- 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr | Furniture Row Racing | 28 | #78 Toyota Camry | Auto-Owners Insurance | 44 | 367 | Finish |
| 2 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 214 | #4 Chevy SS | Busch Chevrolet SS | 41 | 367 | Finish |
| 3 | 16 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 45 | #42 Chevy SS | Target | 39 | 367 | Finish |
| 4 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | #11 Toyota Camry | Sport Clips | 38 | 367 | Finish |
| 5 | 5 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 0 | #22 Ford Fusion | Shell Pennzoil | 36 | 367 | Finish |
| 6 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 | #20 Toyota Camry | Tide PODS | 36 | 367 | Finish |
| 7 | 18 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #5 Chevy SS | LiftMaster | 34 | 367 | Finish |
| 8 | 14 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | 9 | #31 Chevy SS | Caterpillar | 34 | 367 | Finish |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | 47 | #2 Ford Fusion | Miller Lite | 33 | 367 | Finish |
| 10 | 11 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #24 Chevy SS | NAPA Auto Parts | 31 | 367 | Finish |
| 11 | 6 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | #18 Toyota Camry | Interstate Batteries | 31 | 367 | Finish |
| 12 | 12 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy SS | American Ethanol | 29 | 367 | Finish |
| 13 | 20 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | 0 | #21 Ford Fusion | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 28 | 367 | Finish |
| 14 | 15 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #88 Chevy SS | Nationwide | 27 | 367 | Finish |
| 15 | 13 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | #1 Chevy SS | McDonald's Chevrolet | 26 | 367 | Finish |
| 16 | 24 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #27 Chevy SS | Valvoline / Menards | 25 | 367 | Finish |
| 17 | 31 | Chris Buescher | Front Row Motorsports | 0 | #34 Ford Fusion | Love’s Travel Stops | 24 | 367 | Finish |
| 18 | 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | RFK Racing | 0 | #17 Ford Fusion | Fastenal Ford Fusion | 23 | 367 | Finish |
| 19 | 3 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | 0 | #19 Toyota Camry | ARRIS | 22 | 366 | Finish |
| 20 | 33 | Regan Smith | Premium Motorsports | 0 | #7 Chevy SS | Nikko RC Road Rippers | 21 | 366 | Finish |
| 21 | 32 | David Ragan | NY Racing Team | 0 | #23 Toyota Camry | I’m a Pepper | 20 | 366 | Finish |
| 22 | 27 | Clint Bowyer | Premium Motorsports | 0 | #15 Chevy SS | 5-Hour Energy | 19 | 365 | Finish |
| 23 | 21 | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | 0 | #47 Chevy SS | Kroger Tyson 1977 Bruce Hill throwback | 18 | 365 | Finish |
| 24 | 25 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 0 | #10 Chevy SS | Nature's Bakery Chevrolet SS | 17 | 365 | Finish |
| 25 | 28 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | 0 | #13 Chevy SS | GEICO | 16 | 365 | Finish |
| 26 | 35 | Matt DiBenedetto | BK Racing | 0 | #83 Toyota Camry | Orange Crush | 15 | 364 | Finish |
| 27 | 30 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | 0 | #95 Chevy SS | Thrivent Financial | 14 | 364 | Finish |
| 28 | 37 | Michael Annett | HScott Motorsports | 0 | #46 Chevy SS | Pilot Flying J | 13 | 362 | Finish |
| 29 | 40 | Josh Wise | Key Motorsports | 0 | #30 Chevy SS | Incredible Bank | 12 | 361 | Finish |
| 30 | 29 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | 0 | #38 Ford Fusion | Rumple Furniture / Bailey Excavating | 11 | 361 | Finish |
| 31 | 39 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | 0 | #55 Chevy SS | VYDOX Plus | 10 | 358 | Finish |
| 32 | 26 | Aric Almirola | Legacy Motor Club | 0 | #43 Ford Fusion | STP | 9 | 346 | Accident |
| 33 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #48 Chevy SS | Lowe's | 8 | 328 | Finish |
| 34 | 4 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | 0 | #41 Chevy SS | Haas VF1 / Monster Energy Chevrolet SS | 7 | 326 | Accident |
| 35 | 17 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | 0 | #14 Chevy SS | Coca-Cola Chevrolet SS | 6 | 317 | Overheating |
| 36 | 23 | Greg Biffle | RFK Racing | 0 | #16 Ford Fusion | Hooters Ford Fusion | 5 | 295 | Accident |
| 37 | 36 | Cole Whitt | Premium Motorsports | 0 | #98 Chevy SS | Carolina Skiff | 4 | 250 | Electrical |
| 38 | 38 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | GO FAS Racing | 0 | #32 Ford Fusion | Otter Pops / Corvetteparts.net | 3 | 247 | Accident |
| 39 | 34 | Brian Scott | Richard Petty Motorsports | 0 | #44 Ford Fusion | Twisted Tea | 2 | 199 | Accident |
| 40 | 19 | Trevor Bayne | RFK Racing | 0 | #6 Ford Fusion | Advocare Ford Fusion | 1 | 161 | Engine |