October 20, 2012 | Race 30 of 33 | Practice 3
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop / Need For Speed Most Wanted | 182.692 | 29.558 | Leader |
| 2 | 199 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | American Ethanol | 181.702 | 29.719 | -0.161 |
| 3 | 33 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 181.702 | 29.719 | -0.161 |
| 4 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 181.439 | 29.762 | -0.204 |
| 5 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | Clean Coal | 181.026 | 29.830 | -0.272 |
| 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Alliance Truck Parts | 180.917 | 29.848 | -0.290 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 180.880 | 29.854 | -0.296 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 180.844 | 29.860 | -0.302 |
| 9 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 180.499 | 29.917 | -0.359 |
| 10 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Cargill / Sam's Club | 180.409 | 29.932 | -0.374 |
| 11 | 8 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chevrolet | HybridLight / BSA | 180.391 | 29.935 | -0.377 |
| 12 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Tissot / GoDaddy.com | 180.138 | 29.977 | -0.419 |
| 13 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 179.844 | 30.026 | -0.468 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 179.527 | 30.079 | -0.521 |
| 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | St. Jude / USS James E. Williams DDG 95 | 178.873 | 30.189 | -0.631 |
| 16 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Dodge | Discount Tire | 178.784 | 30.204 | -0.646 |
| 17 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 178.512 | 30.250 | -0.692 |
| 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Bandit Chippers / Crowne Plaza | 178.448 | 30.261 | -0.703 |
| 19 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | EFS | 177.544 | 30.415 | -0.857 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 177.130 | 30.486 | -0.928 |
| 21 | 44 | Hal Martin | Toyota | American Custom Yachts / Crowne Plaza | 176.933 | 30.520 | -0.962 |
| 22 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group | 176.893 | 30.527 | -0.969 |
| 23 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports / Crowne Plaza | 176.609 | 30.576 | -1.018 |
| 24 | 38 | Brad Sweet* | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 176.603 | 30.577 | -1.019 |
| 25 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap / Crowne Plaza | 176.534 | 30.589 | -1.031 |
| 26 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org | 176.223 | 30.643 | -1.085 |
| 27 | 100 | Blake Koch | Toyota | Ruch Motorsports | 175.627 | 30.747 | -1.189 |
| 28 | 39 | Dexter Stacey | Ford | Maddies Place | 173.717 | 31.085 | -1.527 |
| 29 | 108 | Scott Saunders | Ford | Broo Premium Australian Beer | 173.600 | 31.106 | -1.548 |
| 30 | 47 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 173.044 | 31.206 | -1.648 |
| 31 | 171 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 171.690 | 31.452 | -1.894 |
| 32 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 171.331 | 31.518 | -1.960 |
| 33 | 175 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 171.103 | 31.560 | -2.002 |
| 34 | 52 | Joey Gase* | Chevrolet | www.BBB.org | 171.081 | 31.564 | -2.006 |
| 35 | 4 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Tradebank | 171.038 | 31.572 | -2.014 |
| 36 | 113 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric | 171.032 | 31.573 | -2.015 |
| 37 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | HelpJD01.com | 170.827 | 31.611 | -2.053 |
| 38 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind | 170.675 | 31.639 | -2.081 |
| 39 | 124 | Derek White | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar | 170.385 | 31.693 | -2.135 |
| 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 169.152 | 31.924 | -2.366 |
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Hyland's Leg Cramps | 168.792 | 31.992 | -2.434 |
| 42 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | - | - | - |
| 43 | 41 | Nur Ali | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | - | - | - |
| 44 | 28 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Inc. | - | - | - |