08/24/2012 | Race 24 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 122.209 | 15.701 | Leader |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 122.162 | 15.707 | -0.006 |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Bondo | 122.123 | 15.712 | -0.011 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Goody's Headache Powders | 121.999 | 15.728 | -0.027 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 121.999 | 15.728 | -0.027 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 121.952 | 15.734 | -0.033 |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Schrock | 121.821 | 15.751 | -0.050 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 121.813 | 15.752 | -0.051 |
| 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 121.720 | 15.764 | -0.063 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 121.697 | 15.767 | -0.066 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | FarmVille / Drive to End Hunger | 121.612 | 15.778 | -0.077 |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 121.543 | 15.787 | -0.086 |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 121.481 | 15.795 | -0.094 |
| 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 121.474 | 15.796 | -0.095 |
| 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 121.343 | 15.813 | -0.112 |
| 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 121.320 | 15.816 | -0.115 |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 121.251 | 15.825 | -0.124 |
| 18 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 121.167 | 15.836 | -0.135 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Outback Steak House | 121.152 | 15.838 | -0.137 |
| 20 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 121.136 | 15.840 | -0.139 |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 121.121 | 15.842 | -0.141 |
| 22 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | MyClassicGarage.com | 120.915 | 15.869 | -0.168 |
| 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 120.831 | 15.880 | -0.179 |
| 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 120.824 | 15.881 | -0.180 |
| 25 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 120.824 | 15.881 | -0.180 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 120.740 | 15.892 | -0.191 |
| 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 120.732 | 15.893 | -0.192 |
| 28 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | JTS | 120.725 | 15.894 | -0.193 |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 120.725 | 15.894 | -0.193 |
| 30 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 120.543 | 15.918 | -0.217 |
| 31 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 120.452 | 15.930 | -0.229 |
| 32 | 179 | Kelly Bires | Ford | Team Kyle | 120.452 | 15.930 | -0.229 |
| 33 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 120.293 | 15.951 | -0.250 |
| 34 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 120.271 | 15.954 | -0.253 |
| 35 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 120.203 | 15.963 | -0.262 |
| 36 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 120.135 | 15.972 | -0.271 |
| 37 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 119.993 | 15.991 | -0.290 |
| 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 119.918 | 16.001 | -0.300 |
| 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 119.835 | 16.012 | -0.311 |
| 40 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQWorkforce.com / WBR Racing | 119.693 | 16.031 | -0.330 |
| 41 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Dover White | 119.686 | 16.032 | -0.331 |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 119.641 | 16.038 | -0.337 |
| 43 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 119.403 | 16.070 | -0.369 |
| 44 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General | 119.210 | 16.096 | -0.395 |
| 45 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 118.929 | 16.134 | -0.433 |
| 46 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 118.116 | 16.245 | -0.544 |
| 47 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 116.722 | 16.439 | -0.738 |