Com a disputa das duas provas classificatórias, o grid para a edição de 2016 da Daytona 500 foi definido.
A primeira fila havia sido definida no treino realizado no domingo (14/02). Chase Elliott (Hendrick) alinha na pole, seguido por Matt Kenseth (Gibbs).
As provas classificatórias foram vencidas por Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick) e Kyle Busch (Gibbs). Os dois dividem a segunda fila.
Joey Logano (Penske) e Jamie McMurray (Ganassi) fecham os seis primeiros do grid.
1. fila
Chase Elliott (Chevy) – Hendrick – 196.314 mph (315.937 kmh)
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs – 196.036*
2. fila
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy) – Hendrick – Duel 1
Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs – Duel 2
3. fila
Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske – Duel 1
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi – Duel 2
4. fila
Ryan Blaney # (Ford) – Wood – Duel 1
Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – Duel 2
5. fila
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – Duel 1
Carl Edwards (Toyota) – Gibbs – Duel 2
6. fila
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs – Duel 1
Ty Dillon(i) (Chevy) – Childress – Duel 2
7. fila
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick – Duel 1
Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi – Duel 2
8. fila
Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush – Duel 1
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – Duel 2
9. fila
Chris Buescher # (Ford) – Front Row – Duel 1
Brian Vickers (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas – Duel 2
10. fila
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) – Roush – Duel 1
Matt DiBenedetto (Toyota) – BK Racing – Duel 2
11. fila
Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress – Duel 1
Michael Annett (Chevy) – Hscott – Duel 2
12. fila
Trevor Bayne (Ford) – Roush – Duel 1
Landon Cassill (Ford) – Front Row – Duel 2
13. fila
Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske – Duel 1
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick – Duel 2*
14. fila
Regan Smith (Chevy) – Baldwin – Duel 1
Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) – Furniture Row – Duel 2*
15. fila
David Ragan (Toyota) – BK Racing – Duel 1
AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) – JTG – Duel 2*
16. fila
Clint Bowyer (Chevy) – Hscott – Duel 1
Casey Mears (Chevy) – Germain – Duel 2
17. fila
Bobby Labonte (Ford) – Front Row – Duel 1
Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty – Duel 2
18. fila
Brian Scott # (Ford) – Petty – Duel 1
Michael Waltrip (Toyota) – BK Racing – Duel 2
19. fila
Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress – Duel 1
Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress – Duel 2
20. fila
Michael McDowell (Chevy) – CircleSport – 191.302
Robert Richardson Jr. (Toyota) – BK Racing – 190.496
* Alinha no fundo do grid
Não classficados:
Cole Whitt (Toyota) – Premium – 190.375
David Gilliland (Ford) – Front Row – 189.350
Josh Wise (Chevrolet) – TMG – 187.282
Reed Sorenson (Toyota) – ProMotors – 181.163