Race Lineup
The official 2016 STP 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
STP 500
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 80.088
- Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 1,240 (2.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 97.043 | 19.513 | 0.000 | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 97.033 | 19.515 | 0.002 | Liftmaster | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 3 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 96.864 | 19.549 | 0.036 | Janassen | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 96.854 | 19.551 | 0.038 | Libman/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 5 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 96.736 | 19.575 | 0.062 | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 6 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 96.676 | 19.587 | 0.074 | Kroger/Butterfinger/Coffeemate | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 96.657 | 19.591 | 0.078 | M&M's 75 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 96.642 | 19.594 | 0.081 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 9 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 96.440 | 19.635 | 0.122 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 10 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 96.224 | 19.679 | 0.166 | 3M | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 96.205 | 19.683 | 0.170 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 96.171 | 19.690 | 0.177 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 96.637 | 19.595 | 0.082 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 96.622 | 19.598 | 0.085 | Roush Performance | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 96.617 | 19.599 | 0.086 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 96.568 | 19.609 | 0.096 | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Motorsports | Todd Berrier |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 96.474 | 19.628 | 0.115 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 18 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 96.470 | 19.629 | 0.116 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 96.362 | 19.651 | 0.138 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 20 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 96.244 | 19.675 | 0.162 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 96.049 | 19.715 | 0.202 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 22 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 95.981 | 19.729 | 0.216 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 95.796 | 19.767 | 0.254 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 95.714 | 19.784 | 0.271 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 25 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 96.083 | 19.708 | 0.195 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 26 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 95.917 | 19.742 | 0.229 | Goody's | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 27 | 93 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 95.912 | 19.743 | 0.230 | KLove Radio | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 95.888 | 19.748 | 0.235 | TaxACT | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 95.874 | 19.751 | 0.238 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 95.840 | 19.758 | 0.245 | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 31 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 95.757 | 19.775 | 0.262 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 32 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 95.612 | 19.805 | 0.292 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 33 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 95.593 | 19.809 | 0.296 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 34 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 95.545 | 19.819 | 0.306 | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 95.295 | 19.871 | 0.358 | Cosmo Motors | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 95.252 | 19.880 | 0.367 | CSX / Play it Safe | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 37 | 32 | Joey Gase | Ford | 94.817 | 19.971 | 0.458 | Donate Life | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 94.246 | 20.092 | 0.579 | Pilot/Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 39 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 94.218 | 20.098 | 0.585 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 40 | 49 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.513 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Scott Eggleston |