 Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race — one on Friday and two on Saturday . The first session lasted 90 minutes . The Saturday morning session lasted 45 minutes , and the final practice session was 60 minutes in length . During the first practice session , Jeff Burton was quickest with a time of 38 @.@ 479 , ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kevin Harvick in second and third . Carl Edwards followed in the fourth position , ahead of Greg Biffle in fifth . In the Saturday morning session , Biffle was quickest , ahead of Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne in second and third . Burton and Kurt Busch followed in the fourth and fifth positions . In the final practice session for the race , Jimmie Johnson was quickest with a time of 38 @.@ 742 . David Ragan followed in second , ahead of Jeff Gordon and Harvick in third and fourth . Biffle , who was quickest in second practice , only managed fifth quickest . 
