September 22, 2012 | Race 27 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 175.741 | 30.727 | Leader |
| 2 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 174.672 | 30.915 | -0.188 |
| 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 174.267 | 30.987 | -0.260 |
| 4 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 174.059 | 31.024 | -0.297 |
| 5 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 173.734 | 31.082 | -0.355 |
| 6 | 199 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | Penserra Securities / Allegiant Air | 173.422 | 31.138 | -0.411 |
| 7 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Dodge | Discount Tire | 173.422 | 31.138 | -0.411 |
| 8 | 18 | Drew Herring | Toyota | Sport Clips | 172.883 | 31.235 | -0.508 |
| 9 | 54 | Matt Crafton | Toyota | Monster Energy | 172.789 | 31.252 | -0.525 |
| 10 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 172.645 | 31.278 | -0.551 |
| 11 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 172.596 | 31.287 | -0.560 |
| 12 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Clean Coal | 172.370 | 31.328 | -0.601 |
| 13 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 172.238 | 31.352 | -0.625 |
| 14 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Keen Parts, Inc. | 172.095 | 31.378 | -0.651 |
| 15 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 171.827 | 31.427 | -0.700 |
| 16 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles | 171.385 | 31.508 | -0.781 |
| 17 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 170.935 | 31.591 | -0.864 |
| 18 | 8 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chevrolet | HybridLight / BSA | 170.881 | 31.601 | -0.874 |
| 19 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | BanditChippers.com | 170.762 | 31.623 | -0.896 |
| 20 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 170.143 | 31.738 | -1.011 |
| 21 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group | 170.106 | 31.745 | -1.018 |
| 22 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 169.956 | 31.773 | -1.046 |
| 23 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | Thrush and Son / Hi Technologies | 169.833 | 31.796 | -1.069 |
| 24 | 87 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General | 169.753 | 31.811 | -1.084 |
| 25 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 169.433 | 31.871 | -1.144 |
| 26 | 47 | Matt DiBenedetto | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 168.729 | 32.004 | -1.277 |
| 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | All South Electrical Constructors, Inc. | 168.666 | 32.016 | -1.289 |
| 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | G&K Services | 168.624 | 32.024 | -1.297 |
| 29 | 10 | Charles Lewandoski | Toyota | Tri-Star Motorsports | 168.587 | 32.031 | -1.304 |
| 30 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 167.691 | 32.202 | -1.475 |
| 31 | 4 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 167.598 | 32.220 | -1.493 |
| 32 | 39 | Josh Richards | Ford | Joy | 167.457 | 32.247 | -1.520 |
| 33 | 124 | Benny Gordon* | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar / Snappy Tomato Pizza | 167.074 | 32.321 | -1.594 |
| 34 | 175 | Matt Carter | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 166.195 | 32.492 | -1.765 |
| 35 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 165.284 | 32.671 | -1.944 |
| 36 | 86 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | DT Trivette Trucking | 165.173 | 32.693 | -1.966 |
| 37 | 50 | David Starr | Chevrolet | Gulf Coast Loss Prevention | 164.976 | 32.732 | -2.005 |
| 38 | 42 | Matt Frahm | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 164.004 | 32.926 | -2.199 |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Victory In Jesus | 163.825 | 32.962 | -2.235 |
| 40 | 52 | Joey Gase* | Chevrolet | Metro Ministries | 163.488 | 33.030 | -2.303 |
| 41 | 15 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 163.231 | 33.082 | -2.355 |
| 42 | 108 | Mike Harmon | Ford | Randy Hill Racing | 162.152 | 33.302 | -2.575 |
| 43 | 100 | Tanner Berryhill | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar | 160.005 | 33.749 | -3.022 |