2016 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road season

2016 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road season
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Sheldon Creed, the 2016 champion.

The 2016 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas season was the fourth season of the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road series, and third with the name.

2015 champion Sheldon Creed defended his title when he recorded twelve wins in 2016. 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(s) Round(s)
1 United States Sheldon Creed 1-8, 10-21
United States Robby Gordon 9
2 10-12, 19-21
Australia Matt Mingay 1-3
5 Venezuela E.J. Viso 10-12
6 United States Tyler McQuarrie 4-7, 9, 17-18
7 United States Robby Gordon 1-7, 13-18
Australia Matt Brabham 8-9
83 1-7, 10-21
Venezuela E.J. Viso 8-9
9 Italy Max Papis 13-14
12 Australia Shaun Richardson 10-12, 19-21
20 United States Arie Luyendyk Jr. 15-16
25 8-9
30 10-12, 17-18
57 United States Bill Hynes 1-9, 13-18
76 10-12, 19-21
67 Australia Paul Morris All

Schedule

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionWinning driverSupportingRef
1Adelaide Street CircuitAustralia Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaMarch 4Australia Robbie PierceUnited States Sheldon CreedClipsal 500 Adelaide[2]
2March 5Australia Toby PriceUnited States Burt Jenner[3]
3March 6Australia Matt MingayUnited States Sheldon Creed[4]
4Streets of St. PetersburgFlorida St. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 12United States Pat O'KeefeUnited States Sheldon CreedFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg[5]
5March 13United States Pat O'KeefeUnited States Keegan Kincaid[6]
6Streets of Long BeachCalifornia Long Beach, CaliforniaApril 16Australia Matthew BrabhamUnited States Sheldon CreedToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach[7]
7April 17United States Bill HynesUnited States Sheldon Creed[8]
8Streets of DetroitMichigan Detroit, MichiganJune 3United States Arie Luyendyk Jr.Australia Matthew BrabhamChevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix[9]
June 4Suspended after Matt Mingay's accident on lap 3[10]
9June 5United States Scotty SteeleAustralia Matthew Brabham[11]
10Townsville Street CircuitAustralia Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaJuly 8Venezuela E. J. VisoUnited States Sheldon CreedCastrol Edge Townsville 400[12]
11July 9Australia Rob WhyteUnited States Robby Gordon[13]
12July 10Australia Rob WhyteVenezuela E. J. Viso[14]
13Streets of TorontoCanada Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 16United States Bill HynesAustralia Matthew BrabhamHonda Indy Toronto[15]
14July 17United States Bill HynesUnited States Sheldon Creed[16]
15Charlotte Motor Speedway Dirt TrackNorth Carolina Concord, North CarolinaAugust 19United States Bill HynesUnited States Sheldon CreedTORC: The Off Road Championship[17]
16August 20United States Arie Luyendyk Jr.United States Sheldon Creed[18]
17OC Fair & Event CenterCalifornia Costa Mesa, CaliforniaSeptember 16United States Troy DiedeUnited States Robby GordonSand Sports Super Show[19]
18September 17United States Troy DiedeUnited States Sheldon Creed[20]
19Surfers Paradise Street CircuitAustralia Surfers Paradise, Queensland, AustraliaOctober 21United States Bill HynesUnited States Sheldon CreedCastrol Gold Coast 600[21]
20October 22Australia Paul MorrisUnited States Robby Gordon[22]
21October 23Australia Craig DontasUnited States Sheldon Creed[23]

Race summaries

Rounds 1–3: Adelaide

2016 Indianapolis 500 driver Matt Brabham, who ran the Formula Off-Road round at Toronto in 2015, made his return to the series for Adelaide.[24] Adelaide driver Travis Milburn made his SST debut in the race weekend;[25] other Australians in the field included Paul Morris, Rob Cowie, Matt Mingay, Greg Gartner and 2016 Dakar Rally winner Toby Price.[26]

2015 champion Sheldon Creed started eleventh in the twelve-driver grid, but drove his way through the field. 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.[27]

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.[28]

Mingay's struggles continued in the third race when he was spun by Price on lap three as he entered the ramp.[29]

Rounds 4–5: St. Petersburg

The series returned to the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the third consecutive season.[30]

Rounds 6–7: Long Beach

On the final lap, 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 Sheldon Creed was declared the winner.[31]

Rounds 8–9: Detroit

Series veteran Arie Luyendyk Jr. made his season debut in Detroit.[32]

In the second race, Matt Mingay's truck flipped on lap three, prompting a red flag and suspending the race. He was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for facial injuries.[10]

Rounds 10–12: Townsville

In support of the injured Matt Mingay, Robby Gordon drove his No. 2 Hot Wheels truck at Townsville.[33]

Rounds 13–14: Toronto

Entering the race weekend, 17-time motocross champion Sara Price made her series debut, becoming the first female driver in SST history.[34] 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.[35]

Rounds 15–16: Charlotte

In August, the SST partnered with TORC: The Off Road Championship to race the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. To accommodate the stadium trucks, track officials added a 36-inch tall aluminum ramp to the start/finish line.[36] NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace and Brian Ickler made their series debuts.[37]

Rounds 17–18: Costa Mesa

The Sand Sports Super Show weekend was marred by tragedy when Robby Gordon's parents were found dead in their nearby Orange, California home on Wednesday.[38] In a statement released on Thursday, Gordon stated the race weekend would go on as planned, but added that "to switch from what happened to a business mode really stinks."[39]

In the first race, Matt 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 Pat O'Keefe in the SafeCraft Safety Equipment truck, was able to pass Brabham to take second. With six laps left in the race, Paul Morris flipped his truck but was able to finish sixth.[40]

Mike's Peak Hill Climb Challenge

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.[41] 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. "We've spent many, many nights here [at Mike's Sky Ranch]. We'd share a room, share a bed," he stated. "I think if I would have stopped this event, he would have been mad at me."[42]

The field of competitors featured a variety of drivers, such as SST veterans Robby Gordon and Sheldon Creed, and an eleven-year old racer with his father serving as co-driver.[42] 2015 Baja 500 winner Apdaly Lopez, who won the SST gold medal at X Games Austin 2014, entered the event driving an unlimited truck.[43]

On Friday, Gordon recorded the fastest time of the 16-driver field with a time of 17:08, followed by Sheldon Creed with 17:29.[44] He repeated the feat on Saturday with a time of 16:51, a 22-second advantage over second-placed Creed.[45]

Rounds 19–21: Surfers Paradise

In practice for Friday's race, teammates Paul Morris and Sara Price collided as they entered a turn, causing the two to roll over as they went into the barrier.[46]

Final standings

Rank Driver Australia
ADE		 Florida
STP		 California
LBH		 Michigan
DET		 Australia
TOW		 Canada
TOR		 North Carolina
CLT		 California
OCF		 Australia
SRF		 Points
1 United States Sheldon Creed 1 4 1* 1 2 1* 1 7 1 2 4 2 1* 1* 1* 8 1* 1* 6 1* 645
2 Australia Matthew Brabham 5 5 3 2 5 2 3 1 1* 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 3* 2 3 2 2 570
3 United States Robby Gordon 4 3 2 5 9 11 2* 6 11 1* 10 4 3 3 10 1 5 5 1* 4 444
4 Australia Paul Morris 2 7 9 6 4 4 10 4 3 2 3 12 4 5 6 11 12 10 5 386
5 United States Bill Hynes 10 10 10 9 7 9 7 11 7 7 12 8 12 11 9 9 9 7 7 5 5 255
6 United States Arie Luyendyk Jr. 2 8 4 5 3 10 2 5 9 173
7 Australia Toby Price 12 2* 7 5 4 6 4 3 150
8 United States Keegan Kincaid 3 6 4 4 1* 12 12 10 147
9 United States Greg Gartner 6 11 6 6 4 9 7 138
10 United States Tyler McQuarrie 3 3 3 5 5 11 10 132
11 United States Sara Price 8 9 5 6 4 6 9 11 6 130
12 United States P. J. Jones 7 8 2 4 2 8 12 129
13 United States Dustin Scott 8 6 5 6 6 9 6 6 120
14 Venezuela E. J. Viso 8 2 10* 7 1* 99
15 United Kingdom Shaun Richardson 9 10 9 8 3 8 83
16 United States Erik Davis 6 4 8 9 5 78
17 United States Burt Jenner 8* 1 5 12 73
18 United States Robbie Pierce 9 9 11 7 7 62
19 United States Pat O'Keefe 10 8 7 9 50
20 Australia Matt Mingay 11 12 8 9 44
21 United States Aaron Bambach 3 4 41
22 United States Todd Romano 6 11 7 39
23 Australia Matt Nolan 10 7 9 37
24 United States Kyle LeDuc 7 3 35
25 United States Craig Dontas 11 12 10 30
26 Australia Rob Whyte 12 8 11 28
26 United States Brian Ickler 6 8 28
28 United States Scotty Steele 5 10 27
29 United States Augie Lerch 7 10 25
30 Canada Paul Tracy 9* 12 24
30 Italy Max Papis 11 7 24
30 United States Troy Diede 10 8 24
30 Kuwait Khaled Al Mudhaf 10 8 24
34 United States Travis Milburn 7 12 23
34 United States Davey Hamilton 8 11 23
36 Canada Russell Boyle 10 10 22
37 United States Jessie Johnson 3 20
38 United States Kenny Wallace 8 15
39 Australia Rob Cowie 8 13

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 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

References

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