Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Race 8 of 36
Date: April 17, 2016
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Carl Edwards | Car | No. 19 Toyota |
| Team / Owner | Joe Gibbs Racing | Sponsor | Comcast Business |
| Winner Start | 1 | Winner Laps Led | 276 |
| Most Laps Led | Carl Edwards (276) | Starters | 40 |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Lead-Lap Finishers | 22 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| Average Speed | 81.637 mph | Cautions | 15 for 102 laps |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Comcast Business | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 276 | Running | 45 |
| 2 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 3 | 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 41 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 19 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 10 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 30 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Cosmo Motors | BK Racing | Toyota | 500 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | ditech | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 13 | Running | 35 |
| 8 | 36 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 9 | 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | WIX | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 4 | Running | 32 |
| 11 | 18 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 12 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Performance | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 14 | 8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 500 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 15 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Tarkett/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 4 | Running | 27 |
| 16 | 32 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Zest | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 19 | 9 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 20 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 21 | 21 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 22 | 28 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Snap Fitness | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 20 | Running | 20 |
| 23 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 24 | 16 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 25 | 34 | 14 | Ty Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Ranger Boats | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 27 | 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 28 | 39 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | Running | 13 | |
| 29 | 31 | 95 | Michael McDowell | KLove Radio | Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 30 | 27 | 44 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 493 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 31 | 40 | 46 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Keen Parts/Visone RV | Go FAS Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 33 | 35 | 30 | Josh Wise | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 34 | 22 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 479 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 35 | 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 36 | 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 460 | 142 | Running | 6 |
| 37 | 29 | 7 | Regan Smith | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 258 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 39 | 24 | 23 | David Ragan | Dr Pepper | BK Racing | Toyota | 211 | 0 | Engine | 2 |
| 40 | 38 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
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