- 2016 Food City 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 2016 Food City 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | qual speed | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | 127.997 | 276 | #19 Toyota Camry | COMCAST BUSINESS | 45 | 500 | Finish |
| 2 | 20 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Hendrick Motorsports | 125.052 | 0 | #88 Chevy SS | Nationwide | 39 | 500 | Finish |
| 3 | 26 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | 125.831 | 41 | #41 Chevy SS | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | 39 | 500 | Finish |
| 4 | 19 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 125.134 | 0 | #24 Chevy SS | Kelley Blue Book | 37 | 500 | Finish |
| 5 | 10 | Trevor Bayne | RFK Racing | 125.815 | 0 | #6 Ford Fusion | Advocare Ford Fusion | 36 | 500 | Finish |
| 6 | 30 | Matt DiBenedetto | BK Racing | 125.592 | 0 | #83 Toyota Camry | Cosmo Motors | 35 | 500 | Finish |
| 7 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 126.112 | 13 | #4 Chevy SS | Ditech | 35 | 500 | Finish |
| 8 | 36 | Clint Bowyer | Premium Motorsports | 124.146 | 0 | #15 Chevy SS | 5-Hour Energy | 33 | 500 | Finish |
| 9 | 17 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | 125.354 | 0 | #31 Chevy SS | WIX | 32 | 500 | Finish |
| 10 | 3 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 127.191 | 4 | #22 Ford Fusion | AutoTrader | 32 | 500 | Finish |
| 11 | 18 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | 125.33 | 0 | #21 Ford Fusion | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire + Auto Center | 30 | 500 | Finish |
| 12 | 23 | Greg Biffle | RFK Racing | 124.597 | 0 | #16 Ford Fusion | Roush Performance Ford Fusion | 29 | 500 | Finish |
| 13 | 13 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | 125.486 | 0 | #1 Chevy SS | McDonald's | 28 | 500 | Finish |
| 14 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr | Furniture Row Racing | 126.021 | 0 | #78 Toyota Camry | Furniture Row | 27 | 500 | Finish |
| 15 | 14 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | 125.461 | 4 | #27 Chevy SS | Tarkett / Menards | 27 | 500 | Finish |
| 16 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | RFK Racing | 125.207 | 0 | #17 Ford Fusion | Zest Ford Fusion | 25 | 500 | Finish |
| 17 | 11 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | 125.732 | 0 | #5 Chevy SS | Great Clips | 24 | 500 | Finish |
| 18 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | 125.691 | 0 | #2 Ford Fusion | Miller Lite | 23 | 500 | Finish |
| 19 | 9 | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | 125.815 | 0 | #47 Chevy SS | Bush's Beans | 22 | 500 | Finish |
| 20 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 126.804 | 0 | #11 Toyota Camry | FedEx Freight | 21 | 500 | Finish |
| 21 | 21 | Chris Buescher | Front Row Motorsports | 124.995 | 0 | #34 Ford Fusion | Love’s Travel Stops | 20 | 500 | Finish |
| 22 | 28 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | 125.675 | 20 | #38 Ford Fusion | Snap Fitness | 20 | 500 | Finish |
| 23 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 126.461 | 0 | #48 Chevy SS | Lowe's | 18 | 499 | Finish |
| 24 | 16 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | 125.42 | 0 | #13 Chevy SS | GEICO | 17 | 499 | Finish |
| 25 | 34 | Ty Dillon | Stewart-Haas Racing | 124.379 | 0 | #14 Chevy SS | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | 0 | 499 | Finish |
| 26 | 15 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 125.436 | 0 | #3 Chevy SS | Bass Pro Shops / Ranger Boats | 15 | 498 | Finish |
| 27 | 33 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 125.003 | 0 | #10 Chevy SS | Nature's Bakery | 14 | 498 | Finish |
| 28 | 39 | Cole Whitt | Premium Motorsports | 122.803 | 0 | #98 Chevy SS | TBA | 13 | 496 | Finish |
| 29 | 31 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | 125.281 | 0 | #95 Chevy SS | KLove Radio Chevrolet SS | 12 | 495 | Finish |
| 30 | 27 | Brian Scott | Richard Petty Motorsports | 125.773 | 0 | #44 Ford Fusion | Shore Lodge | 11 | 493 | Finish |
| 31 | 40 | Michael Annett | HScott Motorsports | 122.263 | 0 | #46 Chevy SS | Pilot Flying J | 10 | 492 | Finish |
| 32 | 37 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | GO FAS Racing | 123.308 | 0 | #32 Ford Fusion | KEEN PARTS/VISONE RV | 9 | 488 | Finish |
| 33 | 35 | Josh Wise | Key Motorsports | 124.242 | 0 | #30 Chevy SS | Curtis Key Plumbing | 8 | 482 | Finish |
| 34 | 22 | Aric Almirola | Legacy Motor Club | 124.979 | 0 | #43 Ford Fusion | Smithfield | 7 | 479 | Finish |
| 35 | 25 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 126.021 | 0 | #42 Chevy SS | Target | 6 | 462 | Finish |
| 36 | 2 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | 127.419 | 142 | #20 Toyota Camry | Dollar General | 6 | 460 | Finish |
| 37 | 29 | Regan Smith | Premium Motorsports | 125.642 | 0 | #7 Chevy SS | APC Chevrolet | 4 | 451 | Accident |
| 38 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 126.553 | 0 | #18 Toyota Camry | M&M's | 3 | 258 | Accident |
| 39 | 24 | David Ragan | NY Racing Team | 124.46 | 0 | #23 Toyota Camry | Dr. Pepper | 2 | 211 | Engine |
| 40 | 38 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | 123.245 | 0 | #55 Chevy SS | ChampionMachinery.com | 1 | 169 | Suspension |