 Dark Blue Finished Outside Top 10 Purple Did not finish DNF Red Did not qualify DNQ Brown Withdrew Wth Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Race cancelled or abandoned C Blank Did not participate DNP Driver replacement Rpl Race not held NH Not competingIn Line Notation Bold Pole positionItalics Ran fastest race lap Led most race lapsmiscellaneous notationPoints Position1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15thHeat 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 1Final 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 BonusesMost laps led 3Position gained 1Fastest qualifier 1Notes Edit Sorted by round Adelaide Races 1 3 2 3 4 St Petersburg Races 4 5 5 6 Long Beach Races 6 7 7 8 Detroit Races 8 9 9 10 Townsville Races 10 12 11 12 13 Toronto Races 13 14 14 15 Charlotte Races 15 16 16 17 Costa Mesa Races 17 18 18 19 Surfers Paradise Races 19 21 20 21 22 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