08/31/2012 | Race 25 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Shocks | 185.220 | 29.932 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | 184.831 | 29.995 | -0.063 |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 184.253 | 30.089 | -0.157 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 183.631 | 30.191 | -0.259 |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 183.613 | 30.194 | -0.262 |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 183.607 | 30.195 | -0.263 |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 182.995 | 30.296 | -0.364 |
| 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Manheim Auctions | 182.946 | 30.304 | -0.372 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 182.639 | 30.355 | -0.423 |
| 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | AdvoCare | 182.579 | 30.365 | -0.433 |
| 11 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 182.368 | 30.400 | -0.468 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 182.213 | 30.426 | -0.494 |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 182.189 | 30.430 | -0.498 |
| 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 182.135 | 30.439 | -0.507 |
| 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 181.932 | 30.473 | -0.541 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 181.777 | 30.499 | -0.567 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 181.705 | 30.511 | -0.579 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Army Medicine | 181.705 | 30.511 | -0.579 |
| 19 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 181.669 | 30.517 | -0.585 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 181.657 | 30.519 | -0.587 |
| 21 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 181.331 | 30.574 | -0.642 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180.881 | 30.650 | -0.718 |
| 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 180.846 | 30.656 | -0.724 |
| 24 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 180.792 | 30.665 | -0.733 |
| 25 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 180.639 | 30.691 | -0.759 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 180.616 | 30.695 | -0.763 |
| 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 180.475 | 30.719 | -0.787 |
| 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 180.351 | 30.740 | -0.808 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 180.158 | 30.773 | -0.841 |
| 30 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 180.029 | 30.795 | -0.863 |
| 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | House / Autry | 179.435 | 30.897 | -0.965 |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 178.758 | 31.014 | -1.082 |
| 33 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 178.741 | 31.017 | -1.085 |
| 34 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 178.585 | 31.044 | -1.112 |
| 35 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 178.568 | 31.047 | -1.115 |
| 36 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 178.401 | 31.076 | -1.144 |
| 37 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 177.778 | 31.185 | -1.253 |
| 38 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 177.744 | 31.191 | -1.259 |
| 39 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 177.647 | 31.208 | -1.276 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 177.012 | 31.320 | -1.388 |
| 41 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 176.718 | 31.372 | -1.440 |
| 42 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 176.712 | 31.373 | -1.441 |
| 43 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 176.330 | 31.441 | -1.509 |
| 44 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper / Burger King | 176.325 | 31.442 | -1.510 |
| 45 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 176.313 | 31.444 | -1.512 |
| 46 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 176.269 | 31.452 | -1.520 |
| 47 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 175.944 | 31.510 | -1.578 |