March 06, 2011 | Race 3 of 36 | Practice 2
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 184.112 | 29.330 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers Peanut Butter Squared | 183.717 | 29.393 | -0.063 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 183.680 | 29.399 | -0.069 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts / Kellogg's | 183.630 | 29.407 | -0.077 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Post-it | 183.511 | 29.426 | -0.096 |
| 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 183.349 | 29.452 | -0.122 |
| 7 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 183.312 | 29.458 | -0.128 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 183.070 | 29.497 | -0.167 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 182.989 | 29.510 | -0.180 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 182.964 | 29.514 | -0.184 |
| 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 182.908 | 29.523 | -0.193 |
| 12 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 182.859 | 29.531 | -0.201 |
| 13 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Pennzoil Platinum | 182.859 | 29.531 | -0.201 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 182.840 | 29.534 | -0.204 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 182.797 | 29.541 | -0.211 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | 182.753 | 29.548 | -0.218 |
| 17 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 182.655 | 29.564 | -0.234 |
| 18 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 182.581 | 29.576 | -0.246 |
| 19 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 182.562 | 29.579 | -0.249 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 182.426 | 29.601 | -0.271 |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 182.377 | 29.609 | -0.279 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 182.149 | 29.646 | -0.316 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 182.100 | 29.654 | -0.324 |
| 24 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 181.928 | 29.682 | -0.352 |
| 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 181.781 | 29.706 | -0.376 |
| 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 181.775 | 29.707 | -0.377 |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 181.574 | 29.740 | -0.410 |
| 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Wheaties Fuel | 181.117 | 29.815 | -0.485 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 180.814 | 29.865 | -0.535 |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 180.711 | 29.882 | -0.552 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 180.614 | 29.898 | -0.568 |
| 32 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 180.409 | 29.932 | -0.602 |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 180.204 | 29.966 | -0.636 |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 179.880 | 30.020 | -0.690 |
| 35 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 179.635 | 30.061 | -0.731 |
| 36 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com | 179.480 | 30.087 | -0.757 |
| 37 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 179.324 | 30.113 | -0.783 |
| 38 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Big Red | 178.950 | 30.176 | -0.846 |
| 39 | 32 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking | 178.589 | 30.237 | -0.907 |
| 40 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Darlington Raceway.com | 177.901 | 30.354 | -1.024 |
| 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Race Fuel Energy Drink | 176.887 | 30.528 | -1.198 |
| 42 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 176.603 | 30.577 | -1.247 |
| 43 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 176.517 | 30.592 | -1.262 |