March 24, 2012 | Race 5 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 176.087 | 40.889 | Leader |
| 2 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 174.541 | 41.251 | -0.362 |
| 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing "25 Winning Years" | 174.478 | 41.266 | -0.377 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | America's Tire | 173.955 | 41.390 | -0.501 |
| 5 | 38 | Brad Sweet | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 173.947 | 41.392 | -0.503 |
| 6 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Trans-Lux | 173.611 | 41.472 | -0.583 |
| 7 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 173.164 | 41.579 | -0.690 |
| 8 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 172.944 | 41.632 | -0.743 |
| 9 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 172.848 | 41.655 | -0.766 |
| 10 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | RAB Racing | 172.824 | 41.661 | -0.772 |
| 11 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 172.761 | 41.676 | -0.787 |
| 12 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 172.745 | 41.680 | -0.791 |
| 13 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Deft Finishes | 172.579 | 41.720 | -0.831 |
| 14 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 172.558 | 41.725 | -0.836 |
| 15 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 172.014 | 41.857 | -0.968 |
| 16 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 171.834 | 41.901 | -1.012 |
| 17 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | Pierre Drive Thru | 171.568 | 41.966 | -1.077 |
| 18 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Bandit Chippers | 171.212 | 42.053 | -1.164 |
| 19 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil | 171.131 | 42.073 | -1.184 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 170.608 | 42.202 | -1.313 |
| 21 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Global Barter Corp. | 170.289 | 42.281 | -1.392 |
| 22 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 169.751 | 42.415 | -1.526 |
| 23 | 39 | Joey Gase* | Ford | Go Green Racing | 169.197 | 42.554 | -1.665 |
| 24 | 47 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 168.982 | 42.608 | -1.719 |
| 25 | 41 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | Rise Up and Register | 168.460 | 42.740 | -1.851 |
| 26 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 168.205 | 42.805 | -1.916 |
| 27 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 168.067 | 42.840 | -1.951 |
| 28 | 108 | Tim Andrews | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 168.059 | 42.842 | -1.953 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | 168.040 | 42.847 | -1.958 |
| 30 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 167.742 | 42.923 | -2.034 |
| 31 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 167.360 | 43.021 | -2.132 |
| 32 | 124 | Benny Gordon* | Chevrolet | Kentucky Antler Company / VSI | 167.104 | 43.087 | -2.198 |
| 33 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Turbine Powered Technology / Apex Construction | 166.690 | 43.194 | -2.305 |
| 34 | 15 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 166.320 | 43.290 | -2.401 |
| 35 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 166.036 | 43.364 | -2.475 |
| 36 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 165.647 | 43.466 | -2.577 |
| 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Shepherd Racing Ventures | 165.377 | 43.537 | -2.648 |
| 38 | 28 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 165.168 | 43.592 | -2.703 |
| 39 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | iWorld | 164.177 | 43.855 | -2.966 |
| 40 | 70 | David Green | Dodge | ML Motorsports | 163.622 | 44.004 | -3.115 |
| 41 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | 163.202 | 44.117 | -3.228 |
| 42 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Chevrolet | Metro Ministries | 162.137 | 44.407 | -3.518 |
| 43 | 172 | John Jackson | Toyota | CrashClaimsR.us | 154.772 | 46.520 | -5.631 |