Race Lineup
The official 2015 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 511 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 74.997
- Cautions: 11 for 117 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 1,880 (4.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 128.632 | 14.917 | 0.000 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 128.442 | 14.939 | 0.022 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 128.322 | 14.953 | 0.036 | ComCast Business | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 128.211 | 14.966 | 0.049 | Jimmy John's / Budweiser | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 127.419 | 15.059 | 0.142 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 127.317 | 15.071 | 0.154 | AutoTrader | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 126.871 | 15.124 | 0.207 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 126.829 | 15.129 | 0.212 | Great Clips | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 126.829 | 15.129 | 0.212 | Sylvania / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 126.612 | 15.155 | 0.238 | McDonald's | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 18 | David Ragan | Toyota | 126.436 | 15.176 | 0.259 | Snickers Extreme | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 126.262 | 15.197 | 0.280 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 127.081 | 15.099 | 0.182 | Mountain Dew Dewshine | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 127.073 | 15.100 | 0.183 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 15 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 126.562 | 15.161 | 0.244 | Auto Owners Insurance | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 126.503 | 15.168 | 0.251 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 17 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 126.428 | 15.177 | 0.260 | Unsponsored | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 126.088 | 15.218 | 0.301 | WIX | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 125.947 | 15.235 | 0.318 | Thrivent Financial | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 125.939 | 15.236 | 0.319 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 125.831 | 15.249 | 0.332 | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 22 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 125.798 | 15.253 | 0.336 | Dustless Blasting | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 125.609 | 15.276 | 0.359 | 3M | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 24 | 55 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 125.199 | 15.326 | 0.409 | Aarons Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 25 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 126.378 | 15.183 | 0.266 | Zest | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 26 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 126.328 | 15.189 | 0.272 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 126.303 | 15.192 | 0.275 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.146 | 15.211 | 0.294 | Lowes | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 29 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 126.046 | 15.223 | 0.306 | Dr. Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 30 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 125.823 | 15.250 | 0.333 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 31 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 125.798 | 15.253 | 0.336 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 125.625 | 15.274 | 0.357 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 125.551 | 15.283 | 0.366 | Ortho | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 34 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 125.510 | 15.288 | 0.371 | Maxim.com | Anthony Marlowe | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 125.453 | 15.295 | 0.378 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 125.158 | 15.331 | 0.414 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 37 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 125.020 | 15.348 | 0.431 | 5-Hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 38 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 125.020 | 15.348 | 0.431 | CSX / Play It Safe | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 39 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 124.938 | 15.358 | 0.441 | Nature Blast | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 124.557 | 15.405 | 0.488 | Unsponsored | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 41 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | 124.130 | 15.458 | 0.541 | Texas Tech | Archie St. Hilaire | Clinton Cram |
| 42 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 124.050 | 15.468 | 0.551 | Tweaker Energy Shots | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 43 | 33 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | 123.610 | 15.523 | 0.606 | Unsponsored | Joe Falk | Pat Tryson |