October 20, 2012 | Race 30 of 33 | Practice 1
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 179.223 | 30.130 | Leader |
| 2 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Clean Coal | 179.188 | 30.136 | -0.006 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 179.188 | 30.136 | -0.006 |
| 4 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 179.116 | 30.148 | -0.018 |
| 5 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 178.950 | 30.176 | -0.046 |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Cargill / Sam's Club | 178.796 | 30.202 | -0.072 |
| 7 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 178.719 | 30.215 | -0.085 |
| 8 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Tissot / GoDaddy.com | 178.524 | 30.248 | -0.118 |
| 9 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop / Need For Speed Most Wanted | 177.936 | 30.348 | -0.218 |
| 10 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | EFS | 177.831 | 30.366 | -0.236 |
| 11 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 177.795 | 30.372 | -0.242 |
| 12 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Dodge | Discount Tire | 177.731 | 30.383 | -0.253 |
| 13 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Bandit Chippers / Crowne Plaza | 177.573 | 30.410 | -0.280 |
| 14 | 199 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | American Ethanol | 177.451 | 30.431 | -0.301 |
| 15 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 176.962 | 30.515 | -0.385 |
| 16 | 8 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chevrolet | HybridLight / BSA | 176.754 | 30.551 | -0.421 |
| 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | St. Jude / USS James E. Williams DDG 95 | 176.430 | 30.607 | -0.477 |
| 18 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 168.020 | 32.139 | -2.009 |
| 19 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 175.913 | 30.697 | -0.567 |
| 20 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports / Crowne Plaza | 175.770 | 30.722 | -0.592 |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 175.656 | 30.742 | -0.612 |
| 22 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org | 175.182 | 30.825 | -0.695 |
| 23 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 174.599 | 30.928 | -0.798 |
| 24 | 44 | Hal Martin | Toyota | American Custom Yachts / Crowne Plaza | 174.216 | 30.996 | -0.866 |
| 25 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 174.048 | 31.026 | -0.896 |
| 26 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 173.421 | 31.138 | -1.008 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | HelpJD01.com | 172.900 | 31.232 | -1.102 |
| 28 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap / Crowne Plaza | 172.315 | 31.338 | -1.208 |
| 29 | 39 | Dexter Stacey | Ford | Maddies Place | 171.614 | 31.466 | -1.336 |
| 30 | 52 | Joey Gase* | Chevrolet | www.BBB.org | 171.233 | 31.536 | -1.406 |
| 31 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 170.794 | 31.617 | -1.487 |
| 32 | 108 | Scott Saunders | Ford | Broo Premium Australian Beer | 170.746 | 31.626 | -1.496 |
| 33 | 28 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Inc. | 170.331 | 31.703 | -1.573 |
| 34 | 41 | Nur Ali | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 169.465 | 31.865 | -1.735 |
| 35 | 15 | Matt Frahm | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking | 169.428 | 31.872 | -1.742 |
| 36 | 124 | Derek White | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar | 169.226 | 31.910 | -1.780 |
| 37 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind | 169.094 | 31.935 | -1.805 |
| 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hyland's Leg Cramps | 168.893 | 31.973 | -1.843 |
| 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 168.760 | 31.998 | -1.868 |
| 40 | 171 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 169.428 | 31.872 | -1.742 |
| 41 | 4 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 168.513 | 32.045 | -1.915 |
| 42 | 113 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric | 168.287 | 32.088 | -1.958 |
| 43 | 47 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 166.190 | 32.493 | -2.363 |