Daytona 500 Qualifying Results
Daytona International Speedway
February 14, 2016
*Both #4, Kevin Harvick and #14, Brian Vickers failed post qualifying inspection. Both cars were found with track-bars out of compliance with NASCAR regulations. #78, Martin Truex Jr., never made a qualifying attempt due to issue with the right-side roof flap being out of compliance.
| Pos | Car# | Driver | Manufacturer | Best Speed | Best Time |
| 1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 196.314 | 45.845 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 196.036 | 45.910 |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 195.682 | 45.993 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 195.207 | 46.105 |
| 5 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 195.118 | 46.126 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 194.839 | 46.192 |
| 7 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 194.746 | 46.214 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 194.675 | 46.231 |
| 9 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 194.662 | 46.234 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 194.523 | 46.267 |
| 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 194.510 | 46.270 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 194.460 | 46.282 |
| 13 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 194.250 | 46.332 |
| 14 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 194.104 | 46.367 |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 194.099 | 46.368 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 193.936 | 46.407 |
| 17 | 95 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 193.936 | 46.407 |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 193.878 | 46.421 |
| 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 193.753 | 46.451 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 193.665 | 46.472 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 193.399 | 46.536 |
| 22 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 193.332 | 46.552 |
| 23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 192.938 | 46.647 |
| 24 | 93 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 192.686 | 46.708 |
| 25 | 59 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 192.604 | 46.728 |
| 26 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 192.542 | 46.743 |
| 27 | 83 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 192.406 | 46.776 |
| 28 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 192.365 | 46.786 |
| 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 192.291 | 46.804 |
| 30 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 191.808 | 46.922 |
| 31 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 191.583 | 46.977 |
| 32 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 191.436 | 47.013 |
| 33 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 191.302 | 47.046 |
| 34 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 191.249 | 47.059 |
| 35 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 191.192 | 47.073 |
| 36 | 26 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | 190.496 | 47.245 |
| 37 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 190.375 | 47.275 |
| 38 | 35 | David Gilliland | Ford | 189.350 | 47.531 |
| 39 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 189.068 | 47.602 |
| 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Ford | 187.282 | 48.056 |
| 41 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 181.163 | 49.679 |
| 42 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 4 | Kevin Harvick* | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 44 | 14 | Brian Vickers* | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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