Entry List
Geico 500
Sunday, May 1st, 2016
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 140.046
- Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
- Lead Changes: 37
- Green Flag Passes: 18,058 (122.8 passes per green flag lap)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 42 | Chevrolet | Kroger/Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Fresh From Florida | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 3 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 60 | Ford | Rimrock Devlin | GO FAS Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 44 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 6 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 7 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Chevrolet | AccuDoc Solutions | HScott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 49 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 35 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 48 | Ford | Southern Belle Seafood | Front Row Motorsports | Todd Anderson |
| 10 | 23 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Toyota | Schluter Systems | BK Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 54 | Ford | EcoBoost | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Busch Fishing | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 18 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 45 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | Skittle Marvel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 20 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 21 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 52 | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 22 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Chevrolet | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 23 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | Peak & BlueDEF | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 43 | Chevrolet | Moen/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 25 | 7 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 40 | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 26 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 27 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 28 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 35 | Ford | FR8Autcions | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 29 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 33 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 34 | Chevrolet | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 31 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 33 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 32 | 30 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 41 | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 33 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 34 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 42 | Chevrolet | Aspen Dental | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 35 | 44 | Brian Scott | Boise, ID | Jan 12, 1988 | 36 | Ford | Twisted Tea | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 36 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 38 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 30 | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 39 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 28 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 40 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 32 | Toyota | Dustless Blasting | BK Racing | Gene Nead |
| 41 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |