2016 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 68th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 45th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited, the Can-Am Duel and the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

2016 marked the final season for 2000 season champion Bobby Labonte, 28-time race winner Carl Edwards, and 19-time race winner Greg Biffle, and the final Cup years for Brian Scott, Josh Wise, Casey Mears, Michael Annett, Patrick Carpentier, Jeb Burton, Eddie MacDonald, Robert Richardson Jr., Ryan Ellis, Justin Allgaier, Alex Kennedy, and Tommy Baldwin Racing. However, Burton made sporadic Cup starts in following years, while Mears and Tommy Baldwin Racing returned to Cup competition in 2019.

Schedule
The final calendar – comprising 39 races, as well as exhibition races, which are the Sprint Unlimited, Can-Am Duel qualifying duel races for the Daytona 500 and the Sprint All-Star Race – was released on October 26, 2015. At the end of the 2016 season, Suzuka Circuit will host NASCAR's 2,500th race, one week before the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.