In first practice, the quickest drivers were Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch.

[7] In second practice, the quickest drivers were Jimmie Johnson, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Kasey Kahne.

[8] In the final practice the quickest drivers were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, A. J. Allmendinger, and Clint Bowyer.

[9] The pre-race ceremonies began with Reverend Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia ., delivered the invocation.

Fourteen laps later, the caution flag waved as Sam Hornish Jr. collided with the wall because of a flat tire.

Johnson, then regained the lead from Burton on lap 137; the rest of the top five were Kyle Busch, A. J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart.

The green flag stayed out until lap 255, when Marcos Ambrose collided with the wall to bring out the third caution.

On lap 364, David Reutimann became the leader, as Johnson and Kyle Busch made their green flag pit stops.

On lap 367, Johnson came to pit road to serve his penalty and Kyle Busch reclaimed the lead.