Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races.
[5] Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 187 points, and Ryan Newman stood in second with 178.
Tony Stewart with 170 was six points ahead of Paul Menard, as Juan Pablo Montoya with 161 points, was four ahead of Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth in ninth and tenth.
[6] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota, Chevrolet and Ford were in the first three positions with 31 points, 14 ahead of Dodge in fourth.
[10] Harvick was just off Logano's pace, followed by Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, and Jeff Burton.
Ryan Newman, Bobby Labonte, Marcos Ambrose, Brian Vickers, and A. J. Allmendinger rounded out the first ten positions.
[14] Allmendinger, Labonte, Reutimann, Harvick and Regan Smith rounded out the top ten.