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NASCAR practice speeds, lap averages and notes for the 2025 Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Use the NASCAR stats and data to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Ty Gibbs was fastest.
The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at World Wide Technology Raceway (Wateway) on Saturday afternoon/evening in preparation for the upcoming Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday afternoon.
The 36-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.
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Important Practice Notes
Team Penske - It was noted that Team Penske, and Ryan Blaney's team in particular, are a little worried about this new tire that is being used at Gateway this weekend. Although Blaney has been one of the fastest on this track type, his team thinks the tire may hurt them.
Group One - The first Group in practice had a speed advantage over the second group thanks to track conditions. That is why drivers such as Todd Gilliland, Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr ended up so high up on the speed chart.
2025 Gateway Enjoy Illinois 300 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Ty Gibbs | 32.898 | 136.786 | 3 | 40 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 33.002 | 136.355 | 3 | 31 | -0.104 |
| 3. | Brad Keselowski | 33.066 | 136.091 | 5 | 24 | -0.168 |
| 4. | Carson Hocevar | 33.075 | 136.054 | 2 | 30 | -0.177 |
| 5. | Todd Gilliland | 33.076 | 136.050 | 3 | 17 | -0.178 |
| 6. | Cole Custer | 33.079 | 136.038 | 3 | 24 | -0.181 |
| 7. | Michael McDowell | 33.104 | 135.935 | 3 | 32 | -0.206 |
| 8. | Zane Smith | 33.112 | 135.902 | 3 | 28 | -0.214 |
| 9. | John Hunter Nemechek | 33.146 | 135.763 | 3 | 29 | -0.248 |
| 10. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 33.159 | 135.710 | 4 | 25 | -0.261 |
| 11. | Noah Gragson | 33.170 | 135.665 | 3 | 35 | -0.272 |
| 12. | Ryan Blaney | 33.205 | 135.522 | 7 | 41 | -0.307 |
| 13. | Chase Briscoe | 33.222 | 135.452 | 3 | 34 | -0.324 |
| 14. | Riley Herbst | 33.226 | 135.436 | 3 | 34 | -0.328 |
| 15. | Daniel Suarez | 33.244 | 135.363 | 5 | 30 | -0.346 |
| 16. | Chase Elliott | 33.263 | 135.285 | 3 | 42 | -0.365 |
| 17. | Denny Hamlin | 33.276 | 135.233 | 2 | 39 | -0.378 |
| 18. | Christopher Bell | 33.279 | 135.220 | 5 | 33 | -0.381 |
| 19. | Bubba Wallace | 33.289 | 135.180 | 4 | 32 | -0.391 |
| 20. | Cody Ware | 33.293 | 135.164 | 2 | 22 | -0.395 |
| 21. | Josh Berry | 33.307 | 135.107 | 4 | 34 | -0.409 |
| 22. | Tyler Reddick | 33.338 | 134.981 | 3 | 28 | -0.440 |
| 23. | Joey Logano | 33.338 | 134.981 | 4 | 40 | -0.440 |
| 24. | William Byron | 33.348 | 134.941 | 4 | 41 | -0.450 |
| 25. | Alex Bowman | 33.378 | 134.819 | 2 | 30 | -0.480 |
| 26. | Erik Jones | 33.393 | 134.759 | 3 | 37 | -0.495 |
| 27. | Austin Cindric | 33.403 | 134.718 | 5 | 31 | -0.505 |
| 28. | Justin Haley | 33.414 | 134.674 | 2 | 25 | -0.516 |
| 29. | Chris Buescher | 33.420 | 134.650 | 2 | 26 | -0.522 |
| 30. | Ryan Preece | 33.443 | 134.557 | 3 | 38 | -0.545 |
| 31. | Ross Chastain | 33.461 | 134.485 | 8 | 36 | -0.563 |
| 32. | Kyle Busch | 33.479 | 134.413 | 3 | 27 | -0.581 |
| 33. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 33.485 | 134.389 | 6 | 38 | -0.587 |
| 34. | Ty Dillon | 33.506 | 134.304 | 4 | 23 | -0.608 |
| 35. | AJ Allmendinger | 33.528 | 134.216 | 5 | 26 | -0.630 |
| 36. | Austin Dillon | 33.849 | 132.943 | 16 | 27 | -0.951 |
2025 Gateway Enjoy Illinois 300 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 10 | 135.176 |
| 2. | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 11 | 135.092 |
| 3. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 135.081 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 12 | 135.076 |
| 5. | Zane Smith | 1 | 10 | 134.920 |
| 6. | Noah Gragson | 1 | 10 | 134.802 |
| 7. | Cole Custer | 1 | 10 | 134.693 |
| 8. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 11 | 134.626 |
| 9. | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10 | 134.616 |
| 10. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 134.561 |
| 11. | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 11 | 134.514 |
| 12. | William Byron | 2 | 11 | 134.433 |
| 13. | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 11 | 134.423 |
| 14. | Alex Bowman | 2 | 11 | 134.371 |
| 15. | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 11 | 134.321 |
| 16. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 134.268 |
| 17. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 134.246 |
| 18. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 134.230 |
| 19. | Kyle Larson | 9 | 18 | 134.106 |
| 20. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 134.074 |
| 21. | Cody Ware | 1 | 10 | 134.013 |
| 22. | Riley Herbst | 1 | 10 | 133.990 |
| 23. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 133.946 |
| 24. | Ryan Preece | 2 | 11 | 133.868 |
| 25. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 12 | 133.810 |
| 26. | Chase Briscoe | 8 | 17 | 133.635 |
| 27. | Tyler Reddick | 10 | 19 | 133.584 |
| 28. | Austin Cindric | 8 | 17 | 132.726 |
| 29. | AJ Allmendinger | 8 | 17 | 132.632 |
| 30. | Carson Hocevar | 11 | 20 | 132.612 |
| 31. | Chris Buescher | 11 | 20 | 132.524 |
| 32. | Kyle Busch | 14 | 23 | 132.439 |
| 33. | Justin Haley | 15 | 24 | 132.036 |
| 34. | Ty Dillon | 13 | 22 | 132.011 |
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