| 2016 Bojangles Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Sep 4, 2016 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .606 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 57Min 54Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 Among / 14 Drivers | Average Speed: | 126.437 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 52 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Martin Truex, Jr. M. Truex, Jr. | Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #78 Toyota | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Furniture Row Racing | Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cole Pearn | Crew Chief: | Rodney Childers | |||||
| Laps Led: | 28 of 367 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2016 Bojangles Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance | Running |  | 44 | 367 | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer | Running |  | 41 | 367 | 214 |
| 3 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target | Running | | 39 | 367 | 45 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips | Running | | 38 | 367 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell / Pennzoil | Running |  | 36 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Tide PODS | Running | | 36 | 367 | 10 |
| 7 | 18 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | LiftMaster | Running | | 34 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar | Running | | 34 | 367 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running | | 33 | 367 | 47 |
| 10 | 11 | 24 | Chase Elliott (R) | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 31 | 367 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 31 | 367 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | American Ethanol | Running | | 29 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 21 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 28 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 88 | Jeff Gordon | Nationwide Insurance | Running | | 27 | 367 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 26 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Valvoline / Menards | Running | | 25 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 34 | Chris Buescher (R) | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 24 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fastenal | Running | | 23 | 367 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Arris | Running | | 22 | 366 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 7 | Regan Smith | Nikko RC Road Rippers | Running | | 21 | 366 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 23 | David Ragan | I'm a Pepper | Running | | 20 | 366 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 19 | 365 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Tyson 1977 Bruce Hill throwback | Running | | 18 | 365 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Nature's Bakery | Running | | 17 | 365 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 16 | 365 | 0 |
| 26 | 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Orange Crush | Running | | 15 | 364 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Thrivent Financial | Running | | 14 | 364 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | Running | | 13 | 362 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Incredible Bank | Running | | 12 | 361 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Rumple Furniture / Bailey Excavating | Running | | 11 | 361 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | VYDOX Plus | Running | | 10 | 358 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | STP | Accident | | 9 | 346 | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 8 | 328 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas VF1 / Monster Energy | Accident | | 7 | 326 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Coca-Cola | Overheating | | 6 | 317 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Hooters | Accident | | 5 | 295 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Carolina Skiff | Electrical | | 4 | 250 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) | Otter Pops / Corvetteparts.net | Accident | | 3 | 247 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 44 | Brian Scott (R) | Twisted Tea | Accident | | 2 | 199 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Advocare | Engine | | 1 | 161 | 0 |
