Race Lineup
The official 2016 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 17th, 2016
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 81.637
- Cautions: 15 for 102 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 2,262 (5.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 127.997 | 14.991 | 0.000 | Comcast Business | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 127.419 | 15.059 | 0.068 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 127.191 | 15.086 | 0.095 | Auto Trader | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 126.804 | 15.132 | 0.141 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 126.553 | 15.162 | 0.171 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.461 | 15.173 | 0.182 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 126.112 | 15.215 | 0.224 | ditech | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 126.021 | 15.226 | 0.235 | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 9 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 125.815 | 15.251 | 0.260 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 10 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 125.815 | 15.251 | 0.260 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 125.732 | 15.261 | 0.270 | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 125.691 | 15.266 | 0.275 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 125.486 | 15.291 | 0.300 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 125.461 | 15.294 | 0.303 | Tarkett / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 125.436 | 15.297 | 0.306 | Bass Pro Shops / Ranger Boats | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 16 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 125.420 | 15.299 | 0.308 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 125.354 | 15.307 | 0.316 | WIX | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 18 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 125.330 | 15.310 | 0.319 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 19 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 125.134 | 15.334 | 0.343 | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 125.052 | 15.344 | 0.353 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 21 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 124.995 | 15.351 | 0.360 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 22 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 124.979 | 15.353 | 0.362 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 124.597 | 15.400 | 0.409 | Roush Performance | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 124.460 | 15.417 | 0.426 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 126.021 | 15.226 | 0.235 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 125.831 | 15.249 | 0.258 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 27 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 125.773 | 15.256 | 0.265 | Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 28 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 125.675 | 15.268 | 0.277 | Snap Fitness | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 29 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 125.642 | 15.272 | 0.281 | Unsponsored | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 30 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 125.592 | 15.278 | 0.287 | Cosmo Motors | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 31 | 93 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 125.281 | 15.316 | 0.325 | KLOVE Radio | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 32 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 125.207 | 15.325 | 0.334 | Zest | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 125.003 | 15.350 | 0.359 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 34 | 14 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 124.379 | 15.427 | 0.436 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 35 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 124.242 | 15.444 | 0.453 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 36 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 124.146 | 15.456 | 0.465 | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 37 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | 123.308 | 15.561 | 0.570 | Keen Parts / Visone RV | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 38 | 49 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 123.245 | 15.569 | 0.578 | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 39 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 122.803 | 15.625 | 0.634 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 40 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 122.263 | 15.694 | 0.703 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |