Race Lineup
The official 2016 Hellmann's 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hellmann's 500
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 192 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 159.905
- Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
- Lead Changes: 31
- Green Flag Passes: 13,646 (81.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 193.423 | 49.508 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 193.365 | 49.523 | 0.015 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.189 | 49.568 | 0.060 | DeWalt Flexvolt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 4 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 193.166 | 49.574 | 0.066 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 193.123 | 49.585 | 0.077 | Cheez-it | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 192.975 | 49.623 | 0.115 | Zest | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 192.746 | 49.682 | 0.174 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 192.610 | 49.717 | 0.209 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 192.177 | 49.829 | 0.321 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 192.123 | 49.843 | 0.335 | SYLVANIA / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 11 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 192.039 | 49.865 | 0.357 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 12 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 188.300 | 50.855 | 1.347 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 13 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 192.131 | 49.841 | 0.333 | Subway | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 192.039 | 49.865 | 0.357 | Snickers Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 15 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 192.039 | 49.865 | 0.357 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 192.012 | 49.872 | 0.364 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 191.704 | 49.952 | 0.444 | Lowe's Pro Services | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 18 | 99 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 191.700 | 49.953 | 0.445 | Lilly Diabetes | Rfk Racing | Phil Gould |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 191.627 | 49.972 | 0.464 | Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 191.466 | 50.014 | 0.506 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 190.962 | 50.146 | 0.638 | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 190.768 | 50.197 | 0.689 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 190.393 | 50.296 | 0.788 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 24 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 190.162 | 50.357 | 0.849 | Energizer | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 25 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 190.026 | 50.393 | 0.885 | Goody's | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.004 | 50.399 | 0.891 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 27 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 189.891 | 50.429 | 0.921 | UniFirst | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 189.755 | 50.465 | 0.957 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 29 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 189.688 | 50.483 | 0.975 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 30 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 189.643 | 50.495 | 0.987 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 31 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 189.612 | 50.503 | 0.995 | FR8 Auctions | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 32 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 189.515 | 50.529 | 1.021 | Kroger / Scott Products | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 33 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 189.242 | 50.602 | 1.094 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 34 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 188.775 | 50.727 | 1.219 | KLOVE Radio | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 35 | 93 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 188.419 | 50.823 | 1.315 | Dustless Blasting | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 188.086 | 50.913 | 1.405 | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 187.993 | 50.938 | 1.430 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Michael Hillman |
| 38 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 187.368 | 51.108 | 1.600 | Unsponsored | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 39 | 83 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 186.765 | 51.273 | 1.765 | Unsponsored | Bk Racing | Doug Richert |
| 40 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 186.358 | 51.385 | 1.877 | Dr. Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |