March 6, 2011 | Race 3 of 36
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 188.884 | 28.589 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 188.166 | 28.698 | -0.109 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts / Kellogg's | 188.127 | 28.704 | -0.115 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Post-it | 187.970 | 28.728 | -0.139 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers Peanut Butter Squared | 187.565 | 28.790 | -0.201 |
| 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 187.318 | 28.828 | -0.239 |
| 7 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 187.253 | 28.838 | -0.249 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 187.221 | 28.843 | -0.254 |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 187.201 | 28.846 | -0.257 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 187.195 | 28.847 | -0.258 |
| 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 187.084 | 28.864 | -0.275 |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 187.084 | 28.864 | -0.275 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 186.903 | 28.892 | -0.303 |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 186.728 | 28.919 | -0.330 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 186.529 | 28.950 | -0.361 |
| 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 186.529 | 28.950 | -0.361 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 186.464 | 28.960 | -0.371 |
| 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | 186.445 | 28.963 | -0.374 |
| 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 186.335 | 28.980 | -0.391 |
| 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 186.079 | 29.020 | -0.431 |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 186.053 | 29.024 | -0.435 |
| 22 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Pennzoil Platinum | 186.002 | 29.032 | -0.443 |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 185.970 | 29.037 | -0.448 |
| 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 185.688 | 29.081 | -0.492 |
| 25 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 185.567 | 29.100 | -0.511 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185.478 | 29.114 | -0.525 |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 185.217 | 29.155 | -0.566 |
| 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Wheaties Fuel | 185.103 | 29.173 | -0.584 |
| 29 | 32 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking | 184.742 | 29.230 | -0.641 |
| 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 184.470 | 29.273 | -0.684 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 184.464 | 29.274 | -0.685 |
| 32 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Darlington Raceway.com | 184.200 | 29.316 | -0.727 |
| 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 183.949 | 29.356 | -0.767 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 183.014 | 29.506 | -0.917 |
| 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 183.007 | 29.507 | -0.918 |
| 36 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Big Red | 182.070 | 29.659 | -1.070 |
| 37 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com | 181.977 | 29.674 | -1.085 |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 181.403 | 29.768 | -1.179 |
| 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 181.269 | 29.790 | -1.201 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 179.414 | 30.098 | -1.509 |
| 41 | 37 | Tony Raines+ | Ford | Race Fuel Energy Drink | 177.299 | 30.457 | -1.868 |
| 42 | 6 | David Ragan+ | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | - | - | - |
| 43 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 181.769 | 29.708 | -1.119 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 192 | Brian Keselowski* | Dodge | MGM Grand | 179.701 | 30.050 | -1.461 |