It seems things are starting on a high for Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports as the six-time Sprint Cup Series Champion will start the Sprint Unlimited from the pole. The driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet gets the honor virtue of crew chief Chad Knaus pulling one in the blind draw that was hosted in the Sprint Fan Zone at Daytona International Speedway.
The full starting line-up, as well as both full practice session speeds can be viewed below.
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevy
2) #2-Brad Keselowski, SKF Ford
3) #47-AJ Allmendinger, Kroger/Stouffer’s/Lean Cuisine Chevy
4) #42-Kyle Larson, Target Chevy
5) #31-Ryan Newman, Caterpillar Chevy
6) #13-Casey Mears, GEICO Chevy
7) #78-Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota
8) #15-Clint Bowyer, 5-hour Energy Chevy
9) #18-Kyle Busch, M&M’s 75 Toyota
10) #3-Austin Dillon, DOW Chevy
11) #17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Fastenal Ford
12) #10-Danica Patrick, Nature’s Bakery Chevy
13) #20-Matt Kenseth, Dollar General Toyota
14) #27-Paul Menard, Peak Antifreeze/Menard Chevy
15) #11-Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Toyota
16) #16-Greg Biffle, KFC Nashville Hot Ford
17) #43-Aric Almirola, Smithfield Ford
18) #14-Brian Vickers, Mobil 1 Chevy
19) #19-Carl Edwards, ARRIS Toyota
20) #5-Kasey Kahne, Great Clips Chevy
21) #41-Kurt Busch, Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevy
22) #4-Kevin Harvick, Busch Beer Chevy
23) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Taxslayer.com Chevy
24) #1-Jamie McMurray, McDonald’s Chevy
25) #22-Joey Logano, Shell Pennzoil Ford
2016 NSCS Sprint Unlimited First Practice Session Speeds
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
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1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target Chevrolet | 45.148 | 199.344 | 13 | 24 | —.— | —.— |
2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Chevrolet | 45.19 | 199.159 | 3 | 27 | -0.042 | -0.042 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 45.211 | 199.067 | 4 | 8 | -0.063 | -0.021 |
4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak Antifreeze/Menard Chevrolet | 45.231 | 198.979 | 8 | 19 | -0.083 | -0.02 |
5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | ARRIS Toyota | 45.291 | 198.715 | 6 | 13 | -0.143 | -0.06 |
6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s 75 Toyota | 45.312 | 198.623 | 10 | 25 | -0.164 | -0.021 |
7 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 45.387 | 198.295 | 3 | 28 | -0.239 | -0.075 |
8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Taxslayer.com Chevrolet | 45.435 | 198.085 | 4 | 20 | -0.287 | -0.048 |
9 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger/Stouffer’s/Lean Cuisine Chevrolet | 45.499 | 197.807 | 4 | 16 | -0.351 | -0.064 |
10 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet | 45.504 | 197.785 | 10 | 14 | -0.356 | -0.005 |
11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 45.511 | 197.754 | 3 | 21 | -0.363 | -0.007 |
12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 45.563 | 197.529 | 12 | 19 | -0.415 | -0.052 |
13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | KFC Nashville Hot Ford | 45.581 | 197.451 | 8 | 14 | -0.433 | -0.018 |
14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | SKF Ford | 45.619 | 197.286 | 13 | 22 | -0.471 | -0.038 |
15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 45.631 | 197.234 | 18 | 24 | -0.483 | -0.012 |
16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevrolet | 45.641 | 197.191 | 6 | 22 | -0.493 | -0.01 |
17 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Chevrolet | 45.663 | 197.096 | 6 | 16 | -0.515 | -0.022 |
18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 45.664 | 197.092 | 13 | 30 | -0.516 | -0.001 |
19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer Chevrolet | 45.706 | 196.911 | 14 | 19 | -0.558 | -0.042 |
20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Chevrolet | 45.737 | 196.777 | 4 | 10 | -0.589 | -0.031 |
21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | DOW Chevrolet | 45.78 | 196.592 | 15 | 19 | -0.632 | -0.043 |
22 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furnitur Row/Denver Mattress Toyota | 46.87 | 192.02 | 3 | 3 | -1.722 | -1.09 |
23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet | 47.147 | 190.892 | 3 | 10 | -1.999 | -0.277 |
24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 47.275 | 190.375 | 9 | 12 | -2.127 | -0.128 |
25 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy/Haas Automation | 47.362 | 190.026 | 8 | 8 | -2.214 | -0.087 |
2016 NSCS Sprint Unlimited Final Practice Session Speeds
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
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1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 45.242 | 198.93 | 2 | 6 | —.— | —.— |
2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Chevrolet | 46.094 | 195.253 | 8 | 11 | -0.852 | -0.852 |
3 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 46.181 | 194.885 | 6 | 15 | -0.939 | -0.087 |
4 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 46.2 | 194.805 | 4 | 15 | -0.958 | -0.019 |
5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer Chevrolet | 46.21 | 194.763 | 11 | 23 | -0.968 | -0.01 |
6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy/Haas Automation | 46.246 | 194.611 | 11 | 22 | -1.004 | -0.036 |
7 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet | 46.266 | 194.527 | 7 | 16 | -1.024 | -0.02 |
8 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak Antifreeze/Menard Chevrolet | 46.31 | 194.342 | 6 | 22 | -1.068 | -0.044 |
9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | DOW Chevrolet | 46.325 | 194.28 | 6 | 15 | -1.083 | -0.015 |
10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | SKF Ford | 46.472 | 193.665 | 6 | 11 | -1.23 | -0.147 |
11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 46.555 | 193.32 | 8 | 15 | -1.313 | -0.083 |
12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Taxslayer.com Chevrolet | 46.798 | 192.316 | 14 | 16 | -1.556 | -0.243 |
13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Chevrolet | 46.812 | 192.258 | 11 | 20 | -1.57 | -0.014 |
14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 46.904 | 191.881 | 9 | 12 | -1.662 | -0.092 |
15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet | 46.906 | 191.873 | 7 | 19 | -1.664 | -0.002 |
16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s 75 Toyota | 47.081 | 191.16 | 11 | 11 | -1.839 | -0.175 |
17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevrolet | 47.197 | 190.69 | 16 | 17 | -1.955 | -0.116 |
18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 47.24 | 190.517 | 13 | 14 | -1.998 | -0.043 |
19 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target Chevrolet | 47.255 | 190.456 | 15 | 16 | -2.013 | -0.015 |
20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger/Stouffer’s/Lean Cuisine Chevrolet | 47.58 | 189.155 | 9 | 14 | -2.338 | -0.325 |
21 | 19 | Carl Edwards | ARRIS Toyota | 119.178 | 75.517 | 1 | 2 | -1:13.936 |