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BACK TO GALLERIES

Starting lineup for GEICO 500

By | Published: April 30, 2016 40
BACK TO GALLERIES

1 of 40

Chase Elliott will start first in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Spotter: Eddie D'Hondt

2 of 40

Austin Dillon will start second in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Richard 'Slugger' Labbe
Spotter: Andy Houston

3 of 40

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start third in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Spotter: TJ Majors

4 of 40

Matt Kenseth will start fourth in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
Spotter: Chris Osborne

5 of 40

Jimmie Johnson will start fifth in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
Spotter: Earl Barban

6 of 40

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start sixth in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Spotter: Mike Herman Jr.
*Regular crew chief Nick Sandler suspended for this race.

7 of 40

Brad Keselowski will start seventh in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.

Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
Spotter: Joey Meier

8 of 40

Denny Hamlin will start eighth in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Mike Wheeler
Spotter: Chris Lambert

9 of 40

Carl Edwards will start ninth in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
Spotter: Jason Hedlesky

10 of 40

Paul Menard will start 10th in the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Justin Alexander
Spotter: Bill O'Dea

11 of 40

Kasey Kahne will start 11th in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Keith Rodden
Spotter: Kevin Hamlin

12 of 40

Martin Truex Jr. will start 12th in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Cole Pearn
Spotter: Clayton Hughes

13 of 40

Trevor Bayne will start 13th in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Spotter: Roman Pemberton

14 of 40

Tony Stewart* will start 14th in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz
Spotter: Bob Jeffrey*Fill-in driver Ty Dillon will relieve Stewart during Sunday's GEICO 500

15 of 40

Ryan Newman will start 15th in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Luke Lambert
Spotter: Jason Jarrett

16 of 40

Greg Biffle will start 16th in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
Spotter: Freddie Dunlop

17 of 40

Kyle Busch will start 17th in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Spotter: Tony Hirschman

18 of 40

Kurt Busch will start 18th in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Tony Gibson
Spotter: Rick Carelli

19 of 40

Ryan Blaney will start 19th in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.

Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Spotter: Josh Williams

20 of 40

Casey Mears will start 20th in the No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Robert 'Bootie' Barker
Spotter: Ron Lewis

21 of 40

Brian Scott will start 21st in the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.

Crew Chief: Chris Heroy
Spotter: Joel Edmonds

22 of 40

Joey Logano will start 22nd in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
Spotter: Tab Boyd

23 of 40

Aric Almirola will start 23rd in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.

Crew Chief: Trent Owens
Spotter: Stevie Reeves

24 of 40

Kyle Larson will start 24th in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Chad Johnston
Spotter: Derek Kneeland

25 of 40

Regan Smith will start 25th in the No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Tommy Baldwin Jr.
Spotter: Doug Campbell

26 of 40

Bobby Labonte will start 26th in the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford.

Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Spotter: Curtis Aldridge

27 of 40

Chris Buescher will start 27th in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Spotter: David Keith

28 of 40

AJ Allmendinger will start 28th in the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Randall Burnett
Spotter: Coleman Pressley

29 of 40

Kevin Harvick will start 29th in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
Spotter: Tim Fedewa

30 of 40

Jamie McMurray will start 30th in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Spotter: Tyler Green

31 of 40

Michael McDowell will start 31st in the No. 95 Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Dave Winston
Spotter: Steve Barkdoll

32 of 40

Landon Cassill will start 32nd in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo
Spotter: Tony Raines

33 of 40

Michael Waltrip will start 33rd in the No. 55 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet.

34 of 40

Clint Bowyer will start 34th in the No. 15 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Steve Addington
Spotter: Brett Griffin

35 of 40

Matt DiBenedetto will start 35th in the No. 83 BK Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Gene Nead
Spotter: David Peppers

36 of 40

Cole Whitt will start 36th in the No. 98 Premium Motorsports Toyota.

Crew Chief: Mark Hillman

37 of 40

Danica Patrick will start 37th in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Billy Scott
Spotter: Brandon Benesch

38 of 40

Michael Annett will start 38th in the No. 46 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet.

Crew Chief: Jay Guy
Spotter: Rocky Ryan

39 of 40

David Gilliland will start 39th in the No. 35 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

Crew Chief: Joe Lax

40 of 40

David Ragan will start 40th in the No. 23 BK Racing Toyota.

Crew Chief: Patrick Donahue
Spotter: Toby Wheldon
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