06/14/2012 | Race 15 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 201.089 | 35.805 | Leader |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 200.999 | 35.821 | -0.016 |
| 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 200.306 | 35.945 | -0.140 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mtn. Dew / The Dark Knight Rises / National Guard | 200.206 | 35.963 | -0.158 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 199.856 | 36.026 | -0.221 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 199.590 | 36.074 | -0.269 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 199.441 | 36.101 | -0.296 |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 199.418 | 36.105 | -0.300 |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Rite Aid / Nexcare | 199.253 | 36.135 | -0.330 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 199.104 | 36.162 | -0.357 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 198.939 | 36.192 | -0.387 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 198.747 | 36.227 | -0.422 |
| 13 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 198.615 | 36.251 | -0.446 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Duracell | 198.555 | 36.262 | -0.457 |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 198.506 | 36.271 | -0.466 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 198.391 | 36.292 | -0.487 |
| 17 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 198.336 | 36.302 | -0.497 |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 197.906 | 36.381 | -0.576 |
| 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 197.835 | 36.394 | -0.589 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 197.818 | 36.397 | -0.592 |
| 21 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 197.732 | 36.413 | -0.608 |
| 22 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Medallion Financial | 197.656 | 36.427 | -0.622 |
| 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 197.580 | 36.441 | -0.636 |
| 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 197.563 | 36.444 | -0.639 |
| 25 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 197.520 | 36.452 | -0.647 |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 197.379 | 36.478 | -0.673 |
| 27 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 196.737 | 36.597 | -0.792 |
| 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Charter | 196.662 | 36.611 | -0.806 |
| 29 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 196.609 | 36.621 | -0.816 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 196.609 | 36.621 | -0.816 |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 196.566 | 36.629 | -0.824 |
| 32 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 196.555 | 36.631 | -0.826 |
| 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 196.490 | 36.643 | -0.838 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 195.972 | 36.740 | -0.935 |
| 35 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 195.631 | 36.804 | -0.999 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 195.339 | 36.859 | -1.054 |
| 37 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 195.032 | 36.917 | -1.112 |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 194.921 | 36.938 | -1.133 |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 194.647 | 36.990 | -1.185 |
| 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 194.169 | 37.081 | -1.276 |
| 41 | 74 | Stacy Compton | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 192.993 | 37.307 | -1.502 |
| 42 | 10 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | - | - | - |
| 43 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | - | - | - |
| 44 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | - | - | - |
| 45 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | - | - | - |