March 10, 2012 | Race 3 of 33 | Practice 2
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 180.626 | 29.896 | Leader |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 180.282 | 29.953 | -0.057 |
| 3 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 180.114 | 29.981 | -0.085 |
| 4 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 179.982 | 30.003 | -0.107 |
| 5 | 18 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 179.533 | 30.078 | -0.182 |
| 6 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 179.503 | 30.083 | -0.187 |
| 7 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 178.471 | 30.257 | -0.361 |
| 8 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 178.453 | 30.260 | -0.364 |
| 9 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary | 178.106 | 30.319 | -0.423 |
| 10 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 177.924 | 30.350 | -0.454 |
| 11 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 177.684 | 30.391 | -0.495 |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 177.614 | 30.403 | -0.507 |
| 13 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 177.352 | 30.448 | -0.552 |
| 14 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach / Race Fuel Energy Drink | 177.340 | 30.450 | -0.554 |
| 15 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 177.276 | 30.461 | -0.565 |
| 16 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Turner Motorsports | 177.055 | 30.499 | -0.603 |
| 17 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 176.980 | 30.512 | -0.616 |
| 18 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 176.424 | 30.608 | -0.712 |
| 19 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 176.062 | 30.671 | -0.775 |
| 20 | 41 | Blake Koch | Ford | Poynt.com | 175.902 | 30.699 | -0.803 |
| 21 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | RAB Racing | 175.833 | 30.711 | -0.815 |
| 22 | 108 | Kyle Fowler | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 175.724 | 30.730 | -0.834 |
| 23 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil | 175.063 | 30.846 | -0.950 |
| 24 | 27 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | GC Motorsports Int'l | 173.639 | 31.099 | -1.203 |
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | 173.338 | 31.153 | -1.257 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | The Gun Store / G&K Services | 173.155 | 31.186 | -1.290 |
| 27 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 173.127 | 31.191 | -1.295 |
| 28 | 124 | Benny Gordon | Chevrolet | Revita Anti-Aging / VSI | 172.988 | 31.216 | -1.320 |
| 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 172.822 | 31.246 | -1.350 |
| 30 | 39 | Joey Gase* | Ford | Go Green Racing | 172.817 | 31.247 | -1.351 |
| 31 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 171.407 | 31.504 | -1.608 |
| 32 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 171.385 | 31.508 | -1.612 |
| 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | GoodInfo.com | 169.428 | 31.872 | -1.976 |
| 34 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | JPO Absorbents | 168.993 | 31.954 | -2.058 |
| 35 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Turbine Powered Technology | 168.760 | 31.998 | -2.102 |
| 36 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Chevrolet | All Sports Tailgating | 168.555 | 32.037 | -2.141 |
| 37 | 113 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Dodge | Glen Lerner & Associates | 168.271 | 32.091 | -2.195 |
| 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel | 167.780 | 32.185 | -2.289 |
| 39 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | iWorld | 167.110 | 32.314 | -2.418 |
| 40 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | - | - | - |
| 41 | 47 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | - | - | - |
| 42 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | - | - | - |
| 43 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | - | - | - |