Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt D-oval, it was the 13th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.
[6] Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 445 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 409.
[10] Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Stewart, Jeff Gordon, and Earnhardt Jr. Bobby Labonte was seventh, still within a second of Biffle's time.
[11] Brian Vickers took third place, ahead of Mark Martin, Paul Menard and Landon Cassill.
[13] Jamie McMurray, Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Menard, and Harvick rounded out the first ten positions.