Race Lineup
The official 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Bojangles' Southern 500
Sunday, September 4th, 2016
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 126.437
- Cautions: 10 for 52 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 2,554 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Busch | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Arris | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lowe's Pro Services | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tide PODS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 11 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 15 | 88 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Coca-Cola | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 18 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Liftmaster | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 20 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 21 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger / Tyson | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hooters | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Valvoline / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 27 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 29 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rumple Furniture / Bailey Excavatin… | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 31 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 32 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 33 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nikko RC Turbo Panther | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 34 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Twisted Tea | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Orange Crush | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Carolina Skiff | Premium Motorsports | Ben Leslie |
| 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Michael Hillman |
| 38 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | corvetteparts.net | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 39 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |