08/17/2012 | Race 23 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 197.450 | 36.465 | Leader |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 196.861 | 36.574 | -0.109 |
| 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 196.786 | 36.588 | -0.123 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 196.705 | 36.603 | -0.138 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 196.448 | 36.651 | -0.186 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Geek Squad | 196.362 | 36.667 | -0.202 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Wix Filters | 195.817 | 36.769 | -0.304 |
| 8 | 22 | Parker Kligerman | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 195.796 | 36.773 | -0.308 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 195.641 | 36.802 | -0.337 |
| 10 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 195.626 | 36.805 | -0.340 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 195.472 | 36.834 | -0.369 |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 195.445 | 36.839 | -0.374 |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 195.429 | 36.842 | -0.377 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 195.127 | 36.899 | -0.434 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 194.979 | 36.927 | -0.462 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 194.932 | 36.936 | -0.471 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 194.795 | 36.962 | -0.497 |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | 194.716 | 36.977 | -0.512 |
| 19 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 194.605 | 36.998 | -0.533 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 194.311 | 37.054 | -0.589 |
| 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 194.279 | 37.060 | -0.595 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 194.227 | 37.070 | -0.605 |
| 23 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 193.263 | 37.255 | -0.790 |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 193.107 | 37.285 | -0.820 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 192.916 | 37.322 | -0.857 |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Eckrich | 192.689 | 37.366 | -0.901 |
| 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 192.575 | 37.388 | -0.923 |
| 28 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 192.164 | 37.468 | -1.003 |
| 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Long John Silver's | 192.138 | 37.473 | -1.008 |
| 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mercury | 191.913 | 37.517 | -1.052 |
| 31 | 119 | Jason Leffler | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 191.908 | 37.518 | -1.053 |
| 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 191.734 | 37.552 | -1.087 |
| 33 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 191.688 | 37.561 | -1.096 |
| 34 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 191.607 | 37.577 | -1.112 |
| 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 191.586 | 37.581 | -1.116 |
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 191.057 | 37.685 | -1.220 |
| 37 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 190.729 | 37.750 | -1.285 |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 190.673 | 37.761 | -1.296 |
| 39 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 190.648 | 37.766 | -1.301 |
| 40 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | TMone.com | 190.638 | 37.768 | -1.303 |
| 41 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Clorox | 190.139 | 37.867 | -1.402 |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 189.628 | 37.969 | -1.504 |
| 43 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Max Q Motorsports | 187.891 | 38.320 | -1.855 |
| 44 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome | 187.018 | 38.499 | -2.034 |
| 45 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 179.739 | 40.058 | -3.593 |