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2016 GEICO 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 10 of 36 Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:34:15 Average speed: 140.046 mph Pole speed: 192.661 mph Cautions: 10 for 41 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 37 Green flag passes: 18,058 (122.8 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2016 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Chase Elliott 24 Chevrolet 49.704   192.661   2   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 49.765   192.424   3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 49.799   192.293   4   Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota 49.828   192.181   5   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 49.845   192.116   6   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 17 Ford 49.852   192.089   7   Brad Keselowski 2 Ford 49.873   192.008   8   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 49.887   191.954   9   Carl Edwards 19 Toyota 49.922   191.819   10   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 49.924   191.812   11   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 49.930   191.789   12   Martin Truex Jr 78 Toyota 49.984   191.581   13   Trevor Bayne 6 Ford 49.988   191.566   14   Ty Dillon 14 Chevrolet 50.003   191.509   15   Ryan Newman 31 Chevrolet 50.058   191.298   16   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 50.086   191.191   17   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 50.093   191.164   18   Kurt Busch 41 Chevrolet 50.126   191.039   19   Ryan Blaney 21 Ford 50.157   190.921   * 20   Casey Mears 13 Chevrolet 50.196   190.772   21   Brian Scott 44 Ford 50.207   190.730   22   Joey Logano 22 Ford 50.299   190.382   23   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 50.331   190.260   24   Kyle Larson 42 Chevrolet 50.356   190.166   25   Regan Smith 7 Chevrolet 50.371   190.109   26   Bobby Labonte 32 Ford 50.409   189.966   27   Chris Buescher 34 Ford 50.420   189.925   28   A.J. Allmendinger 47 Chevrolet 50.421   189.921   29   Kevin Harvick 4 Chevrolet 50.453   189.800   30   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 50.472   189.729   31   Michael McDowell 95 Chevrolet 50.528   189.519   32   Landon Cassill 38 Ford 50.541   189.470   33   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 50.583   189.313   * 34   Clint Bowyer 15 Chevrolet 50.660   189.025   35   Matt DiBenedetto 83 Toyota 50.664   189.010   36   Cole Whitt 98 Toyota 50.677   188.961   * 37   Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet 50.679   188.954   38   Michael Annett 46 Chevrolet 50.807   188.478   39   David Gilliland 35 Ford 50.810   188.467   * 40   David Ragan 23 Toyota 51.035   187.636   41   Josh Wise 30 Chevrolet 51.573   185.679   * 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:   Josh Wise (#30), Ty Dillon (#14-DC)