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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 8 of 36
Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:52
Average speed: 81.637 mph
Pole speed: 127.997 mph		Cautions: 15 for 102 laps
Margin of victory: .766 sec
Attendance: 90000
Lead changes: 16
Green flag passes: 2,262 (5.7 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2016 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Carl Edwards19Toyota14.991   127.997  
2   Matt Kenseth20Toyota15.059   127.419  
3   Joey Logano22Ford15.086   127.191  
4   Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.132   126.804  
5   Kyle Busch18Toyota15.162   126.553  
6   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet15.173   126.461  
7   Kevin Harvick4Chevrolet15.215   126.112  
8   Martin Truex Jr78Toyota15.226   126.021  
9   A.J. Allmendinger47Chevrolet15.251   125.815  
10   Trevor Bayne6Ford15.251   125.815  
11   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet15.261   125.732  
12   Brad Keselowski2Ford15.266   125.691  
13   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet15.291   125.486  
14   Paul Menard27Chevrolet15.294   125.461  
15   Austin Dillon3Chevrolet15.297   125.436  
16   Casey Mears13Chevrolet15.299   125.420  
17   Ryan Newman31Chevrolet15.307   125.354  
18   Ryan Blaney21Ford15.310   125.330   *
19   Chase Elliott24Chevrolet15.334   125.134  
20   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet15.344   125.052  
21   Chris Buescher34Ford15.351   124.995  
22   Aric Almirola43Ford15.353   124.979  
23   Greg Biffle16Ford15.400   124.597  
24   David Ragan23Toyota15.417   124.460  
25   Kyle Larson42Chevrolet15.226   126.021  
26   Kurt Busch41Chevrolet15.249   125.831  
27   Brian Scott44Ford15.256   125.773  
28   Landon Cassill38Ford15.268   125.675  
29   Regan Smith7Chevrolet15.272   125.642  
30   Matt DiBenedetto83Toyota15.278   125.592  
31   Michael McDowell95Chevrolet15.316   125.281  
32   Ricky Stenhouse Jr17Ford15.325   125.207  
33   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet15.350   125.003  
34   Ty Dillon14Chevrolet15.427   124.379  
35   Josh Wise30Chevrolet15.444   124.242   *
36   Clint Bowyer15Chevrolet15.456   124.146  
37   Jeffrey Earnhardt32Ford15.561   123.308  
38   Reed Sorenson55Chevrolet15.569   123.245   *
39   Cole Whitt98Chevrolet15.625   122.803   *
40   Michael Annett46Chevrolet15.694   122.263  

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available