Race Lineup
The official 2016 Bank Of America 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Bank Of America 500
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 134.929
- Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 2,108 (7.4 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 196.029 | 27.547 | 0.000 | Busch Hunting | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 196.000 | 27.551 | 0.004 | Axallta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 3 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 195.759 | 27.585 | 0.038 | 3M | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 195.228 | 27.660 | 0.113 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 195.228 | 27.660 | 0.113 | Mobil 1 / Rev the Vote | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 6 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 195.087 | 27.680 | 0.133 | Kroger / Stouffer's | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 194.826 | 27.717 | 0.170 | Furniture Row / Denver Matress | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 8 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 194.553 | 27.756 | 0.209 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 194.168 | 27.811 | 0.264 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 194.049 | 27.828 | 0.281 | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 192.630 | 28.033 | 0.486 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 188.547 | 28.640 | 1.093 | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 194.161 | 27.812 | 0.265 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 194.007 | 27.834 | 0.287 | EcoBoost | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 193.966 | 27.840 | 0.293 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 193.868 | 27.854 | 0.307 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 17 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.791 | 27.865 | 0.318 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 18 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 193.736 | 27.873 | 0.326 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 193.722 | 27.875 | 0.328 | Dow Coatings | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 193.625 | 27.889 | 0.342 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 193.209 | 27.949 | 0.402 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 193.009 | 27.978 | 0.431 | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 192.205 | 28.095 | 0.548 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 24 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 191.489 | 28.200 | 0.653 | Pink Cosmo Motors | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 191.980 | 28.128 | 0.581 | Target / Belkin QP | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 26 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 191.829 | 28.150 | 0.603 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 27 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 191.544 | 28.192 | 0.645 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 28 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 191.530 | 28.194 | 0.647 | Valvoline / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 191.469 | 28.203 | 0.656 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 30 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 191.381 | 28.216 | 0.669 | Jacob Companies | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 31 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 190.954 | 28.279 | 0.732 | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 32 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 190.617 | 28.329 | 0.782 | Rev the Vote / Snapchat | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 33 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.564 | 28.337 | 0.790 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 34 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 190.054 | 28.413 | 0.866 | Dr. Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 188.864 | 28.592 | 1.045 | Nikko RC | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 186.002 | 29.032 | 1.485 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Ben Leslie |
| 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 185.976 | 29.036 | 1.489 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Michael Hillman |
| 38 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | 185.039 | 29.183 | 1.636 | Unsponsored | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 39 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 183.673 | 29.400 | 1.853 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 183.343 | 29.453 | 1.906 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |