August 24, 2012 | Race 23 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Yourracecar.com | 120.687 | 15.899 | Leader |
| 2 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 120.331 | 15.946 | -0.047 |
| 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Detroit Genuine Parts | 120.241 | 15.958 | -0.059 |
| 4 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 119.955 | 15.996 | -0.097 |
| 5 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 119.955 | 15.996 | -0.097 |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | NOS Energy Drink | 119.933 | 15.999 | -0.100 |
| 7 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 119.925 | 16.000 | -0.101 |
| 8 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 119.902 | 16.003 | -0.104 |
| 9 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Chevrolet | Autotrac / Qualcomm | 119.708 | 16.029 | -0.130 |
| 10 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 119.678 | 16.033 | -0.134 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 119.128 | 16.107 | -0.208 |
| 12 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Spy Optic | 118.936 | 16.133 | -0.234 |
| 13 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 118.767 | 16.156 | -0.257 |
| 14 | 199 | John Wes Townley | Toyota | Zaxby's | 118.730 | 16.161 | -0.262 |
| 15 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 118.708 | 16.164 | -0.265 |
| 16 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 118.664 | 16.170 | -0.271 |
| 17 | 136 | Ryan Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 118.518 | 16.190 | -0.291 |
| 18 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Bandit Chippers | 118.496 | 16.193 | -0.294 |
| 19 | 175 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 118.255 | 16.226 | -0.327 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General | 118.247 | 16.227 | -0.328 |
| 21 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 118.240 | 16.228 | -0.329 |
| 22 | 39 | Josh Richards | Ford | Joy | 118.174 | 16.237 | -0.338 |
| 23 | 86 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Qello | 117.935 | 16.270 | -0.371 |
| 24 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 117.935 | 16.270 | -0.371 |
| 25 | 124 | Benny Gordon* | Chevrolet | Big Timber / Horizon Entertainment | 117.761 | 16.294 | -0.395 |
| 26 | 15 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 117.631 | 16.312 | -0.413 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 117.408 | 16.343 | -0.444 |
| 28 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 117.365 | 16.349 | -0.450 |
| 29 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 117.351 | 16.351 | -0.452 |
| 30 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Dodge | American Majority | 117.121 | 16.383 | -0.484 |
| 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | stjude.org | 117.021 | 16.397 | -0.498 |
| 32 | 50 | David Starr | Chevrolet | MAKE Motorsports | 116.979 | 16.403 | -0.504 |
| 33 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 116.950 | 16.407 | -0.508 |
| 34 | 108 | Tim Andrews | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 116.900 | 16.414 | -0.515 |
| 35 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 116.715 | 16.440 | -0.541 |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase* | Chevrolet | Jimco Windows | 116.277 | 16.502 | -0.603 |
| 37 | 41 | Fain Skinner | Ford | Carport Empire | 116.199 | 16.513 | -0.614 |
| 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 115.975 | 16.545 | -0.646 |
| 39 | 171 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 115.926 | 16.552 | -0.653 |
| 40 | 47 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 115.646 | 16.592 | -0.693 |
| 41 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 115.639 | 16.593 | -0.694 |
| 42 | 174 | Rick Crawford | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind | 115.549 | 16.606 | -0.707 |
| 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hyland's Leg Cramps | 115.437 | 16.622 | -0.723 |
| 44 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 115.340 | 16.636 | -0.737 |
| 45 | 4 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | SCAG Commercial Mowers | 114.180 | 16.805 | -0.906 |
| 46 | 100 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | Ruch Motorsports | 111.591 | 17.195 | -1.296 |