Race Lineup
The official 2016 Cheez-It 355 At The Glen NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Watkins Glen International.
Cheez-It 355 At The Glen
Sunday, August 7th, 2016
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 90
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 89.513
- Cautions: 8 for 20 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 1,725 (24.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 126.562 | 69.689 | 0.000 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 126.233 | 69.871 | 0.182 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 126.177 | 69.902 | 0.213 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 126.104 | 69.942 | 0.253 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 126.099 | 69.945 | 0.256 | Snickers Crisper | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 126.002 | 69.999 | 0.310 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 125.924 | 70.042 | 0.353 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 8 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 125.831 | 70.094 | 0.405 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 9 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 125.623 | 70.210 | 0.521 | Kroger / Kingsford | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 125.536 | 70.259 | 0.570 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 125.370 | 70.352 | 0.663 | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 124.981 | 70.571 | 0.882 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 124.981 | 70.571 | 0.882 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 124.968 | 70.578 | 0.889 | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 124.837 | 70.652 | 0.963 | Busch Beer | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 16 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 124.670 | 70.747 | 1.058 | SunEnergy1 | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 124.585 | 70.795 | 1.106 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 124.569 | 70.804 | 1.115 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 19 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 124.559 | 70.810 | 1.121 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 124.532 | 70.825 | 1.136 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 21 | 88 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 124.460 | 70.866 | 1.177 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 22 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | 124.269 | 70.975 | 1.286 | RTICcoolers.com | Premium Motorsports | Ben Leslie |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 124.248 | 70.987 | 1.298 | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 124.159 | 71.038 | 1.349 | Cheez-It | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 124.120 | 71.060 | 1.371 | CSX - Play It Safe | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 26 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 123.842 | 71.220 | 1.531 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 27 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 123.633 | 71.340 | 1.651 | Shaw's Supermarket | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 28 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 123.464 | 71.438 | 1.749 | PEAK | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 29 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 123.455 | 71.443 | 1.754 | APC Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 30 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 123.446 | 71.448 | 1.759 | EcoBoost | Rfk Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 123.389 | 71.481 | 1.792 | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 32 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 123.353 | 71.502 | 1.813 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 33 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 123.157 | 71.616 | 1.927 | Richmond / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 34 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 123.110 | 71.643 | 1.954 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 122.624 | 71.927 | 2.238 | Cosmo Motors | Bk Racing | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 55 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | 122.193 | 72.181 | 2.492 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 32 | Boris Said | Ford | 122.157 | 72.202 | 2.513 | Genesee Beer | Go Fas Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 121.202 | 72.771 | 3.082 | St. Jude Iowa Tournament of Hope | Hscott Motorsports | Michael Hillman |
| 39 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 119.246 | 73.965 | 4.276 | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 40 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 69.689 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |