| POS. | # | RIDER | HOMETOWN | BIKE | TEAM/SPONSORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Position 1 | 51 | Justin Barcia | Pinetta, FL | Honda CRF 450 | Team Honda Muscle Milk |
| Start Position 2 | 7 | James Stewart | Haines City, FL | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing |
| Start Position 3 | 1 | Ryan Villopoto | Seattle, WA | Kawasaki KX 450F | Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| Start Position 4 | 94 | Ken Roczen | Murrieta, CA | KTM 350 SX-F | Red Bull/KTM/Motorex/Dunlop/Foremost/WP |
| Start Position 5 | 41 | Trey Canard | Shawnee, OK | Honda CRF 450 | Team Honda Muscle Milk |
| Start Position 6 | 5 | Ryan Dungey | Belle Plaine, MN | KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edit | Red Bull/KTM/Motorex/Dunlop/Foremost/WP/Akrapovic |
| Start Position 7 | 17 | Eli Tomac | Cortez, CO | Honda CRF 450 | GEICO Honda/AMSOIL/Muscle Milk/Planet Fitness/Factory Connection |
| Start Position 8 | 18 | David Millsaps | Murrieta, CA | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Rockstar Energy Drink/Motosport.com/ONE Industries/Bel-Ray/Bell/FMF/Dragon/Rockwell Watches/Gaerne/Motion Pro/Leatt Brace |
| Start Position 9 | 22 | Chad Reed | Australia | Honda CRF 450 | Discount Tire Americas Tire/Shift/Fox/Mophie/Outride/Etnies/Honda/Factory Effex |
| Start Position 10 | 20 | Broc Tickle | Holly, MI | Suzuki RM-Z450 | RCH/Dodge/Suzuki |
| Start Position 11 | 62 | Matthew Goerke | Lake Helen, FL | KTM 450 SX-F | BTO Sports - KTM |
| Start Position 12 | 12 | Jake Weimer | Rupert, ID | Kawasaki KX 450F | Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| Start Position 13 | 54 | Les Smith | York, SC | KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edit | BTO Sports/KTM |
| Start Position 14 | 29 | Andrew Short | Smithville, TX | KTM 450 SX-F | BTO Sports/KTM/Palmetto Motorsports/Fly Racing/Bubba Burger/Witt's End Racing |
| Start Position 15 | 57 | Ben Lamay | Wasilla, AK | Yamaha YZ450F | -- none listed -- |
| Start Position 16 | 10 | Justin Brayton | Cornelius, NC | Yamaha YZ450F | Toyota/JGRMX/Yamaha |
| Start Position 17 | 75 | Joshua Hill | Yoncalla, OR | Suzuki RM-Z450 | RCH/Dodge/Suzuki |
| Start Position 18 | 49 | Phil Nicoletti | Cohocton, NY | Yamaha YZ450F | N-Fab TiLUBE Yamaha |
| Start Position 19 | 800 | Mike Alessi | Hilliard, FL | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Motoconcepts Racing/Smartop/JT Racing/FMF |
| Start Position 20 | 46 | Weston Peick | Wildomar, CA | Suzuki RM-Z450 | HYPER-X/R2MX/PRORIDE/FLY/UTOPIA/BOLT HARDWARE/ |