07/05/2012 | Race 18 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 201.961 | 44.563 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 201.374 | 44.693 | -0.130 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 201.122 | 44.749 | -0.186 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Aspen Dental | 201.068 | 44.761 | -0.198 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 200.933 | 44.791 | -0.228 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Pepsi Max | 200.495 | 44.889 | -0.326 |
| 7 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 199.951 | 45.011 | -0.448 |
| 8 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 199.720 | 45.063 | -0.500 |
| 9 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 199.654 | 45.078 | -0.515 |
| 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 199.557 | 45.100 | -0.537 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 199.539 | 45.104 | -0.541 |
| 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 199.499 | 45.113 | -0.550 |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum | 199.424 | 45.130 | -0.567 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 199.384 | 45.139 | -0.576 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 199.097 | 45.204 | -0.641 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 199.049 | 45.215 | -0.652 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 198.935 | 45.241 | -0.678 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 198.908 | 45.247 | -0.684 |
| 19 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | 198.860 | 45.258 | -0.695 |
| 20 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 198.408 | 45.361 | -0.798 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 198.365 | 45.371 | -0.808 |
| 22 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 198.338 | 45.377 | -0.814 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 198.190 | 45.411 | -0.848 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew | 197.303 | 45.615 | -1.052 |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 197.290 | 45.618 | -1.055 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 | 197.286 | 45.619 | -1.056 |
| 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Batteries | 197.282 | 45.620 | -1.057 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor.org | 197.005 | 45.684 | -1.121 |
| 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 194.738 | 46.216 | -1.653 |
| 30 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | CarportEmpire.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America | 194.683 | 46.229 | -1.666 |
| 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 194.536 | 46.264 | -1.701 |
| 32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 192.703 | 46.704 | -2.141 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 191.249 | 47.059 | -2.496 |
| 35 | 50 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Walmart | 191.132 | 47.088 | -2.525 |
| 36 | 98 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 191.103 | 47.095 | -2.532 |
| 37 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 190.070 | 47.351 | -2.788 |
| 38 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | 189.637 | 47.459 | -2.896 |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 189.625 | 47.462 | -2.899 |
| 40 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | 188.865 | 47.653 | -3.090 |
| 41 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | Jay Robinson Inc. | 188.604 | 47.719 | -3.156 |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 188.316 | 47.792 | -3.229 |
| 43 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 187.809 | 47.921 | -3.358 |
| 44 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | 185.770 | 48.447 | -3.884 |