04/09/2012 | Race 3 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 188.140 | 28.702 | Leader |
| 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 188.134 | 28.703 | -0.001 |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 188.127 | 28.704 | -0.002 |
| 4 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 187.813 | 28.752 | -0.050 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 187.656 | 28.776 | -0.074 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 187.643 | 28.778 | -0.076 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 187.533 | 28.795 | -0.093 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 187.435 | 28.810 | -0.108 |
| 9 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 187.396 | 28.816 | -0.114 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 187.292 | 28.832 | -0.130 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 187.156 | 28.853 | -0.151 |
| 12 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Pennzoil | 187.071 | 28.866 | -0.164 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 187.007 | 28.876 | -0.174 |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 186.968 | 28.882 | -0.180 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 186.825 | 28.904 | -0.202 |
| 16 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Tag Heuer Eyewear | 186.638 | 28.933 | -0.231 |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 186.599 | 28.939 | -0.237 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 186.587 | 28.941 | -0.239 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 186.438 | 28.964 | -0.262 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 186.303 | 28.985 | -0.283 |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 186.297 | 28.986 | -0.284 |
| 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 186.175 | 29.005 | -0.303 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 186.136 | 29.011 | -0.309 |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | 186.079 | 29.020 | -0.318 |
| 25 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | 185.912 | 29.046 | -0.344 |
| 26 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 185.293 | 29.143 | -0.441 |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 185.223 | 29.154 | -0.452 |
| 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 185.166 | 29.163 | -0.461 |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | 184.906 | 29.204 | -0.502 |
| 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 184.634 | 29.247 | -0.545 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 183.755 | 29.387 | -0.685 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 183.699 | 29.396 | -0.694 |
| 33 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 183.642 | 29.405 | -0.703 |
| 34 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 183.492 | 29.429 | -0.727 |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 183.219 | 29.473 | -0.771 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 183.107 | 29.491 | -0.789 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 183.070 | 29.497 | -0.795 |
| 38 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 182.852 | 29.532 | -0.830 |
| 39 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 182.840 | 29.534 | -0.832 |
| 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 182.840 | 29.534 | -0.832 |
| 41 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 182.642 | 29.566 | -0.864 |
| 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 182.359 | 29.612 | -0.910 |
| 43 | 37 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Poynt.com | 181.843 | 29.696 | -0.994 |
| 44 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel | 181.818 | 29.700 | -0.998 |
| 45 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 181.739 | 29.713 | -1.011 |