Race Lineup
The official 2015 Kobalt 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kobalt 400
Sunday, March 8th, 2015
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
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- Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 143.677
- Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 3,054 (12.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 194.679 | 27.738 | 0.000 | 3M | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 194.315 | 27.790 | 0.052 | Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 194.287 | 27.794 | 0.056 | Time Warner Cable | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 194.091 | 27.822 | 0.084 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 193.959 | 27.841 | 0.103 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.632 | 27.888 | 0.150 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 7 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 193.507 | 27.906 | 0.168 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 193.389 | 27.923 | 0.185 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 193.334 | 27.931 | 0.193 | Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 193.112 | 27.963 | 0.225 | Cessna | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 192.555 | 28.044 | 0.306 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 192.287 | 28.083 | 0.345 | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 18 | David Ragan | Toyota | 192.685 | 28.025 | 0.287 | M&M's Crispy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 192.527 | 28.048 | 0.310 | ComCast Business | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 192.472 | 28.056 | 0.318 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 192.424 | 28.063 | 0.325 | Cheez-It | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 192.294 | 28.082 | 0.344 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 192.280 | 28.084 | 0.346 | Budweiser | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 191.782 | 28.157 | 0.419 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 191.768 | 28.159 | 0.421 | 5-Hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 21 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 191.523 | 28.195 | 0.457 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 22 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 191.340 | 28.222 | 0.484 | Clorox | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 23 | 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 190.564 | 28.337 | 0.599 | Shore Lodge | Joe Falk | Todd Parrott |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 189.994 | 28.422 | 0.684 | Quaker State / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 190.355 | 28.368 | 0.630 | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 26 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 189.967 | 28.426 | 0.688 | BRANDT | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 27 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 189.947 | 28.429 | 0.691 | Toy State/Nikko | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 28 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 189.820 | 28.448 | 0.710 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 189.727 | 28.462 | 0.724 | Medallion Bank | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 30 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 189.447 | 28.504 | 0.766 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 31 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 189.354 | 28.518 | 0.780 | Fastenal | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 32 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 189.314 | 28.524 | 0.786 | KLOVE Radio | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 33 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 189.228 | 28.537 | 0.799 | Cypress | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 34 | 41 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 189.215 | 28.539 | 0.801 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 35 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 189.003 | 28.571 | 0.833 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 36 | 34 | Brett Moffitt | Ford | 188.488 | 28.649 | 0.911 | Shaw's Southern Belle Seafood | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 187.078 | 28.865 | 1.127 | Loves Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 38 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 186.541 | 28.948 | 1.210 | Speed Stick | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 39 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 186.400 | 28.970 | 1.232 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 40 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 186.156 | 29.008 | 1.270 | Dr Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 41 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 185.720 | 29.076 | 1.338 | Maxim Fantasy Sports App | Anthony Marlowe | Patrick Donahue |
| 42 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 183.418 | 29.441 | 1.703 | Carsforsale.com | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 43 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 182.939 | 29.518 | 1.780 | South Point Hotel & Casino | Jay Robinson | Zach McGowan |