03/10/2012 | Race 3 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 182.970 | 29.513 | Leader |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 182.698 | 29.557 | -0.044 |
| 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 182.698 | 29.557 | -0.044 |
| 4 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 182.617 | 29.570 | -0.057 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 182.617 | 29.570 | -0.057 |
| 6 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Tag Heuer Eyewear | 182.451 | 29.597 | -0.084 |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 182.328 | 29.617 | -0.104 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 182.266 | 29.627 | -0.114 |
| 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 182.113 | 29.652 | -0.139 |
| 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 182.100 | 29.654 | -0.141 |
| 11 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | 182.020 | 29.667 | -0.154 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 181.763 | 29.709 | -0.196 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 181.678 | 29.723 | -0.210 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 181.592 | 29.737 | -0.224 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 181.574 | 29.740 | -0.227 |
| 16 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Pennzoil | 181.561 | 29.742 | -0.229 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 181.458 | 29.759 | -0.246 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 181.202 | 29.801 | -0.288 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 181.184 | 29.804 | -0.291 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 181.020 | 29.831 | -0.318 |
| 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | 180.911 | 29.849 | -0.336 |
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 180.880 | 29.854 | -0.341 |
| 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 180.850 | 29.859 | -0.346 |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 180.832 | 29.862 | -0.349 |
| 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 180.777 | 29.871 | -0.358 |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 180.656 | 29.891 | -0.378 |
| 27 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 180.614 | 29.898 | -0.385 |
| 28 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 180.355 | 29.941 | -0.428 |
| 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 180.325 | 29.946 | -0.433 |
| 30 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | 180.264 | 29.956 | -0.443 |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 180.090 | 29.985 | -0.472 |
| 32 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 179.946 | 30.009 | -0.496 |
| 33 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 179.033 | 30.162 | -0.649 |
| 34 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 178.974 | 30.172 | -0.659 |
| 35 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 178.814 | 30.199 | -0.686 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 178.200 | 30.303 | -0.790 |
| 37 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 178.018 | 30.334 | -0.821 |
| 38 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 177.596 | 30.406 | -0.893 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 176.471 | 30.600 | -1.087 |
| 40 | 37 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Poynt.com | 176.332 | 30.624 | -1.111 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 176.143 | 30.657 | -1.144 |
| 42 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 175.867 | 30.705 | -1.192 |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 174.582 | 30.931 | -1.418 |