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Starting lineup: Indianapolis

By | Published: July 22, 2016 40
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Kyle Busch will start first in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Spotter: Tony Hirschman

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Carl Edwards will start second in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
Spotter: Jason Hedlesky

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Tony Stewart will start third in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz
Spotter: Bob Jeffrey

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Denny Hamlin will start fourth in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Mike Wheeler
Spotter: Chris Lambert

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Brad Keselowski will start fifth in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
Spotter: Joey Meier

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Ryan Newman will start sixth in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Luke Lambert
Spotter: Jason Jarrett

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Kevin Harvick will start seventh in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
Spotter: Tim Fedewa

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Martin Truex Jr. will start eighth in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Cole Pearn
Spotter: Clayton Hughes

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Jamie McMurray will start ninth in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Spotter: Tyler Green

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Kyle Larson will start 10th in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Chad Johnston
Spotter: Derek Kneeland

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Kurt Busch will start 11th in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Tony Gibson
Spotter: Rick Carelli

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Austin Dillon will start 12th in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Richard 'Slugger' Labbe
Spotter: Andy Houston

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Jimmie Johnson will start 13th in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
Spotter: Earl Barban

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Joey Logano will start 14th in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.
Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
Spotter: Tab Boyd

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Chase Elliott will start 15th in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Spotter: Eddie D'Hondt

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 16th in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
Crew Chief: Nick Sandler
Spotter: Mike Herman Jr.

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Ryan Blaney will start 17th in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Spotter: Josh Williams

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Matt Kenseth will start 18th in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
Spotter: Chris Osborne

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Greg Biffle will start 19th in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
Spotter: Freddie Dunlop

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Trevor Bayne will start 20th in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Spotter: Roman Pemberton

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Jeff Gordon will start 21st in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Spotter: TJ Majors

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Chris Buescher will start 22nd in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Spotter: David Keith

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Paul Menard will start 23rd in the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Justin Alexander
Spotter: Bill O’Dea

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Danica Patrick will start 24th in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Billy Scott
Spotter: Brandon Benesch

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AJ Allmendinger will start 25th in the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Randall Burnett
Spotter: Coleman Pressley

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Kasey Kahne will start 26th in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Keith Rodden
Spotter: Kevin Hamlin

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Michael McDowell will start 27th in the No. 95 Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Dave Winston
Spotter: Steve Barkdoll

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David Ragan will start 28th in the No. 23 BK Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Patrick Donahue
Spotter: Toby Wheldon

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Aric Almirola will start 29th in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.
Crew Chief: Trent Owens
Spotter: Stevie Reeves

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Matt DiBenedetto will start 30th in the No. 83 BK Racing Toyota.
Crew Chief: Gene Nead
Spotter: David Peppers

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Clint Bowyer will start 31st in the No. 15 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Steve Addington
Spotter: Brett Griffin

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Brian Scott will start 32nd in the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.
Crew Chief: Chris Heroy
Spotter: Joel Edmonds

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Landon Cassill will start 33rd in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo
Spotter: Tony Raines

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Casey Mears will start 34th in the No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Robert 'Bootie' Barker
Spotter: Ron Lewis

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Cole Whitt will start 35th in the No. 98 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Mark Hillman

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Ryan Ellis will start 36th in the No. 93 BK Racing Toyota.

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Regan Smith will start 37th in the No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Tommy Baldwin Jr.
Spotter: Doug Campbell

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Michael Annett will start 38th in the No. 46 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew Chief: Jay Guy
Spotter: Rocky Ryan

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Reed Sorenson will start 39th in the No. 55 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Pat Tryson

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Eddie MacDonald will start 40th in the No. 32 Go Fas Racing Ford.
Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Spotter: Curtis Aldridge
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