09/01/2012 | Race 25 of 36 | Practice 2
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Manheim Auctions | 181.005 | 30.629 | Leader |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 180.734 | 30.675 | -0.046 |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 179.901 | 30.817 | -0.188 |
| 4 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Shocks | 179.592 | 30.870 | -0.241 |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 178.966 | 30.978 | -0.349 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 178.562 | 31.048 | -0.419 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 178.482 | 31.062 | -0.433 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | 178.333 | 31.088 | -0.459 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 178.161 | 31.118 | -0.489 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 178.069 | 31.134 | -0.505 |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 177.932 | 31.158 | -0.529 |
| 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 177.744 | 31.191 | -0.562 |
| 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 177.732 | 31.193 | -0.564 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 177.283 | 31.272 | -0.643 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 177.142 | 31.297 | -0.668 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 176.712 | 31.373 | -0.744 |
| 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 176.151 | 31.473 | -0.844 |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | AdvoCare | 176.129 | 31.477 | -0.848 |
| 19 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 176.017 | 31.497 | -0.868 |
| 20 | 20 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | The Home Depot | 175.961 | 31.507 | -0.878 |
| 21 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 175.654 | 31.562 | -0.933 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 175.621 | 31.568 | -0.939 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Army Medicine | 175.615 | 31.569 | -0.940 |
| 24 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 175.304 | 31.625 | -0.996 |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 175.083 | 31.665 | -1.036 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 173.880 | 31.884 | -1.255 |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 173.586 | 31.938 | -1.309 |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 173.565 | 31.942 | -1.313 |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 173.407 | 31.971 | -1.342 |
| 30 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 173.034 | 32.040 | -1.411 |
| 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper / Burger King | 172.743 | 32.094 | -1.465 |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 172.635 | 32.114 | -1.485 |
| 33 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 172.554 | 32.129 | -1.500 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 172.249 | 32.186 | -1.557 |
| 35 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 172.019 | 32.229 | -1.600 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 170.963 | 32.428 | -1.799 |
| 37 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 170.072 | 32.598 | -1.969 |
| 38 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 169.936 | 32.624 | -1.995 |
| 39 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 169.905 | 32.630 | -2.001 |
| 40 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 169.184 | 32.769 | -2.140 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 168.020 | 32.996 | -2.367 |
| 42 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 167.518 | 33.095 | -2.466 |