08/18/2012 | Race 23 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 198.878 | 36.203 | Leader |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 198.221 | 36.323 | -0.120 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 197.960 | 36.371 | -0.168 |
| 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 197.916 | 36.379 | -0.176 |
| 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 197.488 | 36.458 | -0.255 |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 197.277 | 36.497 | -0.294 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 197.158 | 36.519 | -0.316 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Geek Squad | 197.141 | 36.522 | -0.319 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 197.098 | 36.530 | -0.327 |
| 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 196.737 | 36.597 | -0.394 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 196.673 | 36.609 | -0.406 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 196.576 | 36.627 | -0.424 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 196.426 | 36.655 | -0.452 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 196.330 | 36.673 | -0.470 |
| 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 196.223 | 36.693 | -0.490 |
| 16 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Eckrich | 196.105 | 36.715 | -0.512 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 196.062 | 36.723 | -0.520 |
| 18 | 22 | Parker Kligerman | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 195.918 | 36.750 | -0.547 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | 195.897 | 36.754 | -0.551 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mercury | 195.870 | 36.759 | -0.556 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Wix Filters | 195.748 | 36.782 | -0.579 |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 195.743 | 36.783 | -0.580 |
| 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 195.626 | 36.805 | -0.602 |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 195.551 | 36.819 | -0.616 |
| 25 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 195.223 | 36.881 | -0.678 |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 195.185 | 36.888 | -0.685 |
| 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Clorox | 195.064 | 36.911 | -0.708 |
| 28 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 195.021 | 36.919 | -0.716 |
| 29 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 194.868 | 36.948 | -0.745 |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 194.684 | 36.983 | -0.780 |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Long John Silver's | 193.851 | 37.142 | -0.939 |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 193.804 | 37.151 | -0.948 |
| 33 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 192.539 | 37.395 | -1.192 |
| 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | TMone.com | 192.344 | 37.433 | -1.230 |
| 35 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 192.308 | 37.440 | -1.237 |
| 36 | 119 | Jason Leffler | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 191.954 | 37.509 | -1.306 |
| 37 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 191.934 | 37.513 | -1.310 |
| 38 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome | 191.551 | 37.588 | -1.385 |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 191.515 | 37.595 | -1.392 |
| 40 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 191.169 | 37.663 | -1.460 |
| 41 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 191.169 | 37.663 | -1.460 |
| 42 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 190.049 | 37.885 | -1.682 |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 189.733 | 37.948 | -1.745 |