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NASCAR practice speeds, lap averages and notes for the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Use the NASCAR stats and data to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Justin Haley was fastest.
The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon/evening in preparation for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday night.
The 39-car field was split into 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
Tire Wear - The biggest question heading into the weekend was whether or not we would see significant tire wear this weekend. There was optimism by some drivers that we would. That was not the case in practice, though.
Tires didn’t seem to show excessive wear after that practice. pic.twitter.com/249wT9cpL3
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) September 12, 2025
Corey Heim - Corey Heim will be making his fourth Cup Series start of the season this weekend, driving the No. 67 Toyota for 23XI Racing. His finishes this season have been 13th at Kansas, 37th at Nashville, and 29th at Richmond.
Austin Hill - Like Corey Heim, Austin Hill will also be making his fourth Cup Series start of the season this weekend at Bristol. He will be piloting the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. He has finished 31st at Darlington this season, ninth at Chicago Street Course, and 30th at Daytona.
2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Practice Speed Chart
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| Rank | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Justin Haley | 15.307 | 125.354 | 4 | 78 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Ryan Blaney | 15.307 | 125.354 | 4 | 84 | 0.000 |
| 3. | Carson Hocevar | 15.309 | 125.338 | 4 | 58 | -0.002 |
| 4. | Brad Keselowski | 15.312 | 125.313 | 3 | 51 | -0.005 |
| 5. | Michael McDowell | 15.313 | 125.305 | 4 | 48 | -0.006 |
| 6. | Chase Briscoe | 15.328 | 125.183 | 4 | 72 | -0.021 |
| 7. | Denny Hamlin | 15.347 | 125.028 | 4 | 68 | -0.040 |
| 8. | Chase Elliott | 15.358 | 124.938 | 4 | 51 | -0.051 |
| 9. | Ty Gibbs | 15.364 | 124.889 | 5 | 84 | -0.057 |
| 10. | Ross Chastain | 15.397 | 124.622 | 6 | 64 | -0.090 |
| 11. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.401 | 124.589 | 2 | 61 | -0.094 |
| 12. | Christopher Bell | 15.402 | 124.581 | 5 | 69 | -0.095 |
| 13. | Bubba Wallace | 15.406 | 124.549 | 4 | 45 | -0.099 |
| 14. | Ryan Preece | 15.419 | 124.444 | 4 | 67 | -0.112 |
| 15. | Riley Herbst | 15.435 | 124.315 | 4 | 38 | -0.128 |
| 16. | Alex Bowman | 15.436 | 124.307 | 4 | 46 | -0.129 |
| 17. | Austin Cindric | 15.448 | 124.210 | 5 | 72 | -0.141 |
| 18. | Zane Smith | 15.458 | 124.130 | 4 | 56 | -0.151 |
| 19. | Cole Custer | 15.471 | 124.026 | 3 | 49 | -0.164 |
| 20. | Ty Dillon | 15.481 | 123.945 | 3 | 52 | -0.174 |
| 21. | Noah Gragson | 15.481 | 123.945 | 3 | 56 | -0.174 |
| 22. | Todd Gilliland | 15.492 | 123.857 | 5 | 23 | -0.185 |
| 23. | John H. Nemechek | 15.496 | 123.826 | 4 | 60 | -0.189 |
| 24. | Corey Heim | 15.525 | 123.594 | 4 | 45 | -0.218 |
| 25. | William Byron | 15.537 | 123.499 | 3 | 60 | -0.230 |
| 26. | Daniel Suarez | 15.545 | 123.435 | 4 | 62 | -0.238 |
| 27. | Kyle Larson | 15.570 | 123.237 | 8 | 58 | -0.263 |
| 28. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.583 | 123.134 | 3 | 60 | -0.276 |
| 29. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 15.583 | 123.134 | 6 | 47 | -0.276 |
| 30. | Austin Dillon | 15.584 | 123.126 | 5 | 65 | -0.277 |
| 31. | Joey Logano | 15.601 | 122.992 | 5 | 65 | -0.294 |
| 32. | Erik Jones | 15.615 | 122.882 | 3 | 50 | -0.308 |
| 33. | Chris Buescher | 15.626 | 122.795 | 4 | 58 | -0.319 |
| 34. | Tyler Reddick | 15.636 | 122.717 | 10 | 71 | -0.329 |
| 35. | Austin Hill | 15.676 | 122.404 | 3 | 53 | -0.369 |
| 36. | Kyle Busch | 15.679 | 122.380 | 3 | 40 | -0.372 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 15.696 | 122.248 | 3 | 42 | -0.389 |
| 38. | Josh Berry | 15.709 | 122.147 | 2 | 63 | -0.402 |
| 39. | Chad Finchum | 15.870 | 120.907 | 6 | 39 | -0.563 |
2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race 10-Lap Average Chart
| Rank | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Justin Haley | 2 | 11 | 124.045 |
| 2. | Michael McDowell | 2 | 11 | 123.736 |
| 3. | AJ Allmendinger | 2 | 11 | 123.664 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 12 | 123.627 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11 | 123.357 |
| 6. | Zane Smith | 3 | 12 | 123.263 |
| 7. | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 12 | 123.199 |
| 8. | Ty Gibbs | 5 | 14 | 123.194 |
| 9. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 123.085 |
| 10. | Austin Cindric | 4 | 13 | 123.005 |
| 11. | Noah Gragson | 2 | 11 | 122.938 |
| 12. | Ryan Preece | 2 | 11 | 122.933 |
| 13. | Riley Herbst | 3 | 12 | 122.865 |
| 14. | Corey Heim | 3 | 12 | 122.729 |
| 15. | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 12 | 122.591 |
| 16. | Ty Dillon | 2 | 11 | 122.487 |
| 17. | Ross Chastain | 4 | 13 | 122.481 |
| 18. | Chase Elliott | 3 | 12 | 122.430 |
| 19. | Cole Custer | 2 | 11 | 122.360 |
| 20. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 12 | 122.316 |
| 21. | Kyle Larson | 5 | 14 | 122.275 |
| 22. | Chris Buescher | 3 | 12 | 122.231 |
| 23. | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 11 | 122.166 |
| 24. | Austin Dillon | 4 | 13 | 122.159 |
| 25. | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 15 | 122.103 |
| 26. | Alex Bowman | 3 | 12 | 122.085 |
| 27. | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 12 | 122.081 |
| 28. | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 11 | 121.839 |
| 29. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 121.815 |
| 30. | Joey Logano | 3 | 12 | 121.815 |
| 31. | Christopher Bell | 11 | 20 | 121.764 |
| 32. | William Byron | 2 | 11 | 121.712 |
| 33. | Todd Gilliland | 1 | 10 | 121.455 |
| 34. | Austin Hill | 1 | 10 | 121.351 |
| 35. | Josh Berry | 5 | 14 | 121.312 |
| 36. | Kyle Busch | 19 | 28 | 121.203 |
| 37. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 121.116 |
| 38. | Cody Ware | 2 | 11 | 119.130 |
| 39. | Chad Finchum | 30 | 39 | 115.838 |
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