11/09/2012 | Race 35 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 137.788 | 26.127 | Leader |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 137.242 | 26.231 | -0.104 |
| 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 137.075 | 26.263 | -0.136 |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 137.012 | 26.275 | -0.148 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 136.872 | 26.302 | -0.175 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 136.830 | 26.310 | -0.183 |
| 7 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 136.799 | 26.316 | -0.189 |
| 8 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 136.617 | 26.351 | -0.224 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 136.493 | 26.375 | -0.248 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 136.452 | 26.383 | -0.256 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Filtrete | 136.343 | 26.404 | -0.277 |
| 12 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 136.224 | 26.427 | -0.300 |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 136.219 | 26.428 | -0.301 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 136.152 | 26.441 | -0.314 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 135.895 | 26.491 | -0.364 |
| 16 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 135.864 | 26.497 | -0.370 |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 135.854 | 26.499 | -0.372 |
| 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 135.854 | 26.499 | -0.372 |
| 19 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 135.767 | 26.516 | -0.389 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 135.665 | 26.536 | -0.409 |
| 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 135.654 | 26.538 | -0.411 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Black & Decker | 135.440 | 26.580 | -0.453 |
| 23 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 135.410 | 26.586 | -0.459 |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 135.404 | 26.587 | -0.460 |
| 25 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 134.928 | 26.681 | -0.554 |
| 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 134.882 | 26.690 | -0.563 |
| 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 134.842 | 26.698 | -0.571 |
| 28 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | 134.816 | 26.703 | -0.576 |
| 29 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 134.786 | 26.709 | -0.582 |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Vektor Vodka | 134.705 | 26.725 | -0.598 |
| 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 134.554 | 26.755 | -0.628 |
| 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 134.554 | 26.755 | -0.628 |
| 33 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 134.434 | 26.779 | -0.652 |
| 34 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Anchor Drilling Fluids / MaxQ | 134.419 | 26.782 | -0.655 |
| 35 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 134.273 | 26.811 | -0.684 |
| 36 | 144 | David Reutimann | Ford | No Label Watcher | 134.263 | 26.813 | -0.686 |
| 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Loan Mart | 134.003 | 26.865 | -0.738 |
| 38 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 133.958 | 26.874 | -0.747 |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe | 133.655 | 26.935 | -0.808 |
| 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 133.388 | 26.989 | -0.862 |
| 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 133.151 | 27.037 | -0.910 |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 132.969 | 27.074 | -0.947 |
| 43 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 132.548 | 27.160 | -1.033 |
| 44 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 131.839 | 27.306 | -1.179 |