Race Lineup
The official 2016 Axalta We Paint Winners 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Pocono Raceway.
Axalta We Paint Winners 400
Sunday, June 5th, 2016
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 125.490
- Cautions: 10 for 40 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 2,494 (20.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 181.726 | 49.525 | 0.000 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 181.400 | 49.614 | 0.089 | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 181.316 | 49.637 | 0.112 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 181.192 | 49.671 | 0.146 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 180.759 | 49.790 | 0.265 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 180.563 | 49.844 | 0.319 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 180.047 | 49.987 | 0.462 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 179.605 | 50.110 | 0.585 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 179.472 | 50.147 | 0.622 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 179.451 | 50.153 | 0.628 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 178.941 | 50.296 | 0.771 | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 178.827 | 50.328 | 0.803 | M&M]s 75th Anniversary | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 13 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 179.444 | 50.155 | 0.630 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 179.379 | 50.173 | 0.648 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 179.151 | 50.237 | 0.712 | EcoBoost | Rfk Racing | Robbie Reiser |
| 16 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 178.980 | 50.285 | 0.760 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 178.763 | 50.346 | 0.821 | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 18 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 178.391 | 50.451 | 0.926 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 178.370 | 50.457 | 0.932 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 178.363 | 50.459 | 0.934 | Richmond / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 21 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 178.235 | 50.495 | 0.970 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 22 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 178.140 | 50.522 | 0.997 | Kalahari Resorts | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 178.123 | 50.527 | 1.002 | Visine | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 178.108 | 50.531 | 1.006 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 177.267 | 50.771 | 1.246 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 177.207 | 50.788 | 1.263 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 27 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 177.204 | 50.789 | 1.264 | Wade Construction | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 28 | 95 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 176.974 | 50.855 | 1.330 | Beyond Boundries | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 176.929 | 50.868 | 1.343 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 30 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 176.640 | 50.951 | 1.426 | Twisted Tea | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 31 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 176.450 | 51.006 | 1.481 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 32 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 176.298 | 51.050 | 1.525 | Bush's Grillin Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Ernie Cope |
| 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 175.709 | 51.221 | 1.696 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 34 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 175.466 | 51.292 | 1.767 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 174.659 | 51.529 | 2.004 | APC Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 36 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 173.157 | 51.976 | 2.451 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 37 | 55 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 173.117 | 51.988 | 2.463 | World Record Striper Company | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 38 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 169.157 | 53.205 | 3.680 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 39 | 32 | Jeb Burton | Ford | 166.664 | 54.001 | 4.476 | Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 40 | 98 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 164.087 | 54.849 | 5.324 | Hilton Scranton & Conference Center | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |