Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway was rained out. The rain will allow Carl Edwards to start on the pole for the Aarons 499. Edwards was the fastest in practice for the race which will be run on Sunday.
One negative of the rain was the impact on the No. 81 car of Elliott Sadler which is running a limited schedule and needed to qualify for the race based on speed.
Starting lineup for the Aarons 499
| Pos | Driver | Car # | Make | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Exemption |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 3 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | Exemption |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Exemption |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Exemption |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 14 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 15 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Ford | Exemption |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 17 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | Exemption |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | Exemption |
| 19 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | Exemption |
| 20 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Exemption |
| 22 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | Exemption |
| 23 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 24 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 26 | Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | Exemption |
| 27 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 28 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 29 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 30 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 31 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Exemption |
| 32 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 33 | Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 34 | Regan Smith | 51 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 35 | David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 36 | Scott Speed | 95 | Ford | Exemption |
| 37 | Terry Labonte | 32 | Ford | Exemption |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | Exemption |
| 39 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 40 | Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 41 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | Exemption |
| 42 | Landon Cassill | 33 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
| 43 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | Exemption |
