09/28/2012 | Race 29 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 157.082 | 22.918 | Leader |
| 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 156.597 | 22.989 | -0.071 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 156.563 | 22.994 | -0.076 |
| 4 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's 2000th Store / Bronx, NY | 156.325 | 23.029 | -0.111 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Scotch-Brite | 156.311 | 23.031 | -0.113 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 156.230 | 23.043 | -0.125 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 156.196 | 23.048 | -0.130 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 155.797 | 23.107 | -0.189 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155.548 | 23.144 | -0.226 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 155.474 | 23.155 | -0.237 |
| 11 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 155.239 | 23.190 | -0.272 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 155.179 | 23.199 | -0.281 |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | 154.739 | 23.265 | -0.347 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 154.050 | 23.369 | -0.451 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 153.971 | 23.381 | -0.463 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 153.518 | 23.450 | -0.532 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 153.420 | 23.465 | -0.547 |
| 18 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 153.178 | 23.502 | -0.584 |
| 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 153.152 | 23.506 | -0.588 |
| 20 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 153.035 | 23.524 | -0.606 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 153.035 | 23.524 | -0.606 |
| 22 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 153.022 | 23.526 | -0.608 |
| 23 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Cargill | 152.977 | 23.533 | -0.615 |
| 24 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 152.853 | 23.552 | -0.634 |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 152.769 | 23.565 | -0.647 |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 152.762 | 23.566 | -0.648 |
| 27 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 150.150 | 23.576 | -0.658 |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 152.678 | 23.579 | -0.661 |
| 29 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 152.523 | 23.603 | -0.685 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 152.510 | 23.605 | -0.687 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 152.465 | 23.612 | -0.694 |
| 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 152.368 | 23.627 | -0.709 |
| 33 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Super 8 | 152.246 | 23.646 | -0.728 |
| 34 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 152.207 | 23.652 | -0.734 |
| 35 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 152.008 | 23.683 | -0.765 |
| 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 151.976 | 23.688 | -0.770 |
| 37 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 151.854 | 23.707 | -0.789 |
| 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Long John Silver's | 151.854 | 23.707 | -0.789 |
| 39 | 179 | Kelly Bires | Ford | Bestway Disposal | 151.790 | 23.717 | -0.799 |
| 40 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 151.771 | 23.720 | -0.802 |
| 41 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 151.605 | 23.746 | -0.828 |
| 42 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 151.547 | 23.755 | -0.837 |
| 43 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 151.528 | 23.758 | -0.840 |
| 44 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 151.420 | 23.775 | -0.857 |
| 45 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 151.394 | 23.779 | -0.861 |
| 46 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Drive Sober, Drive Alive DE | 152.698 | 23.976 | -1.058 |
| 47 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 150.075 | 23.988 | -1.070 |
| 48 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 148.723 | 24.206 | -1.288 |