Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender and NASCAR's Most Popular Driver set the pace at Charlotte
| Pos | No. | Name | Make | Laps | Total Tm | Diff | Gap | Best Tm | Best Speed | In Lap |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chv | 30 | 14:36.063 | 28.161 | 191.755 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chv | 30 | 14:36.907 | 0.844 | 0.844 | 28.411 | 190.067 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chv | 30 | 14:38.860 | 2.797 | 1.953 | 28.488 | 189.553 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chv | 30 | 14:42.394 | 6.331 | 3.534 | 28.547 | 189.162 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Frd | 30 | 14:44.410 | 8.347 | 2.016 | 28.785 | 187.598 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chv | 30 | 14:46.897 | 10.834 | 2.487 | 28.392 | 190.194 | 2 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Frd | 30 | 14:47.865 | 11.802 | 0.968 | 28.743 | 187.872 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Frd | 30 | 14:50.077 | 14.014 | 2.212 | 28.891 | 186.909 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Tyt | 30 | 14:51.663 | 15.600 | 1.586 | 29.098 | 185.580 | 7 |
| 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Frd | 30 | 14:51.724 | 15.661 | 0.061 | 28.862 | 187.097 | 5 |
| 11 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chv | 30 | 14:53.241 | 17.178 | 1.517 | 29.026 | 186.040 | 4 |
| 12 | 24 | Regan Smith | Chv | 30 | 14:53.886 | 17.823 | 0.645 | 29.043 | 185.931 | 5 |
| 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Frd | 30 | 14:54.183 | 18.120 | 0.297 | 29.076 | 185.720 | 4 |
| 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Frd | 30 | 14:56.623 | 20.560 | 2.440 | 29.095 | 185.599 | 5 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Tyt | 30 | 14:57.065 | 21.002 | 0.442 | 29.207 | 184.887 | 2 |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Frd | 30 | 14:57.929 | 21.866 | 0.864 | 29.282 | 184.414 | 6 |
| 17 | 55 | Jeff Burton | Tyt | 30 | 14:58.727 | 22.664 | 0.798 | 29.358 | 183.936 | 5 |
| 18 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Tyt | 30 | 15:00.227 | 24.164 | 1.500 | 29.320 | 184.175 | 7 |
| 19 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chv | 30 | 15:03.410 | 27.347 | 3.183 | 29.486 | 183.138 | 10 |
| 20 | 83 | Alex Bowman | Tyt | 30 | 15:05.154 | 29.091 | 1.744 | 29.442 | 183.411 | 3 |
| 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | Frd | 30 | 15:06.295 | 30.232 | 1.141 | 29.466 | 183.262 | 2 |
| 22 | 30 | Cole Whitt | Tyt | 29 | 14:37.485 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | 29.405 | 183.642 | 2 |
| 23 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chv | 29 | 14:37.859 | 1 Lap | 0.374 | 29.584 | 182.531 | 6 |
| 24 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Tyt | 29 | 14:41.583 | 1 Lap | 3.724 | 29.532 | 182.852 | 5 |
| 25 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chv | 21 | 14:40.171 | 9 Laps | 8 Laps | 29.767 | 181.409 | 7 |
| 26 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chv | 15 | 7:27.927 | 15 Laps | 6 Laps | 29.162 | 185.172 | 5 |
| 27 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Tyt | 15 | 7:30.601 | 15 Laps | 2.674 | 29.282 | 184.414 | 7 |
| 28 | 52 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Frd | 15 | 7:36.487 | 15 Laps | 5.886 | 29.748 | 181.525 | 12 |