March 06, 2011 | Race 3 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 186.599 | 28.939 | Leader |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 186.297 | 28.986 | -0.047 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 185.957 | 29.039 | -0.100 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts / Kellogg's | 185.893 | 29.049 | -0.110 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Post-it | 185.676 | 29.083 | -0.144 |
| 6 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 185.624 | 29.091 | -0.152 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 185.561 | 29.101 | -0.162 |
| 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 185.446 | 29.119 | -0.180 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 185.357 | 29.133 | -0.194 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 185.287 | 29.144 | -0.205 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | 185.249 | 29.150 | -0.211 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 185.230 | 29.153 | -0.214 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 185.211 | 29.156 | -0.217 |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 185.090 | 29.175 | -0.236 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 184.988 | 29.191 | -0.252 |
| 16 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 184.761 | 29.227 | -0.288 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers Peanut Butter Squared | 184.678 | 29.240 | -0.301 |
| 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 184.533 | 29.263 | -0.324 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 184.533 | 29.263 | -0.324 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 184.508 | 29.267 | -0.328 |
| 21 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 184.489 | 29.270 | -0.331 |
| 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 184.388 | 29.286 | -0.347 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 184.363 | 29.290 | -0.351 |
| 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 184.351 | 29.292 | -0.353 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 184.344 | 29.293 | -0.354 |
| 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 184.238 | 29.310 | -0.371 |
| 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 184.150 | 29.324 | -0.385 |
| 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 183.961 | 29.354 | -0.415 |
| 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Wheaties Fuel | 183.905 | 29.363 | -0.424 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 183.899 | 29.364 | -0.425 |
| 31 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Pennzoil Platinum | 183.474 | 29.432 | -0.493 |
| 32 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 182.723 | 29.553 | -0.614 |
| 33 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | 181.855 | 29.694 | -0.755 |
| 34 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Darlington Raceway.com | 181.739 | 29.713 | -0.774 |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 181.561 | 29.742 | -0.803 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 181.305 | 29.784 | -0.845 |
| 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 180.941 | 29.844 | -0.905 |
| 38 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Big Red | 180.385 | 29.936 | -0.997 |
| 39 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com | 180.096 | 29.984 | -1.045 |
| 40 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 179.886 | 30.019 | -1.080 |
| 41 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 179.587 | 30.069 | -1.130 |
| 42 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 177.784 | 30.374 | -1.435 |
| 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Race Fuel Energy Drink | 176.794 | 30.544 | -1.605 |
| 44 | 192 | Brian Keselowski* | Dodge | MGM Grand | 176.390 | 30.614 | -1.675 |