Race Lineup
The official 2016 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 157.549
- Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 20
- Green Flag Passes: 11,959 (70.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's 75 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | McDonald's/Cessna | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 10 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 12 | 95 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cheerios | Bob Leavine | Todd Parrott |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | KFC Nashville Hot | Jack Roush | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 17 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 18 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Jack Roush | Nicholas Sandler |
| 20 | 93 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dustless Blasting | Ron Devine | Gene Nead |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 22 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Pilot/Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Matt Puccia |
| 24 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Florida Lottery | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 27 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nikko RC/Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 28 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 29 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dr Pepper | Ron Devine | Patrick Donahue |
| 30 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger/Scott Products | Tad Geschickter | Randall Burnett |
| 31 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5-hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 33 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | C&J Energy Services | Archie St. Hilaire | Wally Rogers |
| 34 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 35 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Albertsons Co./Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 36 | 83 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Maxwell House | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |
| 37 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Peak Antifreeze/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 38 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CAT | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 39 | 59 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thirvent Financial | Joe Falk | Dave Winston |
| 40 | 26 | Robert Richardson Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Stalk It | Ron Devine | Mike Ford |