10/12/2012 | Race 31 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 188.383 | 28.665 | Leader |
| 2 | 88 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 188.009 | 28.722 | -0.057 |
| 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 187.904 | 28.738 | -0.073 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | 187.878 | 28.742 | -0.077 |
| 5 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 187.402 | 28.815 | -0.150 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 187.363 | 28.821 | -0.156 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | 187.175 | 28.850 | -0.185 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 187.162 | 28.852 | -0.187 |
| 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Time Warner Cable | 186.883 | 28.895 | -0.230 |
| 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 186.838 | 28.902 | -0.237 |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 186.593 | 28.940 | -0.275 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 186.355 | 28.977 | -0.312 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 186.290 | 28.987 | -0.322 |
| 14 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 186.258 | 28.992 | -0.327 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 186.226 | 28.997 | -0.332 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 186.201 | 29.001 | -0.336 |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 186.168 | 29.006 | -0.341 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / IDG | 186.008 | 29.031 | -0.366 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 185.899 | 29.048 | -0.383 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 185.874 | 29.052 | -0.387 |
| 21 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 185.650 | 29.087 | -0.422 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 185.478 | 29.114 | -0.449 |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kellogg's | 185.465 | 29.116 | -0.451 |
| 24 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 185.414 | 29.124 | -0.459 |
| 25 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 185.376 | 29.130 | -0.465 |
| 26 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 185.084 | 29.176 | -0.511 |
| 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 184.628 | 29.248 | -0.583 |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 184.628 | 29.248 | -0.583 |
| 29 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Best Buy | 184.238 | 29.310 | -0.645 |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 184.093 | 29.333 | -0.668 |
| 31 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical | 184.068 | 29.337 | -0.672 |
| 32 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 183.480 | 29.431 | -0.766 |
| 33 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 183.355 | 29.451 | -0.786 |
| 34 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 183.268 | 29.465 | -0.800 |
| 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | MaxQworkforce.com | 183.150 | 29.484 | -0.819 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 182.834 | 29.535 | -0.870 |
| 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 182.698 | 29.557 | -0.892 |
| 38 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 182.624 | 29.569 | -0.904 |
| 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 182.309 | 29.620 | -0.955 |
| 40 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 182.119 | 29.651 | -0.986 |
| 41 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 182.057 | 29.661 | -0.996 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 181.892 | 29.688 | -1.023 |
| 43 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Aquaria USA | - | - | - |