October 11, 2008 | Race 31 of 36 | Practice 2
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 183.007 | 29.507 | Leader |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 182.908 | 29.523 | -0.016 |
| 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 182.100 | 29.654 | -0.147 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Juicy Fruit Slim Pack | 181.494 | 29.753 | -0.246 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 181.458 | 29.759 | -0.252 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 181.354 | 29.776 | -0.269 |
| 7 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 181.348 | 29.777 | -0.270 |
| 8 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Ford. Drive one. | 181.178 | 29.805 | -0.298 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 180.965 | 29.840 | -0.333 |
| 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 180.953 | 29.842 | -0.335 |
| 11 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Menards | 180.808 | 29.866 | -0.359 |
| 12 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST | 180.662 | 29.890 | -0.383 |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 180.578 | 29.904 | -0.397 |
| 14 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 180.572 | 29.905 | -0.398 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180.566 | 29.906 | -0.399 |
| 16 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 180.475 | 29.921 | -0.414 |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Carhartt | 180.439 | 29.927 | -0.420 |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure | 180.433 | 29.928 | -0.421 |
| 19 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 180.355 | 29.941 | -0.434 |
| 20 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 180.355 | 29.941 | -0.434 |
| 21 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 180.276 | 29.954 | -0.447 |
| 22 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | 180.258 | 29.957 | -0.450 |
| 23 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Red Bull | 180.162 | 29.973 | -0.466 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 179.886 | 30.019 | -0.512 |
| 25 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios Racing / Let's Pink Together | 179.850 | 30.025 | -0.518 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil "Driven to the Outdoors" | 179.760 | 30.040 | -0.533 |
| 27 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 179.653 | 30.058 | -0.551 |
| 28 | 347 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Champion Mortgage | 179.635 | 30.061 | -0.554 |
| 29 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 179.611 | 30.065 | -0.558 |
| 30 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley / Susan G Komen for the Cure | 179.509 | 30.082 | -0.575 |
| 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 179.360 | 30.107 | -0.600 |
| 32 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 179.265 | 30.123 | -0.616 |
| 33 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 179.253 | 30.125 | -0.618 |
| 34 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | 179.182 | 30.137 | -0.630 |
| 35 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 179.110 | 30.149 | -0.642 |
| 36 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Hitachi Power Tools | 179.087 | 30.153 | -0.646 |
| 37 | 45 | Chad McCumbee | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 179.027 | 30.163 | -0.656 |
| 38 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 178.873 | 30.189 | -0.682 |
| 39 | 10 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Charter Comm. | 178.855 | 30.192 | -0.685 |
| 40 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 178.802 | 30.201 | -0.694 |
| 41 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 178.566 | 30.241 | -0.734 |
| 42 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 178.548 | 30.244 | -0.737 |
| 43 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 178.324 | 30.282 | -0.775 |