04/27/2012 | Race 9 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 126.707 | 21.309 | Leader |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M "Give Kids A Smile" | 126.186 | 21.397 | -0.088 |
| 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards | 126.139 | 21.405 | -0.096 |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 126.133 | 21.406 | -0.097 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 125.997 | 21.429 | -0.120 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 125.886 | 21.448 | -0.139 |
| 7 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 125.739 | 21.473 | -0.164 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 125.657 | 21.487 | -0.178 |
| 9 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" | 125.646 | 21.489 | -0.180 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 125.617 | 21.494 | -0.185 |
| 11 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Brakes | 125.500 | 21.514 | -0.205 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 125.494 | 21.515 | -0.206 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 125.436 | 21.525 | -0.216 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 125.371 | 21.536 | -0.227 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 125.360 | 21.538 | -0.229 |
| 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 125.087 | 21.585 | -0.276 |
| 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 124.960 | 21.607 | -0.298 |
| 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 124.925 | 21.613 | -0.304 |
| 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 124.884 | 21.620 | -0.311 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 124.873 | 21.622 | -0.313 |
| 21 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 124.746 | 21.644 | -0.335 |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 124.734 | 21.646 | -0.337 |
| 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 124.545 | 21.679 | -0.370 |
| 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 124.390 | 21.706 | -0.397 |
| 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 124.012 | 21.772 | -0.463 |
| 26 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 123.802 | 21.809 | -0.500 |
| 27 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 123.462 | 21.869 | -0.560 |
| 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 123.389 | 21.882 | -0.573 |
| 29 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 123.350 | 21.889 | -0.580 |
| 30 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 123.305 | 21.897 | -0.588 |
| 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | BB&T | 123.215 | 21.913 | -0.604 |
| 32 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 123.001 | 21.951 | -0.642 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 122.789 | 21.989 | -0.680 |
| 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 122.660 | 22.012 | -0.703 |
| 35 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 122.610 | 22.021 | -0.712 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 122.427 | 22.054 | -0.745 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 122.338 | 22.070 | -0.761 |
| 38 | 74 | Stacy Compton | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 122.271 | 22.082 | -0.773 |
| 39 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Tommy Williams Drywall | 122.194 | 22.096 | -0.787 |
| 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 121.924 | 22.145 | -0.836 |
| 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 121.885 | 22.152 | -0.843 |
| 42 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | 121.814 | 22.165 | -0.856 |
| 43 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 121.687 | 22.188 | -0.879 |
| 44 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 121.425 | 22.236 | -0.927 |
| 45 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | 121.425 | 22.236 | -0.927 |