09/01/2012 | Race 25 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 180.863 | 30.653 | Leader |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180.193 | 30.767 | -0.114 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 179.959 | 30.807 | -0.154 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | 179.837 | 30.828 | -0.175 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Manheim Auctions | 179.481 | 30.889 | -0.236 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 178.839 | 31.000 | -0.347 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 178.758 | 31.014 | -0.361 |
| 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Shocks | 178.648 | 31.033 | -0.380 |
| 9 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 177.795 | 31.182 | -0.529 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 177.630 | 31.211 | -0.558 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 177.448 | 31.243 | -0.590 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 177.391 | 31.253 | -0.600 |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 176.949 | 31.331 | -0.678 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Army Medicine | 176.820 | 31.354 | -0.701 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 176.752 | 31.366 | -0.713 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 176.690 | 31.377 | -0.724 |
| 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 176.645 | 31.385 | -0.732 |
| 18 | 20 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | The Home Depot | 176.504 | 31.410 | -0.757 |
| 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 176.420 | 31.425 | -0.772 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 176.257 | 31.454 | -0.801 |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 175.866 | 31.524 | -0.871 |
| 22 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 175.587 | 31.574 | -0.921 |
| 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 175.338 | 31.619 | -0.966 |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | AdvoCare | 175.327 | 31.621 | -0.968 |
| 25 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 175.028 | 31.675 | -1.022 |
| 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 174.746 | 31.726 | -1.073 |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 174.713 | 31.732 | -1.079 |
| 28 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 174.455 | 31.779 | -1.126 |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 174.077 | 31.848 | -1.195 |
| 30 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 173.891 | 31.882 | -1.229 |
| 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 173.679 | 31.921 | -1.268 |
| 32 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 173.646 | 31.927 | -1.274 |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 172.888 | 32.067 | -1.414 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | House / Autry | 172.786 | 32.086 | -1.433 |
| 35 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 172.517 | 32.136 | -1.483 |
| 36 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 172.120 | 32.210 | -1.557 |
| 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper / Burger King | 171.556 | 32.316 | -1.663 |
| 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 170.879 | 32.444 | -1.791 |
| 39 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 170.291 | 32.556 | -1.903 |
| 40 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 169.707 | 32.668 | -2.015 |
| 41 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 168.675 | 32.868 | -2.215 |
| 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 167.280 | 33.142 | -2.489 |