July 26, 2009 | Race 20 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Pistonz Ear Plugs | 177.075 | 50.826 | Leader |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 176.630 | 50.954 | -0.128 |
| 3 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft | 176.547 | 50.978 | -0.152 |
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 176.481 | 50.997 | -0.171 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 176.187 | 51.082 | -0.256 |
| 6 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Ask.com | 175.726 | 51.216 | -0.390 |
| 7 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 175.685 | 51.228 | -0.402 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 175.641 | 51.241 | -0.415 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 175.449 | 51.297 | -0.471 |
| 10 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 175.176 | 51.377 | -0.551 |
| 11 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Valvoline | 175.111 | 51.396 | -0.570 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers "Bar Hunger" | 175.053 | 51.413 | -0.587 |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175.046 | 51.415 | -0.589 |
| 14 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 174.961 | 51.440 | -0.614 |
| 15 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 174.734 | 51.507 | -0.681 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano* | Toyota | The Home Depot | 174.713 | 51.513 | -0.687 |
| 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 174.611 | 51.543 | -0.717 |
| 18 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Johns Manville | 174.442 | 51.593 | -0.767 |
| 19 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 174.408 | 51.603 | -0.777 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 174.375 | 51.613 | -0.787 |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 174.287 | 51.639 | -0.813 |
| 22 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 174.283 | 51.640 | -0.814 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 174.226 | 51.657 | -0.831 |
| 24 | 36 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich | 174.078 | 51.701 | -0.875 |
| 25 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | RaceHost.com | 174.074 | 51.702 | -0.876 |
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 173.749 | 51.799 | -0.973 |
| 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 173.735 | 51.803 | -0.977 |
| 28 | 82 | Scott Speed* | Toyota | Red Bull | 173.651 | 51.828 | -1.002 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 173.638 | 51.832 | -1.006 |
| 30 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 173.635 | 51.833 | -1.007 |
| 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart | 173.454 | 51.887 | -1.061 |
| 32 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Guitar Hero | 173.447 | 51.889 | -1.063 |
| 33 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | 173.374 | 51.911 | -1.085 |
| 34 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 173.370 | 51.912 | -1.086 |
| 35 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 173.057 | 52.006 | -1.180 |
| 36 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 173.050 | 52.008 | -1.182 |
| 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 172.911 | 52.050 | -1.224 |
| 38 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 172.669 | 52.123 | -1.297 |
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt | 172.655 | 52.127 | -1.301 |
| 40 | 113 | Max Papis* | Toyota | GEICO | 172.265 | 52.245 | -1.419 |
| 41 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | 172.022 | 52.319 | -1.493 |
| 42 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 171.848 | 52.372 | -1.546 |
| 43 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 171.458 | 52.491 | -1.665 |
| 44 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 169.584 | 53.071 | -2.245 |
| 45 | 175 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | FlipnBags.com | 167.202 | 53.827 | -3.001 |
| 46 | 08 | Terry Labonte | Toyota | Carter / Simo Racing | - | - | - |