The 2016

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(WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at

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on April 10 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at the same venue on October 16. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion and he won the championship for the fourth time, twelve points in front of

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. Melissa Fifield, the only female driver to compete in the series in 2016, was voted by the fans as the most popular driver for the third consecutive year.

Drivers

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Schedule

The Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. Nine of the eighteen races in the 2016 season were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis. The Icebreaker 150 was shown live on FansChoice.tv. ;Notes:

Results and standings

Races

;Notes: *¹ – There was no qualifying session for the All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw. *² – The qualifying session for the F. W. Webb 100 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.

Drivers' championship

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) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led. ;Notes: *^‡ – Non-championship round. *¹ – Kyle Ellwood qualified in the No. 6 for

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. *² – Johnny Bush and Melissa Fifield received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race. *³ – Scored points towards the

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. *⁴ – Jon McKennedy qualified in the No. 6 for

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