June 16, 2012 | Race 13 of 33 | Practice 3
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 189.773 | 37.940 | Leader |
| 2 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Clean Coal | 189.653 | 37.964 | -0.024 |
| 3 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 189.414 | 38.012 | -0.072 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 189.230 | 38.049 | -0.109 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com / Kickstartamerica.us | 189.215 | 38.052 | -0.112 |
| 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 188.699 | 38.156 | -0.216 |
| 7 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 188.423 | 38.212 | -0.272 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 188.348 | 38.227 | -0.287 |
| 9 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Bandit Chippers | 188.004 | 38.297 | -0.357 |
| 10 | 33 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards | 187.852 | 38.328 | -0.388 |
| 11 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 187.735 | 38.352 | -0.412 |
| 12 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 187.720 | 38.355 | -0.415 |
| 13 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 187.578 | 38.384 | -0.444 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 187.407 | 38.419 | -0.479 |
| 15 | 20 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Pizza Ranch | 187.324 | 38.436 | -0.496 |
| 16 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Amway / Gaddes Foundation | 187.120 | 38.478 | -0.538 |
| 17 | 54 | Kurt Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 186.882 | 38.527 | -0.587 |
| 18 | 199 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | Family Farmers | 186.717 | 38.561 | -0.621 |
| 19 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 186.018 | 38.706 | -0.766 |
| 20 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 186.013 | 38.707 | -0.767 |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 185.696 | 38.773 | -0.833 |
| 22 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group | 184.587 | 39.006 | -1.066 |
| 23 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Ryobi | 184.488 | 39.027 | -1.087 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Diamond Pistons | 184.242 | 39.079 | -1.139 |
| 25 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Tradebank / Carl Ent | 183.852 | 39.162 | -1.222 |
| 26 | 14 | Jeff Green | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 183.702 | 39.194 | -1.254 |
| 27 | 10 | Kevin Lepage | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 183.407 | 39.257 | -1.317 |
| 28 | 108 | Tony Raines | Ford | Black Cat Fireworks | 183.351 | 39.269 | -1.329 |
| 29 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | TheMotorsportsGroup.com | 183.099 | 39.323 | -1.383 |
| 30 | 39 | Josh Richards | Ford | NSW Kids | 182.639 | 39.422 | -1.482 |
| 31 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 182.496 | 39.453 | -1.513 |
| 32 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 182.491 | 39.454 | -1.514 |
| 33 | 4 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 182.325 | 39.490 | -1.550 |
| 34 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Chevrolet | Hantz Bank / Gulf Coast Loss Prevention | 180.189 | 39.958 | -2.018 |
| 35 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Poynt.com | 179.430 | 40.127 | -2.187 |
| 36 | 15 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 179.426 | 40.128 | -2.188 |
| 37 | 175 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 179.154 | 40.189 | -2.249 |
| 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | MorganShepherd.com | 178.651 | 40.302 | -2.362 |
| 39 | 124 | Angela Cope | Chevrolet | Dillon Manufacturing / United Mobile Auctions | 178.311 | 40.379 | -2.439 |
| 40 | 171 | Mike Guerity | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 175.975 | 40.915 | -2.975 |
| 41 | 47 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 175.229 | 41.089 | -3.149 |
| 42 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Chevrolet | Victory Precision Valves | 169.097 | 42.579 | -4.639 |
| 43 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | - | - | - |