Race Lineup

The official 2016 Geico 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Geico 500

Sunday, May 1st, 2016

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 12 Ford
  • 9 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.046
  • Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: 18,058 (122.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 192.661 49.704 0.000 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
2 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 192.424 49.765 0.061 Dow Richard Childress Racing Slugger Labbe
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 192.293 49.799 0.095 Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
4 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 192.181 49.828 0.124 Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 192.116 49.845 0.141 Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 192.089 49.852 0.148 Fifth Third Bank Rfk Racing Nicholas Sandler
7 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 192.008 49.873 0.169 Miller Lite Team Penske Paul Wolfe
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 191.954 49.887 0.183 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Mike Wheeler
9 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 191.819 49.922 0.218 ARRIS Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
10 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 191.812 49.924 0.220 Moen/Menards Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
11 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 191.789 49.930 0.226 Farmers Insurance Hendrick Motorsports Keith Rodden
12 78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 191.581 49.984 0.280 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Furniture Row Motorsports Cole Pearn
13 6 Trevor Bayne Ford 191.566 49.988 0.284 AdvoCare Rfk Racing Matt Puccia
14 Ty Dillon 191.509 50.003 0.299
15 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 191.298 50.058 0.354 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 191.191 50.086 0.382 EcoBoost Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 191.164 50.093 0.389 Skittle Marvel Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
18 41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 191.039 50.126 0.422 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Tony Gibson
19 21 Ryan Blaney Ford 190.921 50.157 0.453 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… Wood Brothers Racing Jeremy Bullins
20 13 Casey Mears Chevrolet 190.772 50.196 0.492 GEICO Germain Racing Bootie Barker
21 44 Brian Scott Ford 190.730 50.207 0.503 Twisted Tea Richard Petty Motorsports Chris Heroy
22 22 Joey Logano Ford 190.382 50.299 0.595 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
23 43 Aric Almirola Ford 190.260 50.331 0.627 Fresh From Florida Richard Petty Motorsports Trent Owens
24 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 190.166 50.356 0.652 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
25 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 190.109 50.371 0.667 Golden Corral Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Jr
26 32 Bobby Labonte Ford 189.966 50.409 0.705 Rimrock Devlin Go Fas Racing Wally Rogers
27 34 Chris Buescher Ford 189.925 50.420 0.716 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Bob Osborne
28 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 189.921 50.421 0.717 Kroger/Bush's Beans Jtg Daughtery Racing Randall Burnett
29 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 189.800 50.453 0.749 Busch Fishing Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
30 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 189.729 50.472 0.768 McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
31 95 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 189.519 50.528 0.824 Thrivent Financial Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing Dave Winston
32 38 Landon Cassill Ford 189.470 50.541 0.837 FR8Autcions Front Row Motorsports Donnie Wingo
33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 189.313 50.583 0.879 Peak & BlueDEF Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
34 15 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 189.025 50.660 0.956 AccuDoc Solutions Hscott Motorsports Steve Addington
35 83 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 189.010 50.664 0.960 Dustless Blasting Bk Racing Gene Nead
36 98 Cole Whitt Toyota 188.961 50.677 0.973 Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Mark Hillman
37 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 188.954 50.679 0.975 Aspen Dental Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
38 46 Michael Annett Chevrolet 188.478 50.807 1.103 Pilot Flying J Hscott Motorsports Jay Guy
39 35 David Gilliland Ford 188.467 50.810 1.106 Southern Belle Seafood Front Row Motorsports Todd Anderson
40 23 David Ragan Toyota 187.636 51.035 1.331 Schluter Systems Bk Racing Patrick Donahue