10/12/2012 | Race 31 of 36 | Practice 2
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / IDG | 187.065 | 28.867 | Leader |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Time Warner Cable | 186.593 | 28.940 | -0.073 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 186.574 | 28.943 | -0.076 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | 186.361 | 28.976 | -0.109 |
| 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 186.278 | 28.989 | -0.122 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 186.271 | 28.990 | -0.123 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 185.989 | 29.034 | -0.167 |
| 8 | 88 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 185.701 | 29.079 | -0.212 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 185.471 | 29.115 | -0.248 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 185.401 | 29.126 | -0.259 |
| 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | 185.338 | 29.136 | -0.269 |
| 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 185.230 | 29.153 | -0.286 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 185.179 | 29.161 | -0.294 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 185.166 | 29.163 | -0.296 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 184.919 | 29.202 | -0.335 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 184.748 | 29.229 | -0.362 |
| 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 184.691 | 29.238 | -0.371 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 184.691 | 29.238 | -0.371 |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 184.584 | 29.255 | -0.388 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 184.540 | 29.262 | -0.395 |
| 21 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 184.401 | 29.284 | -0.417 |
| 22 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 184.175 | 29.320 | -0.453 |
| 23 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 184.080 | 29.335 | -0.468 |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kellogg's | 183.574 | 29.416 | -0.549 |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 183.181 | 29.479 | -0.612 |
| 26 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 183.175 | 29.480 | -0.613 |
| 27 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical | 183.107 | 29.491 | -0.624 |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 182.914 | 29.522 | -0.655 |
| 29 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Best Buy | 182.828 | 29.536 | -0.669 |
| 30 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 182.673 | 29.561 | -0.694 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 182.617 | 29.570 | -0.703 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 182.463 | 29.595 | -0.728 |
| 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 182.383 | 29.608 | -0.741 |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 182.272 | 29.626 | -0.759 |
| 35 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Aquaria USA | 182.162 | 29.644 | -0.777 |
| 36 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 181.708 | 29.718 | -0.851 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 181.500 | 29.752 | -0.885 |
| 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 181.311 | 29.783 | -0.916 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 181.214 | 29.799 | -0.932 |
| 40 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 181.068 | 29.823 | -0.956 |
| 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 180.911 | 29.849 | -0.982 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 180.168 | 29.972 | -1.105 |
| 43 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | MaxQworkforce.com | 179.647 | 30.059 | -1.192 |