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COTA NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

Shane Van Gisbergen - NASCAR DFS Picks, Betting Picks, Daily Fantasy NASCAR

NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages. Use these NASCAR stats and info to build lineups on DraftKings for the the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA).

The NASCAR Cup Series ran two practice sessions at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on Saturday morning/afternoon in preparation for the upcoming EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon.

The 37-car field was split into two groups for this practice session.

Below you will find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session, and the practice speeds for all drivers.

 

Important Practice Notes

Connor Zilisch - Zilisch is making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend. He ran in the Xfinity Series last year and collected a win at Watkins Glen, along with a couple of top-5 finishes at Kansas and Phoenix. He is driving the No. 87 Chevrolet for Trackhouse this weekend.

Shane van Gisbergen - SVG was fast, as expected, during the practice sessions. He had the fastest lap in both sessions by a good margin. He was the favorite to win this weekend's race heading into Saturday by sportsbooks.

Tire Falloff - Goodyear brought a brand new tire to the track this weekend that was intended to increase tire falloff times over a run. It definitely appears like they have accomplished that, as lap times fell off a good amount over the course of the short-ish runs during practice.

 

2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix First Practice Speed Chart

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Pos Driver Time Speed Fastest Lap Laps Ran Behind Leader
1. Shane Van Gisbergen 98.855 87.401 2 10 ---.---
2. Alex Bowman 99.144 87.146 2 8 -0.289
3. Connor Zilisch 99.282 87.025 2 11 -0.427
4. Kyle Larson 99.653 86.701 3 9 -0.798
5. AJ Allmendinger 99.673 86.684 2 8 -0.818
6. Austin Cindric 99.721 86.642 1 7 -0.866
7. Daniel Suarez 99.797 86.576 1 11 -0.942
8. Noah Gragson 99.899 86.487 2 9 -1.044
9. Ty Gibbs 100.097 86.316 4 7 -1.242
10. Ross Chastain 100.105 86.309 2 9 -1.250
11. Justin Haley 100.221 86.210 1 8 -1.366
12. Michael McDowell 100.227 86.204 2 7 -1.372
13. Carson Hocevar 100.249 86.185 2 9 -1.394
14. William Byron 100.321 86.124 3 7 -1.466
15. Christopher Bell 100.361 86.089 1 8 -1.506
16. Tyler Reddick 100.364 86.087 2 7 -1.509
17. Joey Logano 100.428 86.032 4 11 -1.573
18. Bubba Wallace 100.480 85.987 4 11 -1.625
19. Ryan Blaney 100.516 85.957 3 11 -1.661
20. Chase Briscoe 100.545 85.932 2 7 -1.690
21. Riley Herbst 100.750 85.757 4 6 -1.895
22. Chase Elliott 100.804 85.711 4 11 -1.949
23. Denny Hamlin 100.804 85.711 4 11 -1.949
24. Chris Buescher 100.861 85.662 2 8 -2.006
25. Josh Berry 100.909 85.622 6 10 -2.054
26. Ty Dillon 100.970 85.570 2 8 -2.115
27. Cole Custer 100.976 85.565 2 7 -2.121
28. Ryan Preece 101.001 85.544 5 11 -2.146
29. Brad Keselowski 101.041 85.510 4 8 -2.186
30. Zane Smith 101.133 85.432 3 8 -2.278
31. Kyle Busch 101.154 85.414 7 8 -2.299
32. Austin Dillon 101.178 85.394 3 8 -2.323
33. Erik Jones 101.240 85.342 4 6 -2.385
34. Todd Gilliland 101.245 85.338 3 6 -2.390
35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 101.479 85.141 4 10 -2.624
36. John H Nemechek 101.971 84.730 4 11 -3.116
37. Cody Ware 102.700 84.129 3 4 -3.845

 

2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix First Practice 10-Lap Average Chart

Pos Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1. Shane Van Gisbergen 1 10 85.822
2. Daniel Suarez 1 10 85.782
3. Connor Zilisch 1 10 85.772
4. Joey Logano 2 11 85.496
5. Ryan Blaney 1 10 85.475
6. Chase Elliott 2 11 85.383
7. Ryan Preece 2 11 85.107
8. Josh Berry 1 10 84.993
9. Denny Hamlin 1 10 84.819
10. Bubba Wallace 2 11 84.627
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 10 84.539
12. John Hunter Nemechek 1 10 84.149

 

2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Second Practice Speed Chart

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Pos Driver Time Speed Fastest Lap Laps Ran Behind Leader
1. Shane Van Gisbergen 98.846 87.409 5 5 ---.---
2. William Byron 99.434 86.892 6 7 -0.588
3. Carson Hocevar 99.478 86.853 1 3 -0.632
4. Ryan Blaney 99.538 86.801 3 11 -0.692
5. Alex Bowman 99.606 86.742 2 11 -0.760
6. Chase Elliott 99.652 86.702 2 10 -0.806
7. Kyle Larson 99.722 86.641 2 10 -0.876
8. Kyle Busch 99.739 86.626 3 11 -0.893
9. Daniel Suarez 99.744 86.622 1 11 -0.898
10. Ross Chastain 99.800 86.573 2 11 -0.954
11. AJ Allmendinger 99.827 86.550 2 9 -0.981
12. Chase Briscoe 99.942 86.450 3 11 -1.096
13. Michael McDowell 99.943 86.449 1 6 -1.097
14. Chris Buescher 99.971 86.425 2 9 -1.125
15. Justin Haley 99.974 86.423 2 7 -1.128
16. Tyler Reddick 99.987 86.411 2 9 -1.141
17. Connor Zilisch 100.003 86.397 4 11 -1.157
18. Austin Cindric 100.086 86.326 4 11 -1.240
19. Ty Dillon 100.093 86.320 1 9 -1.247
20. Riley Herbst 100.122 86.295 2 9 -1.276
21. Christopher Bell 100.153 86.268 5 11 -1.307
22. Joey Logano 100.154 86.267 2 11 -1.308
23. Zane Smith 100.270 86.167 4 10 -1.424
24. John H Nemechek 100.351 86.098 3 11 -1.505
25. Ty Gibbs 100.362 86.088 7 11 -1.516
26. Bubba Wallace 100.453 86.010 4 11 -1.607
27. Todd Gilliland 100.458 86.006 3 6 -1.612
28. Ryan Preece 100.580 85.902 3 11 -1.734
29. Josh Berry 100.607 85.879 3 10 -1.761
30. Noah Gragson 100.809 85.707 1 9 -1.963
31. Austin Dillon 100.823 85.695 3 10 -1.977
32. Denny Hamlin 100.876 85.650 4 9 -2.030
33. Brad Keselowski 100.896 85.633 6 11 -2.050
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 101.043 85.508 2 9 -2.197
35. Cole Custer 101.552 85.080 3 6 -2.706
36. Erik Jones 101.606 85.034 1 7 -2.760
37. Cody Ware 102.119 84.607 5 5 -3.273

 

2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Second Practice 10-Lap Average Chart

Pos Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1. Kyle Larson 1 10 86.143
2. Chase Elliott 1 10 86.028
3. Alex Bowman 1 10 86.006
4. Ryan Blaney 1 10 85.986
5. Daniel Suarez 1 10 85.943
6. Ross Chastain 1 10 85.912
7. Christopher Bell 1 10 85.889
8. Chase Briscoe 1 10 85.858
9. Connor Zilisch 1 10 85.821
10. Joey Logano 1 10 85.791
11. Kyle Busch 1 10 85.743
12. John Hunter Nemechek 1 10 85.644
13. Austin Cindric 1 10 85.605
14. Bubba Wallace 1 10 85.576
15. Ryan Preece 1 10 85.515
16. Ty Gibbs 2 11 85.338
17. Brad Keselowski 2 11 85.086
18. Josh Berry 1 10 85.020
19. Zane Smith 1 10 82.199

 

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