06/15/2012 | Race 15 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 201.376 | 35.754 | Leader |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mtn. Dew / The Dark Knight Rises / National Guard | 201.061 | 35.810 | -0.056 |
| 3 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 200.770 | 35.862 | -0.108 |
| 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 200.736 | 35.868 | -0.114 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 200.574 | 35.897 | -0.143 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 200.551 | 35.901 | -0.147 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 200.540 | 35.903 | -0.149 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 200.507 | 35.909 | -0.155 |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Duracell | 200.289 | 35.948 | -0.194 |
| 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 200.056 | 35.990 | -0.236 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 199.917 | 36.015 | -0.261 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 199.645 | 36.064 | -0.310 |
| 13 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 199.568 | 36.078 | -0.324 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 199.358 | 36.116 | -0.362 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Rite Aid / Nexcare | 199.093 | 36.164 | -0.410 |
| 16 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 199.021 | 36.177 | -0.423 |
| 17 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 198.906 | 36.198 | -0.444 |
| 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 198.566 | 36.260 | -0.506 |
| 19 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Presbyterian Healthcare System | 198.538 | 36.265 | -0.511 |
| 20 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 198.528 | 36.267 | -0.513 |
| 21 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 198.003 | 36.363 | -0.609 |
| 22 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Medallion Financial | 197.704 | 36.418 | -0.664 |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 197.563 | 36.444 | -0.690 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 197.542 | 36.448 | -0.694 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 197.439 | 36.467 | -0.713 |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 197.401 | 36.474 | -0.720 |
| 27 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 197.228 | 36.506 | -0.752 |
| 28 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | 197.034 | 36.542 | -0.788 |
| 29 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 196.947 | 36.558 | -0.804 |
| 30 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 196.824 | 36.581 | -0.827 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 196.287 | 36.681 | -0.927 |
| 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 196.282 | 36.682 | -0.928 |
| 33 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 196.207 | 36.696 | -0.942 |
| 34 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 196.084 | 36.719 | -0.965 |
| 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 196.020 | 36.731 | -0.977 |
| 36 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 195.982 | 36.738 | -0.984 |
| 37 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 195.721 | 36.787 | -1.033 |
| 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 195.355 | 36.856 | -1.102 |
| 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Charter | 194.963 | 36.930 | -1.176 |
| 40 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 194.695 | 36.981 | -1.227 |
| 41 | 74 | Stacy Compton | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 194.631 | 36.993 | -1.239 |
| 42 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 193.247 | 37.258 | -1.504 |
| 43 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 190.981 | 37.700 | -1.946 |
| 44 | 10 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 190.562 | 37.783 | -2.029 |