September 15, 2012 | Race 26 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Degree Men | 174.233 | 30.993 | Leader |
| 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Blue Bird | 173.277 | 31.164 | -0.171 |
| 3 | 199 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | Family Farmers | 172.723 | 31.264 | -0.271 |
| 4 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 172.678 | 31.272 | -0.279 |
| 5 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 172.370 | 31.328 | -0.335 |
| 6 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 172.287 | 31.343 | -0.350 |
| 7 | 33 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 172.155 | 31.367 | -0.374 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 172.112 | 31.375 | -0.382 |
| 9 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 172.057 | 31.385 | -0.392 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 171.778 | 31.436 | -0.443 |
| 11 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Avis | 171.723 | 31.446 | -0.453 |
| 12 | 30 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Allegiant | 171.543 | 31.479 | -0.486 |
| 13 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 171.423 | 31.501 | -0.508 |
| 14 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 171.325 | 31.519 | -0.526 |
| 15 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 171.086 | 31.563 | -0.570 |
| 16 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | BanditChippers.com | 170.751 | 31.625 | -0.632 |
| 17 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 170.014 | 31.762 | -0.769 |
| 18 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | G&K Services | 169.950 | 31.774 | -0.781 |
| 19 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 169.790 | 31.804 | -0.811 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General | 169.486 | 31.861 | -0.868 |
| 21 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 168.845 | 31.982 | -0.989 |
| 22 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 168.392 | 32.068 | -1.075 |
| 23 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | MacDonald Motorsports | 167.869 | 32.168 | -1.175 |
| 24 | 47 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 167.691 | 32.202 | -1.209 |
| 25 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group | 167.312 | 32.275 | -1.282 |
| 26 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 167.307 | 32.276 | -1.283 |
| 27 | 124 | Benny Gordon* | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar / Affichage.co | 167.291 | 32.279 | -1.286 |
| 28 | 15 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Carport Empire | 167.069 | 32.322 | -1.329 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | USS James E. Williams DDG 95 | 166.780 | 32.378 | -1.385 |
| 30 | 39 | Dexter Stacey | Ford | Maddies Place | 166.430 | 32.446 | -1.453 |
| 31 | 171 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 166.128 | 32.505 | -1.512 |
| 32 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 166.016 | 32.527 | -1.534 |
| 33 | 108 | Tim Andrews | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 165.269 | 32.674 | -1.681 |
| 34 | 100 | Blake Koch | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar | 165.163 | 32.695 | -1.702 |
| 35 | 175 | Matt Carter | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 164.760 | 32.775 | -1.782 |
| 36 | 41 | Juan Carlos Blum | Chevrolet | VMP Nutrition / The New Miami Subs | 164.684 | 32.790 | -1.797 |
| 37 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 162.749 | 33.180 | -2.187 |
| 38 | 28 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 162.734 | 33.183 | -2.190 |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Victory In Jesus | 162.426 | 33.246 | -2.253 |
| 40 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | 160.973 | 33.546 | -2.553 |
| 41 | 52 | Joey Gase* | Chevrolet | Competition Transmission | 160.777 | 33.587 | -2.594 |
| 42 | 4 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 160.185 | 33.711 | -2.718 |