11/10/2012 | Race 35 of 36 | Practice 3
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 135.252 | 26.617 | Leader |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 135.166 | 26.634 | -0.017 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 135.003 | 26.666 | -0.049 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 134.958 | 26.675 | -0.058 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 134.912 | 26.684 | -0.067 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 134.796 | 26.707 | -0.090 |
| 7 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 134.791 | 26.708 | -0.091 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 134.766 | 26.713 | -0.096 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 134.549 | 26.756 | -0.139 |
| 10 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 134.519 | 26.762 | -0.145 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 134.459 | 26.774 | -0.157 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 134.404 | 26.785 | -0.168 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 134.404 | 26.785 | -0.168 |
| 14 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 134.374 | 26.791 | -0.174 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 134.328 | 26.800 | -0.183 |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Filtrete | 134.228 | 26.820 | -0.203 |
| 17 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 134.198 | 26.826 | -0.209 |
| 18 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 134.133 | 26.839 | -0.222 |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 134.123 | 26.841 | -0.224 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 134.123 | 26.841 | -0.224 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 134.023 | 26.861 | -0.244 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 133.993 | 26.867 | -0.250 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 133.964 | 26.873 | -0.256 |
| 24 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 133.943 | 26.877 | -0.260 |
| 25 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 133.784 | 26.909 | -0.292 |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Black & Decker | 133.615 | 26.943 | -0.326 |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 133.591 | 26.948 | -0.331 |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 133.531 | 26.960 | -0.343 |
| 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 133.230 | 27.021 | -0.404 |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Loan Mart | 133.220 | 27.023 | -0.406 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 133.210 | 27.025 | -0.408 |
| 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Vektor Vodka | 133.121 | 27.043 | -0.426 |
| 33 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 132.988 | 27.070 | -0.453 |
| 34 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | 132.939 | 27.080 | -0.463 |
| 35 | 191 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 132.582 | 27.153 | -0.536 |
| 36 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 132.504 | 27.169 | -0.552 |
| 37 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 132.265 | 27.218 | -0.601 |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 132.149 | 27.242 | -0.625 |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 132.096 | 27.253 | -0.636 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe | 132.008 | 27.271 | -0.654 |
| 41 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 131.608 | 27.354 | -0.737 |
| 42 | 144 | David Reutimann | Ford | No Label Watcher | 131.569 | 27.362 | -0.745 |
| 43 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome / TMone | 130.757 | 27.532 | -0.915 |