
Papis fastest in Happy Hour: #33-Max Papis was quickest during the final practice session at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a speed of 96.820mph. He was followed by: #32-Jacques Villeneuve, #47-Marcos Ambrose, #38-Jason Leffler, #00-Patrick Carpentier, #09-Boris Said, #20-Joey Logano, #07-Robby Gordon, #60-Carl Edwards, and #22-Brad Keselowski. There were two cautions for #61-Pierre Borque, one when he lost power to the car and a second when he backed the car into the wall. There was also a caution for #88-Ron Fellows when he ran out of gas. #27-Andrew Ranger & #81-McDowell will both have to change engines.(8-28-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 33 | Max Papis | Rheem Chevy | 100.764 | 96.785 | 8 |
| 2 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dollar General Toyota | 100.910 | 96.645 | 6 |
| 3 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Glad Toyota | 100.920 | 96.635 | 10 |
| 4 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 101.081 | 96.481 | 8 |
| 5 | 00 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Toyota | 101.280 | 96.292 | 11 |
| 6 | 09 | Boris Said | Zaxby's/PFC Ford | 101.389 | 96.188 | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 101.520 | 96.064 | 11 |
| 8 | 07 | Robby Gordon | Mapei/Menards Toyota | 101.551 | 96.035 | 9 |
| 9 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 101.704 | 95.890 | 16 |
| 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 101.996 | 95.616 | 7 |
| 11 | 16 | Colin Braun # | 3M Ford | 102.046 | 95.569 | 13 |
| 12 | 7 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro Chevy | 102.136 | 95.485 | 8 |
| 13 | 98 | Paul Menard | Colonial Elegance/Menards Ford | 102.160 | 95.462 | 15 |
| 14 | 26 | Parker Kligerman | No.26 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge Dodge | 102.173 | 95.450 | 3 |
| 15 | 18 | Brad Coleman | Safeway Driving Centers Toyota | 102.345 | 95.290 | 7 |
| 16 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MacDonald Motorsports Ford | 102.476 | 95.168 | 4 |
| 17 | 88 | Ron Fellows | Canadian Tire Chevy | 102.581 | 95.070 | 12 |
| 18 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 102.723 | 94.939 | 9 |
| 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 102.872 | 94.801 | 14 |
| 20 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge | 102.905 | 94.771 | 2 |
| 21 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 103.448 | 94.274 | 15 |
| 22 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Media Master Chevy | 103.494 | 94.232 | 20 |
| 23 | 43 | Justin Marks | Future Electronics Ford | 103.577 | 94.156 | 13 |
| 24 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 104.080 | 93.701 | 11 |
| 25 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 104.182 | 93.609 | 7 |
| 26 | 41 | Stanton Barrett | 4Caring.org Chevy | 104.183 | 93.608 | 9 |
| 27 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Toyota | 104.244 | 93.554 | 12 |
| 28 | 35 | Tony Ave | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 104.278 | 93.523 | 4 |
| 29 | 15 | Michael Annett | Flying J Toyota | 104.288 | 93.514 | 4 |
| 30 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Iron Horse Jeans Toyota | 104.323 | 93.483 | 17 |
| 31 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 104.340 | 93.468 | 13 |
| 32 | 05 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 104.641 | 93.199 | 9 |
| 33 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silvers Chevy | 104.832 | 93.029 | 7 |
| 34 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Happy 75th Birthday Mom! Chevy | 105.108 | 92.785 | 3 |
| 35 | 24 | DJ Kennington | Del Monte Ford | 105.139 | 92.757 | 4 |
| 36 | 01 | Mike Wallace | GK Services Chevy | 105.421 | 92.509 | 3 |
| 37 | 87 | Paulie Harraka | Exide Chevy | 106.130 | 91.891 | 4 |
| 38 | 89 | Brett Rowe | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 106.404 | 91.654 | 5 |
| 39 | 36 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 106.744 | 91.363 | 7 |
| 40 | 82 | Tomy Drissi | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Dodge | 106.999 | 91.145 | 7 |
| 41 | 61 | Pierre Bourque | Avaya Ford | 107.045 | 91.106 | 3 |
| 42 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 107.580 | 90.653 | 2 |
| 43 | 31 | Kevin O'Connell | Taleo Grill Chevy | 107.850 | 90.426 | 6 |
| 44 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Chevy | 109.290 | 89.234 | 1 |
| 45 | 70 | Mark Green | ML Motorsports Chevy | 111.146 | 87.744 | 2 |
| 46 | 59 | Kyle Kelley | UPR.com/Apex/A1 Certified Solar Chevy | 434.959 | 22.421 | 1 |
Villeneuve & Edwards fastest in opening practice: #32-Jacquese Villeneueve and #60-Carl Edwards tied for the fastest speed in the opening practice session for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at 96.455 mph. #09-Boris Said was 3rd, followed by #47-Marcos Ambrose, #22-Brad Keselowski, #33-Max Papis, #00-Patrick Carpentier, #18-Brad Coleman, #20-Joey Logano, and #27-Andrew Ranger. There were two incidents reported during the session: #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr spun in Turn 10. He made no contact. #31- Kevin O'Connell spun in Turn 7 and the end of the session.(8-28-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dollar General Toyota | 101.108 | 96.455 | 21 |
| 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 101.108 | 96.455 | 21 |
| 3 | 09 | Boris Said | Zaxby's/PFC Ford | 101.167 | 96.399 | 19 |
| 4 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Glad Toyota | 101.187 | 96.380 | 13 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 101.234 | 96.335 | 18 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Papis | Rheem Chevy | 101.408 | 96.170 | 20 |
| 7 | 00 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Toyota | 101.483 | 96.099 | 10 |
| 8 | 18 | Brad Coleman | Safeway Driving Centers Toyota | 101.492 | 96.090 | 17 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 101.519 | 96.065 | 21 |
| 10 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge | 101.617 | 95.972 | 18 |
| 11 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 102.009 | 95.603 | 18 |
| 12 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 102.021 | 95.592 | 10 |
| 13 | 16 | Colin Braun # | 3M Ford | 102.052 | 95.563 | 18 |
| 14 | 7 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro Chevy | 102.354 | 95.281 | 17 |
| 15 | 88 | Ron Fellows | Canadian Tire Chevy | 102.515 | 95.131 | 16 |
| 16 | 07 | Robby Gordon | Mapei/Menards Toyota | 102.773 | 94.893 | 13 |
| 17 | 98 | Paul Menard | Colonial Elegance/Menards Ford | 102.807 | 94.861 | 16 |
| 18 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 102.952 | 94.728 | 11 |
| 19 | 26 | Parker Kligerman | No.26 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge Dodge | 103.023 | 94.662 | 16 |
| 20 | 43 | Justin Marks | Future Electronics Ford | 103.138 | 94.557 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | DJ Kennington | Del Monte Ford | 103.359 | 94.355 | 12 |
| 22 | 15 | Michael Annett | Flying J Toyota | 103.420 | 94.299 | 24 |
| 23 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 103.577 | 94.156 | 18 |
| 24 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 103.837 | 93.920 | 21 |
| 25 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 103.875 | 93.886 | 27 |
| 26 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 103.901 | 93.862 | 19 |
| 27 | 35 | Tony Ave | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 104.054 | 93.724 | 12 |
| 28 | 59 | Kyle Kelley | UPR.com/Apex/A1 Certified Solar Chevy | 104.120 | 93.665 | 15 |
| 29 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MacDonald Motorsports Ford | 104.220 | 93.575 | 2 |
| 30 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Happy 75th Birthday Mom! Chevy | 104.238 | 93.559 | 11 |
| 31 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Media Master Chevy | 104.686 | 93.159 | 28 |
| 32 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Toyota | 104.814 | 93.045 | 18 |
| 33 | 41 | Stanton Barrett | 4Caring.org Chevy | 104.948 | 92.926 | 4 |
| 34 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silvers Chevy | 104.958 | 92.917 | 14 |
| 35 | 82 | Tomy Drissi | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Dodge | 105.018 | 92.864 | 22 |
| 36 | 87 | Paulie Harraka | Exide Chevy | 105.040 | 92.845 | 17 |
| 37 | 01 | Mike Wallace | GK Services Chevy | 105.372 | 92.552 | 6 |
| 38 | 61 | Pierre Bourque | Avaya Ford | 105.564 | 92.384 | 18 |
| 39 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Iron Horse Jeans Toyota | 105.843 | 92.140 | 19 |
| 40 | 05 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 105.864 | 92.122 | 4 |
| 41 | 31 | Kevin O'Connell | Taleo Grill Chevy | 106.293 | 91.750 | 18 |
| 42 | 89 | Brett Rowe | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 107.560 | 90.669 | 2 |
| 43 | 36 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 108.887 | 89.564 | 2 |
| 44 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Chevy | 111.150 | 87.741 | 2 |
