 Jimmie Johnson won the pole position and maintained his lead on the first lap of the race . Many Chase for the Sprint Cup participants , including Johnson , Kurt Busch and Mark Martin , were in the top ten for most of the race , although some encountered problems in the closing laps . Kyle Busch was leading the race with forty @-@ four laps remaining , giving the lead to Hamlin who maintained it to win the race . There were seven cautions in the race , as well as eighteen lead changes among ten different drivers . 
