March 10, 2012 | Race 3 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 179.545 | 30.076 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 178.453 | 30.260 | -0.184 |
| 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 178.141 | 30.313 | -0.237 |
| 4 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 178.130 | 30.315 | -0.239 |
| 5 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 177.778 | 30.375 | -0.299 |
| 6 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 177.766 | 30.377 | -0.301 |
| 7 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Turner Motorsports | 177.270 | 30.462 | -0.386 |
| 8 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 177.212 | 30.472 | -0.396 |
| 9 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 177.055 | 30.499 | -0.423 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 177.003 | 30.508 | -0.432 |
| 11 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 176.945 | 30.518 | -0.442 |
| 12 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 176.893 | 30.527 | -0.451 |
| 13 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 176.499 | 30.595 | -0.519 |
| 14 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 176.309 | 30.628 | -0.552 |
| 15 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary | 176.217 | 30.644 | -0.568 |
| 16 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 175.942 | 30.692 | -0.616 |
| 17 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 175.239 | 30.815 | -0.739 |
| 18 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | RAB Racing | 175.137 | 30.833 | -0.757 |
| 19 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil | 174.854 | 30.883 | -0.807 |
| 20 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 174.424 | 30.959 | -0.883 |
| 21 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | The Gun Store / G&K Services | 174.419 | 30.960 | -0.884 |
| 22 | 41 | Blake Koch | Ford | Poynt.com | 174.379 | 30.967 | -0.891 |
| 23 | 27 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | GC Motorsports Int'l | 174.255 | 30.989 | -0.913 |
| 24 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach / Race Fuel Energy Drink | 174.171 | 31.004 | -0.928 |
| 25 | 47 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 173.299 | 31.160 | -1.084 |
| 26 | 124 | Benny Gordon | Chevrolet | Revita Anti-Aging / VSI | 172.933 | 31.226 | -1.150 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 172.800 | 31.250 | -1.174 |
| 28 | 108 | Kyle Fowler | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 172.309 | 31.339 | -1.263 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | 171.570 | 31.474 | -1.398 |
| 30 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 171.065 | 31.567 | -1.491 |
| 31 | 39 | Joey Gase* | Ford | Go Green Racing | 171.005 | 31.578 | -1.502 |
| 32 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | GoodInfo.com | 170.956 | 31.587 | -1.511 |
| 33 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 170.562 | 31.660 | -1.584 |
| 34 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 169.891 | 31.785 | -1.709 |
| 35 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel | 168.787 | 31.993 | -1.917 |
| 36 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 168.676 | 32.014 | -1.938 |
| 37 | 113 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Dodge | Glen Lerner & Associates | 168.046 | 32.134 | -2.058 |
| 38 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Chevrolet | All Sports Tailgating | 167.141 | 32.308 | -2.232 |
| 39 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | 166.929 | 32.349 | -2.273 |
| 40 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Turbine Powered Technology | 166.420 | 32.448 | -2.372 |
| 41 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | JPO Absorbents | 165.502 | 32.628 | -2.552 |
| 42 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | iWorld | 163.631 | 33.001 | -2.925 |
| 43 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | - | - | - |