August 11, 2012 | Race 21 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | SKF / Discount Tire | 118.250 | 74.588 | Leader |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 118.237 | 74.596 | -0.008 |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | Grime Boss | 117.381 | 75.140 | -0.552 |
| 4 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 117.029 | 75.366 | -0.778 |
| 5 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 116.950 | 75.417 | -0.829 |
| 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | PPG | 116.844 | 75.485 | -0.897 |
| 7 | 5 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | Canadian Tire | 116.747 | 75.548 | -0.960 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 116.587 | 75.652 | -1.064 |
| 9 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 116.399 | 75.774 | -1.186 |
| 10 | 30 | Miguel Paludo | Chevrolet | Duroline Brakes | 115.722 | 76.217 | -1.629 |
| 11 | 199 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Toyota | Delta Commercial / IMCA | 115.664 | 76.255 | -1.667 |
| 12 | 33 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards | 115.575 | 76.314 | -1.726 |
| 13 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop | 115.312 | 76.488 | -1.900 |
| 14 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 115.219 | 76.550 | -1.962 |
| 15 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 115.127 | 76.611 | -2.023 |
| 16 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 115.126 | 76.612 | -2.024 |
| 17 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 114.654 | 76.927 | -2.339 |
| 18 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 114.529 | 77.011 | -2.423 |
| 19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 113.334 | 77.823 | -3.235 |
| 20 | 159 | Kyle Kelley | Chevrolet | Jamison Eng. / UPR.com | 113.279 | 77.861 | -3.273 |
| 21 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 113.183 | 77.927 | -3.339 |
| 22 | 275 | Kenny Habul | Toyota | SunEnergy 1 Racing | 112.743 | 78.231 | -3.643 |
| 23 | 126 | John Young | Dodge | Eklekt Technologies Group | 111.872 | 78.840 | -4.252 |
| 24 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | G&K Services | 111.872 | 78.840 | -4.252 |
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | 110.318 | 79.951 | -5.363 |
| 26 | 153 | Eric Curran | Dodge | TBA | 108.740 | 81.111 | -6.523 |
| 27 | 15 | Chris Cook | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 108.325 | 81.422 | -6.834 |
| 28 | 108 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 107.508 | 82.040 | -7.452 |
| 29 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | iWorld | 107.482 | 82.060 | -7.472 |
| 30 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 106.805 | 82.580 | -7.992 |
| 31 | 40 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 106.223 | 83.033 | -8.445 |
| 32 | 124 | Tim Connolly | Chevrolet | TBA | 106.151 | 83.089 | -8.501 |
| 33 | 23 | Dexter Stacey | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 105.809 | 83.358 | -8.770 |
| 34 | 52 | Ryan Ellis | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing | 105.495 | 83.606 | -9.018 |
| 35 | 47 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 105.136 | 83.891 | -9.303 |
| 36 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 103.677 | 85.072 | -10.484 |
| 37 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 102.451 | 86.090 | -11.502 |
| 38 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 102.196 | 86.305 | -11.717 |
| 39 | 87 | Alex Kennedy | Toyota | Global Barter Corporation / Dream Factory | 99.962 | 88.234 | -13.646 |
| 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 98.584 | 89.467 | -14.879 |
| 41 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 94.081 | 93.749 | -19.161 |
| 42 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 93.927 | 93.903 | -19.315 |
| 43 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | ML Motorsports | 88.247 | 99.947 | -25.359 |
| 44 | 39 | Matthew Bell | Chevrolet | Global Barter Corp. | 84.971 | 103.800 | -29.212 |
| 45 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Dodge | Ford EcoBoost | - | - | - |
| 46 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hyland's Leg Cramps | - | - | - |
| 47 | 124 | Angela Cope | Chevrolet | Dillon Manufacturing / United Mobile Auctions | - | - | - |
| 48 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | - | - | - |
| 49 | 124 | Casey Roderick* | Toyota | Michael Connolly Endowment for Lung Cancer Research | - | - | - |
| 50 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | - | - | - |