The field has been set based on the owner points standings, which place all the title contenders on the first six rows of the grid.
Points leader Edwards will start from pole position for the first time at the half-mile venue in his Cup career, while Kenseth will be on the front row for only the second time there.
"We hope to have a good run here," said Edwards. "We're leaning on Matt Kenseth's success here from the last race and how well he ran, and I feel that we've got a good car, but you never know.
"This place has been a really tough racetrack for me and for our team, but we have had some really good runs here, and Matt's good run in the spring is really what gives us the confidence we have here, and, hopefully, we can go run well and keep this points lead or extend it moving forward toward some tracks that we're really confident about."
Officials have adjusted Saturday's schedule in the hope of having bigger window for Cup teams to get some practice in, so all drivers can sample the new tyre specification selected by Goodyear for the weekend.
Friday's on-track activities were hampered by rain and weather could still be a factor on Saturday but forecasts predict no rain for Sunday.
Dennis Setzer and Derrike Cope will not make the field for Sunday's 500-lap event as a result of the change to a points-decided grid.
Pos Driver Team/Car 1. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 2. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 3. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 4. Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Chevrolet 5. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 6. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 7. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 8. Kurt Busch Penske Dodge 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 10. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 11. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 12. Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Chevrolet 13. Clint Bowyer Childress Chevrolet 14. Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 15. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 16. AJ Allmendinger Petty Ford 17. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 18. David Ragan Roush Fenway Ford 19. Mark Martin Hendrick Chevrolet 20. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 21. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 22. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 23. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 24. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 25. Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 26. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 27. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 28. David Reutimann Waltrip Toyota 29. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 30. Landon Cassill Phoenix Chevrolet 31. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 32. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 33. Casey Mears Germain Toyota 34. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford 35. Travis Kvapil Front Row Ford 36. Hermie Sadler TRG Ford 37. Reed Sorenson Gordon Dodge 38. Mike Skinner Max Q Ford 39. Scott Speed Whitney Ford 40. Michael McDowell HP Toyota 41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 42. David Stremme Inception Chevrolet 43. JJ Yeley Front Row Ford Non-qualifiers: Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Chevrolet Derrike Cope Stratus Dodge
