August 18, 2012 | Race 22 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | FedEx Express | 96.442 | 101.122 | Leader |
| 2 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dodge | Dodge | 96.309 | 101.262 | -0.140 |
| 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 96.065 | 101.519 | -0.397 |
| 4 | 54 | Owen Kelly | Toyota | Monster Energy | 96.036 | 101.549 | -0.427 |
| 5 | 5 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | Canadian Tire | 95.758 | 101.844 | -0.722 |
| 6 | 30 | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet | Oasis / Motegi Racing | 95.754 | 101.848 | -0.726 |
| 7 | 60 | Billy Johnson | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing "25 Winning Years" | 95.735 | 101.869 | -0.747 |
| 8 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 95.571 | 102.043 | -0.921 |
| 9 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 95.336 | 102.295 | -1.173 |
| 10 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge | Dodge | 95.193 | 102.449 | -1.327 |
| 11 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 94.996 | 102.661 | -1.539 |
| 12 | 199 | Patrick Carpentier | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 94.938 | 102.724 | -1.602 |
| 13 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 94.880 | 102.787 | -1.665 |
| 14 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 94.752 | 102.926 | -1.804 |
| 15 | 153 | Eric Curran | Dodge | Whelen / Team Fox | 94.652 | 103.034 | -1.912 |
| 16 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 94.428 | 103.279 | -2.157 |
| 17 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 94.281 | 103.440 | -2.318 |
| 18 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 94.155 | 103.578 | -2.456 |
| 19 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 93.876 | 103.886 | -2.764 |
| 20 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Lilly Trucking | 93.796 | 103.975 | -2.853 |
| 21 | 87 | Alex Kennedy | Toyota | Global Barter Corporation / Dream Factory | 93.774 | 103.999 | -2.877 |
| 22 | 15 | Chris Cook | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 93.420 | 104.393 | -3.271 |
| 23 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 93.285 | 104.544 | -3.422 |
| 24 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 93.049 | 104.809 | -3.687 |
| 25 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 93.026 | 104.835 | -3.713 |
| 26 | 108 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 92.453 | 105.485 | -4.363 |
| 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | USS James E. Williams DDG 95 | 92.272 | 105.692 | -4.570 |
| 28 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 91.908 | 106.110 | -4.988 |
| 29 | 126 | John Young | Dodge | Eklekt Technologies Group | 91.509 | 106.573 | -5.451 |
| 30 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 91.154 | 106.988 | -5.866 |
| 31 | 39 | Tim Andrews | Ford | Go Green Racing | 91.129 | 107.018 | -5.896 |
| 32 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | Danny Efland Racing | 90.796 | 107.410 | -6.288 |
| 33 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 90.751 | 107.463 | -6.341 |
| 34 | 70 | Tony Raines | Dodge | ML Motorsports | 90.658 | 107.574 | -6.452 |
| 35 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 90.339 | 107.953 | -6.831 |
| 36 | 124 | Derek White | Chevrolet | SR2 Motorsports | 90.290 | 108.012 | -6.890 |
| 37 | 23 | Dexter Stacey | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 89.700 | 108.722 | -7.600 |
| 38 | 275 | Kenny Habul | Toyota | SunEnergy 1 Racing | 88.378 | 110.349 | -9.227 |
| 39 | 52 | Ryan Ellis | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing | 88.357 | 110.375 | -9.253 |
| 40 | 42 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 88.346 | 110.389 | -9.267 |
| 41 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 88.230 | 110.534 | -9.412 |
| 42 | 47 | Matt DiBenedetto | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 87.930 | 110.911 | -9.789 |
| 43 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | - | - | - |
| 44 | 159 | Kyle Kelley | Chevrolet | Jamison Eng. / UPR.com | - | - | - |