
Edwards fastest in happy hour: #60-Carl Edwards was quickest during the only practice at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 173.661mph. He was followed by: #88-Aric Almirola, #99-Ryan Truex, #18-Kyle Busch, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #32-Mark Martin, #20-Joey Logano, #33-Kevin Harvick, #38-Jason Leffler, and #16-Trevor Bayne.(3-25-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 41.460 | 173.661 | 12 |
| 2 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Ragu/Food 4 Less Chevy | 41.589 | 173.123 | 25 |
| 3 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 41.723 | 172.567 | 19 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 41.731 | 172.534 | 22 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 41.762 | 172.406 | 34 |
| 6 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 41.800 | 172.249 | 21 |
| 7 | *20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop Toyota | 41.906 | 171.813 | 32 |
| 8 | *33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Pool and Spa Heaters Chevy | 41.948 | 171.641 | 24 |
| 9 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 41.985 | 171.490 | 26 |
| 10 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 42.127 | 170.912 | 20 |
| 11 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 42.131 | 170.896 | 20 |
| 12 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota Toyota | 42.162 | 170.770 | 27 |
| 13 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 42.235 | 170.475 | 23 |
| 14 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 42.296 | 170.229 | 24 |
| 15 | 7 | Josh Wise | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 42.319 | 170.136 | 26 |
| 16 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 42.363 | 169.960 | 24 |
| 17 | 19 | Mike Bliss | DoubleTree Hotel Chevy | 42.386 | 169.867 | 27 |
| 18 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 42.438 | 169.659 | 10 |
| 19 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 42.517 | 169.344 | 26 |
| 20 | *79 | Tim Andrews | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 42.901 | 167.828 | 28 |
| 21 | *44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 42.908 | 167.801 | 3 |
| 22 | 87 | Kevin Conway(i) | Extenze Toyota | 42.927 | 167.727 | 25 |
| 23 | *24 | Kevin Lepage | Living Waters Ford | 42.938 | 167.684 | 19 |
| 24 | 62 | Michael Annett | Oakley Toyota | 43.000 | 167.442 | 23 |
| 25 | 27 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick/Energizer Ford | 43.065 | 167.189 | 32 |
| 26 | *51 | Jeremy Clements | www.racedaysponsor.com Chevy | 43.118 | 166.984 | 9 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 43.282 | 166.351 | 12 |
| 28 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out/Reynolds Chevy | 43.409 | 165.864 | 18 |
| 29 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 43.442 | 165.738 | 21 |
| 30 | 39 | Charles Lewandoski # | SunRiseFord.com Ford | 43.494 | 165.540 | 37 |
| 31 | *52 | Tony Raines(i) | Metro Ministries Chevy | 43.538 | 165.373 | 5 |
| 32 | *03 | Alex Kennedy | St. Baldrick's Foundation Dodge | 43.696 | 164.775 | 8 |
| 33 | *68 | Carl Long | Glidden Professional Chevy | 44.105 | 163.247 | 5 |
| 34 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Maxelence Chevy | 44.160 | 163.043 | 6 |
| 35 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Soul Surfer the Movie Dodge | 44.190 | 162.933 | 19 |
| 36 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 44.277 | 162.613 | 1 |
| 37 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 44.370 | 162.272 | 25 |
| 38 | *41 | C. Long / J. Cobb # | GreetingsExpress.com Ford | 44.487 | 161.845 | 23 |
| 39 | 70 | Dennis Setzer(i) | All American Sportspouch Dodge | 44.713 | 161.027 | 4 |
| 40 | *74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevy | 45.042 | 159.851 | 7 |
| 41 | *97 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Chevy | 45.667 | 157.663 | 2 |
| 42 | *55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 46.203 | 155.834 | 3 |
| 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 2,439. | 2.951 | 1 |
