Race Lineup
The official 2015 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
GEICO 500
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 159.487
- Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 27
- Green Flag Passes: 13,318 (80.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 194.793 | 49.160 | 0.000 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 193.685 | 49.441 | 0.281 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 193.611 | 49.460 | 0.300 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 193.599 | 49.463 | 0.303 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 193.427 | 49.507 | 0.347 | Lowes | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 193.419 | 49.509 | 0.349 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 193.412 | 49.511 | 0.351 | Quaker State / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.357 | 49.525 | 0.365 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 9 | 18 | David Ragan | Toyota | 193.006 | 49.615 | 0.455 | Pedigree | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 10 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 192.808 | 49.666 | 0.506 | PEAK Commercial & Industrial | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 192.703 | 49.693 | 0.533 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 12 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 192.343 | 49.786 | 0.626 | Smithfield/Winn-Dixie | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 13 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 192.792 | 49.670 | 0.510 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 192.789 | 49.671 | 0.511 | Bass Pro Shops | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 192.777 | 49.674 | 0.514 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 16 | 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 192.765 | 49.677 | 0.517 | Shore Lodge | Joe Falk | Slugger Labbe |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 192.738 | 49.684 | 0.524 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 192.715 | 49.690 | 0.530 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 192.680 | 49.699 | 0.539 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 192.672 | 49.701 | 0.541 | Ortho | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 192.622 | 49.714 | 0.554 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 22 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 192.587 | 49.723 | 0.563 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 23 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 192.181 | 49.828 | 0.668 | Aarons Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 192.050 | 49.862 | 0.702 | Outback Steakhouse | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 191.835 | 49.918 | 0.758 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 191.727 | 49.946 | 0.786 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 191.627 | 49.972 | 0.812 | McDonald's | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 191.616 | 49.975 | 0.815 | Fresh From Florida | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 29 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 191.581 | 49.984 | 0.824 | Fifth Third Bank | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 30 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 191.497 | 50.006 | 0.846 | Unsponsored | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 31 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 191.252 | 50.070 | 0.910 | Kroger / Hungry Jack | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 32 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 191.176 | 50.090 | 0.930 | C & J Energy Services | Archie St. Hilaire | Clinton Cram |
| 33 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 191.016 | 50.132 | 0.972 | Vydox Plus | Jay Robinson | Scott Eggleston |
| 34 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 190.757 | 50.200 | 1.040 | Phoenix Construction | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 35 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 190.738 | 50.205 | 1.045 | Brandt | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 36 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 190.715 | 50.211 | 1.051 | Furniture Row / Visser Precision | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 37 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 190.624 | 50.235 | 1.075 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 38 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 190.408 | 50.292 | 1.132 | CSX / Play It Safe | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 190.276 | 50.327 | 1.167 | Farm Rich | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 40 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 190.147 | 50.361 | 1.201 | Bene-fit | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 41 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 189.752 | 50.466 | 1.306 | Speed Stick | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 42 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 189.242 | 50.602 | 1.442 | Dr Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 43 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 188.850 | 50.707 | 1.547 | Dustless Blasting | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |