10/11/2012 | Race 31 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 191.693 | 28.170 | Leader |
| 2 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 191.442 | 28.207 | -0.037 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 191.333 | 28.223 | -0.053 |
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 191.157 | 28.249 | -0.079 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 190.975 | 28.276 | -0.106 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 190.880 | 28.290 | -0.120 |
| 7 | 88 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 190.665 | 28.322 | -0.152 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Time Warner Cable | 190.604 | 28.331 | -0.161 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | 190.510 | 28.345 | -0.175 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 190.409 | 28.360 | -0.190 |
| 11 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 190.382 | 28.364 | -0.194 |
| 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 190.308 | 28.375 | -0.205 |
| 13 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 190.181 | 28.394 | -0.224 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 189.994 | 28.422 | -0.252 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 189.980 | 28.424 | -0.254 |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / IDG | 189.927 | 28.432 | -0.262 |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 189.853 | 28.443 | -0.273 |
| 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 189.640 | 28.475 | -0.305 |
| 19 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 189.533 | 28.491 | -0.321 |
| 20 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 189.367 | 28.516 | -0.346 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 189.188 | 28.543 | -0.373 |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 188.963 | 28.577 | -0.407 |
| 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | 188.943 | 28.580 | -0.410 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 188.864 | 28.592 | -0.422 |
| 25 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Best Buy | 188.686 | 28.619 | -0.449 |
| 26 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 188.660 | 28.623 | -0.453 |
| 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 188.600 | 28.632 | -0.462 |
| 28 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 188.416 | 28.660 | -0.490 |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 188.331 | 28.673 | -0.503 |
| 30 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 188.298 | 28.678 | -0.508 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kellogg's | 188.278 | 28.681 | -0.511 |
| 32 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 188.258 | 28.684 | -0.514 |
| 33 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 188.062 | 28.714 | -0.544 |
| 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 188.042 | 28.717 | -0.547 |
| 35 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical | 187.767 | 28.759 | -0.589 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 187.748 | 28.762 | -0.592 |
| 37 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | MaxQworkforce.com | 187.493 | 28.801 | -0.631 |
| 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 187.324 | 28.827 | -0.657 |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 187.311 | 28.829 | -0.659 |
| 40 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Aquaria USA | 187.292 | 28.832 | -0.662 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 186.741 | 28.917 | -0.747 |
| 42 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 186.342 | 28.979 | -0.809 |
| 43 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 186.162 | 29.007 | -0.837 |
| 44 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 185.938 | 29.042 | -0.872 |
| 45 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 185.797 | 29.064 | -0.894 |
| 46 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 183.830 | 29.375 | -1.205 |
| 47 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 183.399 | 29.444 | -1.274 |