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NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages. Use these NASCAR stats and info to build lineups on DraftKings for the the 2025 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Food City 500 on Sunday afternoon.
The 39-car field was split in to two groups for practice, with each group getting 25 minutes on track.
Below you will find the two groups, key notes from the practice session, as well as the practice speeds for all drivers.
Important Practice Notes
Carson Hocevar - The No. 77 team was a bit concerned about a potential issue with their Chevrolet during practice. This is something to keep an eye on. If the team has to change anything on the car, Hocevar will likely have to drop to the rear at the start of the race.
Carson Hocevar has run 30 laps and just found out you can't get off the bottom. @DougTurnbull reports that Hocevar tried the second lane and nearly lost it.
His team is now diagnosing a potential engine issue. A tuner hopped inside and is working with the mapping software.
— PRN (@PRNlive) April 12, 2025
Joey Logano - Joey Logano made some interesting comments after practice regarding the tire wear. He said, "The tires don't last much longer [than 35 laps]. I'm definitely not comfortable enough to run longer. I don't think everybody has their head wrapped completely around what's causing it. Either way, we'll adapt."
Jesse Love - Jesse Love will be making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend in the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
2025 Bristol Food City 500 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14.981 | 128.082 | 2 | 32 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Ryan Blaney | 15.041 | 127.571 | 4 | 40 | -0.060 |
| 3. | Austin Cindric | 15.092 | 127.140 | 4 | 40 | -0.111 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 15.140 | 126.737 | 6 | 30 | -0.159 |
| 5. | Chase Elliott | 15.166 | 126.520 | 3 | 35 | -0.185 |
| 6. | Brad Keselowski | 15.169 | 126.495 | 2 | 18 | -0.188 |
| 7. | Denny Hamlin | 15.173 | 126.461 | 4 | 41 | -0.192 |
| 8. | Kyle Busch | 15.188 | 126.337 | 2 | 39 | -0.207 |
| 9. | John Hunter Nemechek | 15.206 | 126.187 | 5 | 33 | -0.225 |
| 10. | Alex Bowman | 15.214 | 126.121 | 7 | 40 | -0.233 |
| 11. | Noah Gragson | 15.219 | 126.079 | 3 | 37 | -0.238 |
| 12. | Justin Haley | 15.231 | 125.980 | 2 | 41 | -0.250 |
| 13. | Chase Briscoe | 15.232 | 125.972 | 3 | 22 | -0.251 |
| 14. | Austin Dillon | 15.242 | 125.889 | 3 | 37 | -0.261 |
| 15. | Cole Custer | 15.244 | 125.872 | 4 | 47 | -0.263 |
| 16. | Joey Logano | 15.245 | 125.864 | 4 | 35 | -0.264 |
| 17. | Michael McDowell | 15.251 | 125.815 | 3 | 23 | -0.270 |
| 18. | Tyler Reddick | 15.267 | 125.683 | 4 | 35 | -0.286 |
| 19. | Ty Gibbs | 15.268 | 125.675 | 3 | 39 | -0.287 |
| 20. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.280 | 125.576 | 4 | 13 | -0.299 |
| 21. | Bubba Wallace | 15.291 | 125.486 | 4 | 36 | -0.310 |
| 22. | Christopher Bell | 15.292 | 125.477 | 4 | 43 | -0.311 |
| 23. | Riley Herbst | 15.313 | 125.305 | 2 | 40 | -0.332 |
| 24. | Zane Smith | 15.313 | 125.305 | 3 | 21 | -0.332 |
| 25. | Carson Hocevar | 15.319 | 125.256 | 5 | 33 | -0.338 |
| 26. | Erik Jones | 15.326 | 125.199 | 2 | 30 | -0.345 |
| 27. | Corey LaJoie | 15.363 | 124.897 | 3 | 18 | -0.382 |
| 28. | Daniel Suarez | 15.377 | 124.784 | 5 | 41 | -0.396 |
| 29. | Chris Buescher | 15.394 | 124.646 | 4 | 34 | -0.413 |
| 30. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 15.411 | 124.508 | 9 | 36 | -0.430 |
| 31. | Jesse Love | 15.433 | 124.331 | 4 | 31 | -0.452 |
| 32. | Ross Chastain | 15.473 | 124.010 | 4 | 36 | -0.492 |
| 33. | Ryan Preece | 15.487 | 123.897 | 2 | 41 | -0.506 |
| 34. | Todd Gilliland | 15.534 | 123.523 | 2 | 26 | -0.553 |
| 35. | William Byron | 15.536 | 123.507 | 6 | 33 | -0.555 |
| 36. | Josh Berry | 15.538 | 123.491 | 3 | 35 | -0.557 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 15.588 | 123.095 | 4 | 21 | -0.607 |
| 38. | Josh Bilicki | 15.630 | 122.764 | 5 | 28 | -0.649 |
| 39. | Ty Dillon | 15.697 | 122.240 | 5 | 39 | -0.716 |
2025 Bristol Food City 500 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11 | 125.704 |
| 2. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 125.515 |
| 3. | Noah Gragson | 2 | 11 | 124.733 |
| 4. | Cole Custer | 1 | 10 | 124.566 |
| 5. | Justin Haley | 1 | 10 | 124.497 |
| 6. | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 11 | 124.453 |
| 7. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 124.428 |
| 8. | Alex Bowman | 2 | 11 | 124.418 |
| 9. | Riley Herbst | 1 | 10 | 123.084 |
| 10. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 12 | 123.069 |
| 11. | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 12 | 122.909 |
| 12. | Austin Dillon | 1 | 10 | 122.883 |
| 13. | Austin Cindric | 3 | 12 | 122.325 |
| 14. | Joey Logano | 3 | 12 | 122.254 |
| 15. | * Jesse Love(i) | 2 | 11 | 121.945 |
| 16. | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 12 | 121.822 |
| 17. | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 12 | 121.572 |
| 18. | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 12 | 121.209 |
| 19. | William Byron | 5 | 14 | 121.168 |
| 20. | Josh Bilicki | 3 | 12 | 120.889 |
| 21. | Zane Smith | 2 | 11 | 120.548 |
| 22. | Cody Ware | 1 | 10 | 120.382 |
| 23. | Chase Elliott | 6 | 15 | 120.324 |
| 24. | Ross Chastain | 3 | 12 | 120.316 |
| 25. | Ty Dillon | 4 | 13 | 120.212 |
| 26. | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 12 | 120.036 |
| 27. | Josh Berry | 10 | 19 | 119.849 |
| 28. | Chase Briscoe | 10 | 19 | 119.432 |
| 29. | Christopher Bell | 9 | 18 | 118.283 |
| 30. | Chris Buescher | 12 | 21 | 118.151 |
| 31. | Bubba Wallace | 17 | 26 | 118.077 |
| 32. | Kyle Busch | 15 | 24 | 117.680 |
| 33. | Todd Gilliland | 8 | 17 | 117.632 |
| 34. | Ryan Preece | 10 | 19 | 117.334 |
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