2016 BAAR Super Pro Series season

The 2016 Buckeye Association for Auto Racing Super Pro Series season was the 20th season of the premier late model series in the Ohio Valley region of the United States.

Several historic events occurred during this season, with Brigitte Dusablon becoming the first female in history to win the Ohio 300, and Lucy Barnton becoming the first female driver's champion in series history.

Pre-season Notes
Several well known teams and drivers returned in 2016, with several new faces coming in. The Super Pro schedule expanded to 12 races. Starting in 2016, BAAR sanctions a Super Pro Triple Crown, the races being at Louisville, Columbus, and Slinger.

For the first time in series history, Rookie of the Year was contested. AAA signed on to be the title sponsor of the Rookie of the Year award. Bill Jones, driving for Genesis Racing, was awarded the ROTY title in 2016.

Schedule Notes
The schedule is comprised almost entirely of short tracks. The only road course races on the schedule will be at VIR in Virginia, and at Belle Isle as a companion event with V8 Champ Car.

2016 BAAR Super Pro Series Schedule

 * The blue boxes represent a road/street course race.
 * The yellow boxes represent a Championship race.

Points System

 * Feature Race points will be doubled in Championship events, except bonus points.

Race Bonus Points

 * 1 bonus point is awarded to the race's polesitter.
 * 1 bonus point is awarded to all drivers who lead at least one lap during a race.
 * 3 bonus points are awarded to the driver(s) who leads the most laps in a race.
 * During Triple Crown races, 3 bonus points are awarded to the leader at the end of each of the first three segments.

Demerit Penalty System

 * For every incident that results in a grid penalty, a driver will be assessed at least 10 demerit points, although more points could be assessed depending on the infraction. Warnings will result in 5 demerit points.
 * For every clean race a driver has, they will have 1 demerit point taken off their total.
 * At the end of the season, all drivers that have demerit points will have 10 points dropped from their total.