| Official Race Results | ||||||||
| Quaker State 400 | Kentucky Speedway | ||||||||
| July 9, 2016 | Race 18 of 36 | ||||||||
| Average Speed: 128.6 MPH | ||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: 3 hours 06 minutes 55 seconds | |||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 11 for 53 laps | ||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 44/4 | 267 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | ARRIS Surfboard | 39/0 | 267 | Running |
| 3 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 38/0 | 267 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Monster Energy/Haas Automation | 38/1 | 267 | Running |
| 5 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 | 36/0 | 267 | Running |
| 6 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | KFC | 35/0 | 267 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Cessna | 34/0 | 267 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 34/1 | 267 | Running |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Busch Light | 34/2 | 267 | Running |
| 10 | 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row | 32/1 | 267 | Running |
| 11 | 17 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | 30/0 | 267 | Running |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's 75th Anniversary | 29/0 | 267 | Running |
| 13 | 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 28/0 | 267 | Running |
| 14 | 18 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 27/0 | 267 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 26/0 | 267 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | DOW | 26/1 | 267 | Running |
| 17 | 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Nature's Bakery | 25/1 | 266 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania/Menards | 23/0 | 266 | Running |
| 19 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 22/0 | 266 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 21/0 | 266 | Running |
| 21 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Speed Stick | 20/0 | 266 | Running |
| 22 | 31 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 20/1 | 265 | Running |
| 23 | 25 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | AccuDoc | 18/0 | 265 | Running |
| 24 | 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 17/0 | 264 | Running |
| 25 | 30 | 95 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Chevy Summer Sell Down | 0/0 | 264 | Running |
| 26 | 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 15/0 | 264 | Running |
| 27 | 39 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | 14/0 | 262 | Running |
| 28 | 38 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | Keen Parts/Visone RV | 13/0 | 262 | Running |
| 29 | 29 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport | 12/0 | 261 | Running |
| 30 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | 11/0 | 246 | Running |
| 31 | 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 10/0 | 210 | Running |
| 32 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 9/0 | 208 | Accident |
| 33 | 32 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Medallion Bank | 8/0 | 151 | Accident |
| 34 | 33 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Advance Auto Parts/Quaker State | 7/0 | 150 | Accident |
| 35 | 15 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire &… | 6/0 | 143 | Running |
| 36 | 19 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/Clorox | 5/0 | 103 | Accident |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 4/0 | 92 | Accident |
| 38 | 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Anest Iwata | 3/0 | 79 | Accident |
| 39 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader | 2/0 | 52 | Accident |
| 40 | 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 1/0 | 9 | Accident |