Race Lineup
The official 2015 AAA Texas 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
AAA Texas 500
Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 137.490
- Cautions: 9 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 2,662 (9.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 196.929 | 27.421 | 0.000 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 195.993 | 27.552 | 0.131 | Budweiser / Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 195.716 | 27.591 | 0.170 | M&M's Crispy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 195.419 | 27.633 | 0.212 | AAA Insurance | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 195.341 | 27.644 | 0.223 | Target Plaid | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 195.298 | 27.650 | 0.229 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 194.988 | 27.694 | 0.273 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 194.890 | 27.708 | 0.287 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 194.665 | 27.740 | 0.319 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 194.475 | 27.767 | 0.346 | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 11 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 193.313 | 27.934 | 0.513 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.402 | 28.361 | 0.940 | Ortho | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 13 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 195.341 | 27.644 | 0.223 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 14 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 195.327 | 27.646 | 0.225 | Maxwell House | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 15 | 55 | David Ragan | Toyota | 195.178 | 27.667 | 0.246 | Aaron's Online Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 195.143 | 27.672 | 0.251 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 194.819 | 27.718 | 0.297 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 194.637 | 27.744 | 0.323 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 19 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 194.560 | 27.755 | 0.334 | Quicken Loans | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 194.175 | 27.810 | 0.389 | Schrock / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 21 | 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 194.175 | 27.810 | 0.389 | Shore Lodge | Joe Falk | Todd Parrott |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 194.112 | 27.819 | 0.398 | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 23 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 194.000 | 27.835 | 0.414 | Furniture Row / Visser Precision | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 193.666 | 27.883 | 0.462 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 25 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 195.525 | 27.618 | 0.197 | Snap-On Tools | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 195.496 | 27.622 | 0.201 | Dow - Styrofoam | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 195.334 | 27.645 | 0.224 | Cessna | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 28 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 195.157 | 27.670 | 0.249 | Fastenal | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 29 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 195.143 | 27.672 | 0.251 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 30 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 194.735 | 27.730 | 0.309 | Kroger / Scott Products | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 31 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 194.644 | 27.743 | 0.322 | Nikko RC / Toy State | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 32 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 194.623 | 27.746 | 0.325 | Sonic | Richard Petty Motorsports | Bono Manion |
| 33 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 193.472 | 27.911 | 0.490 | Williams Drywall | Bob Leavine | Kevin Walter |
| 34 | 26 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 192.940 | 27.988 | 0.567 | Maxim | Anthony Marlowe | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 34 | Brett Moffitt | Ford | 192.651 | 28.030 | 0.609 | Visit Dallas | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 36 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 192.445 | 28.060 | 0.639 | DRC/O'Reilly Auto Parts | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 192.328 | 28.077 | 0.656 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 38 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 192.273 | 28.085 | 0.664 | Dustless Blasting | Ron Devine | Gene Nead |
| 39 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 191.591 | 28.185 | 0.764 | Moen | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 40 | 23 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 191.537 | 28.193 | 0.772 | Dr Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 191.245 | 28.236 | 0.815 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 42 | 98 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 190.691 | 28.318 | 0.897 | Big Red | Mike Curb | Zach McGowan |
| 43 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 189.587 | 28.483 | 1.062 | Texas Lottery | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |