joey logano entered with a six–point lead over kevin harvick. martin truex, jr. entered third seven–points back. denny hamlin entered fourth eight–points back. kurt busch and carl edwards entered tied for fifth nine–points back. jeff gordon entered seventh 11–points back. brad keselowski entered eighth 13–points back. ryan newman entered ninth 19–points back. kyle busch entered 10th 23–points back. dale earnhardt, jr. entered 11th 32–points back. matt kenseth entered 12th 45–points back.