November 09, 2008 | Race 35 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 132.871 | 27.094 | Leader |
| 2 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / CARQUEST | 132.861 | 27.096 | -0.002 |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 132.846 | 27.099 | -0.005 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree | 132.787 | 27.111 | -0.017 |
| 5 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 132.533 | 27.163 | -0.069 |
| 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Siemens | 132.484 | 27.173 | -0.079 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 132.406 | 27.189 | -0.095 |
| 8 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | McDonald's | 132.372 | 27.196 | -0.102 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 132.280 | 27.215 | -0.121 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 132.212 | 27.229 | -0.135 |
| 11 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 132.139 | 27.244 | -0.150 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 132.081 | 27.256 | -0.162 |
| 13 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 132.076 | 27.257 | -0.163 |
| 14 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 132.052 | 27.262 | -0.168 |
| 15 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 132.023 | 27.268 | -0.174 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 131.999 | 27.273 | -0.179 |
| 17 | 84 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 131.979 | 27.277 | -0.183 |
| 18 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | PEAK / Menards | 131.941 | 27.285 | -0.191 |
| 19 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target / AMP Energy | 131.858 | 27.302 | -0.208 |
| 20 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 131.791 | 27.316 | -0.222 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 131.719 | 27.331 | -0.237 |
| 22 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 131.680 | 27.339 | -0.245 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 131.641 | 27.347 | -0.253 |
| 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 131.593 | 27.357 | -0.263 |
| 25 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Bad Boy Mowers | 131.589 | 27.358 | -0.264 |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 131.420 | 27.393 | -0.299 |
| 27 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 131.372 | 27.403 | -0.309 |
| 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / 3M | 131.358 | 27.406 | -0.312 |
| 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam / Operation Homefront | 131.334 | 27.411 | -0.317 |
| 30 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 131.238 | 27.431 | -0.337 |
| 31 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 131.195 | 27.440 | -0.346 |
| 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 130.952 | 27.491 | -0.397 |
| 33 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 130.938 | 27.494 | -0.400 |
| 34 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Little Debbie | 130.785 | 27.526 | -0.432 |
| 35 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 130.762 | 27.531 | -0.437 |
| 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 130.738 | 27.536 | -0.442 |
| 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 130.738 | 27.536 | -0.442 |
| 38 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 130.676 | 27.549 | -0.455 |
| 39 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 130.492 | 27.588 | -0.494 |
| 40 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 130.416 | 27.604 | -0.510 |
| 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Digital TV Transition | 130.388 | 27.610 | -0.516 |
| 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | 130.232 | 27.643 | -0.549 |
| 43 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 130.086 | 27.674 | -0.580 |
| 44 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | All Sport | 129.903 | 27.713 | -0.619 |