| POS. | # | RIDER | HOMETOWN | BIKE | TEAM/SPONSORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Position 1 | 3 | Eli Tomac | Cortez, CO | Honda CRF 450 | GEICO Honda |
| Start Position 2 | 5 | Ryan Dungey | Tallahassee, FL | KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edit | KTM/RED BULL/MOTOREX/WP/AKRAPOVIC/DUNLOP |
| Start Position 3 | 22 | Chad Reed | Dade City, FL | Kawasaki KX 450F | Discount Tire |
| Start Position 4 | 94 | Ken Roczen | Clermont, FL | Suzuki RM-Z450 | RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing |
| Start Position 5 | 4 | Blake Baggett | Grand Terrace, CA | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing/Motorex/Dunlop/Renthal/Showa/Vortex/Renegade Rentals/Shorai/Seven/Hinson/Elf Fuel/RG3/GET/TwinAir/Matrix/N-Style/D.I.D./Excel/NGK/Mechanix Wear/Works Connection/Moto Tassinari |
| Start Position 6 | 41 | Trey Canard | Edmond, OK | Honda CRF 450 | Team Honda HRC |
| Start Position 7 | 51 | Justin Barcia | Greenville, FL | Yamaha YZ450F | Autotrader/Toyota/Yamaha |
| Start Position 8 | 800 | Mike Alessi | Hilliard, FL | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Smartop MotoConcepts Racing |
| Start Position 9 | 18 | David Millsaps | Murrieta, CA | Kawasaki KX 450F | Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| Start Position 10 | 33 | Joshua Grant | Riverside, CA | Kawasaki KX 450F | Discount Tire Racing/TwoTwo Motorsports |
| Start Position 11 | 14 | Cole Seely | Laguna Beach, CA | Honda CRF 450 | Team Honda HRC |
| Start Position 12 | 46 | Phillip Nicoletti | Cohocton, NY | Yamaha YZ450F | JGR |
| Start Position 13 | 42 | Ben LaMay | Wasilla, AK | Yamaha YZ450F | CycleTrader.com | Rock River YAMAHA | Larry Beardsley, CPA |
| Start Position 14 | 70 | Nicholas Schmidt | Riverside, CA | Suzuki RM-Z450 | Team 3br dsc |
| Start Position 15 | 75 | Joshua Hill | Yoncalla, OR | Yamaha YZ450F | Monster Energy, Yamaha, Valley Motorsports |
| Start Position 16 | 24 | Brett Metcalfe | Australia | Suzuki RM-Z450 | |
| Start Position 17 | 21 | Jason Anderson | Edgewood, NM | Husqvarna FC450 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| Start Position 18 | 12 | Jacob Weimer | Wildomar, CA | Kawasaki KX 450F | Team Tedder |
| Start Position 19 | 29 | Andrew Short | Smithville, TX | KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edit | BTO Sports - KTM - WPS |
| Start Position 20 | 53 | Jimmy Albertson | Shawnee, OK | Yamaha YZ450F | arm energy motorsport.com yamaha |
| Start Position 21 | 45 | Vince Friese | Cape Girardeau, MO | Honda CRF 250 | SMARTOP MOTOCONCEPTS RACING |
| Start Position 22 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | Valrico, FL | Kawasaki KX 450F |