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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Indianapolis 400 on Sunday afternoon.
Because of rain on Friday--when practice was originally scheduled for--this week's practice was one 25-minute session with all cars on track.
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Indy
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1-CW App-Xfin qual
2-TruTV-Cup p&q
4-CW-Prerace
4:50-CW-Xfin 30-30-40, 4 sets, fuel 37-40
NWS:80s, 40% rainSun
1:30-TNT-Preracei
2:20-TNT-Cup 50-50-60, 12 sets, fuel 38-43
NWS:80s, 70% pic.twitter.com/NGenJGuwFz— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 26, 2025
Below you will find key notes from the practice session as well as the practice speeds for all drivers.
Important Practice Notes
Kyle Larson - At the end of the session, Kyle Larson came on the radio and mentioned that the track was coming apart in turn two. NASCAR checked it over and didn't do anything, so it may not be a big issue, but something to keep an eye on.
Ross Chastain - In an interview after practice, Ross Chastain mentioned that the No. 1 team simply couldn't find any grip with their Chevrolet, and they struggled quite a bit during the session. He was 30th-fastest out of 39 cars.
Jesse Love - Jesse Love will be racing this weekend in the No. 62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports. This will be Love's fourth Cup start of the season. He finished 31st at both Bristol and Texas while coming home 29th at Kansas.
2025 Indianapolis Brickyard 400 Practice Speed Chart
Click here to download the PDF of the practice speed chart.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Denny Hamlin | 49.440 | 182.039 | 20 | 20 | ---.--- |
| 2. | John Hunter Nemechek | 49.510 | 181.781 | 17 | 17 | -0.070 |
| 3. | Brad Keselowski | 49.640 | 181.305 | 12 | 12 | -0.200 |
| 4. | Ty Gibbs | 49.703 | 181.076 | 18 | 18 | -0.263 |
| 5. | Zane Smith | 49.738 | 180.948 | 11 | 11 | -0.298 |
| 6. | Austin Dillon | 49.956 | 180.159 | 12 | 14 | -0.516 |
| 7. | Kyle Larson | 49.956 | 180.159 | 14 | 21 | -0.516 |
| 8. | Erik Jones | 50.027 | 179.903 | 1 | 16 | -0.587 |
| 9. | Carson Hocevar | 50.029 | 179.896 | 14 | 18 | -0.589 |
| 10. | Austin Cindric | 50.032 | 179.885 | 17 | 19 | -0.592 |
| 11. | Todd Gilliland | 50.055 | 179.802 | 11 | 11 | -0.615 |
| 12. | Josh Berry | 50.062 | 179.777 | 15 | 15 | -0.622 |
| 13. | Noah Gragson | 50.161 | 179.422 | 14 | 19 | -0.721 |
| 14. | Bubba Wallace | 50.178 | 179.361 | 8 | 15 | -0.738 |
| 15. | Chase Elliott | 50.241 | 179.137 | 17 | 22 | -0.801 |
| 16. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 50.247 | 179.115 | 12 | 12 | -0.807 |
| 17. | Chris Buescher | 50.262 | 179.062 | 13 | 13 | -0.822 |
| 18. | Kyle Busch | 50.265 | 179.051 | 14 | 18 | -0.825 |
| 19. | Michael McDowell | 50.293 | 178.951 | 19 | 20 | -0.853 |
| 20. | AJ Allmendinger | 50.302 | 178.919 | 16 | 18 | -0.862 |
| 21. | William Byron | 50.309 | 178.894 | 20 | 22 | -0.869 |
| 22. | Joey Logano | 50.315 | 178.873 | 17 | 17 | -0.875 |
| 23. | Alex Bowman | 50.326 | 178.834 | 15 | 16 | -0.886 |
| 24. | Daniel Suarez | 50.388 | 178.614 | 16 | 19 | -0.948 |
| 25. | Tyler Reddick | 50.444 | 178.416 | 12 | 22 | -1.004 |
| 26. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 50.451 | 178.391 | 15 | 20 | -1.011 |
| 27. | Riley Herbst | 50.476 | 178.303 | 19 | 20 | -1.036 |
| 28. | Christopher Bell | 50.511 | 178.179 | 9 | 18 | -1.071 |
| 29. | Justin Haley | 50.571 | 177.968 | 11 | 16 | -1.131 |
| 30. | Ross Chastain | 50.594 | 177.887 | 5 | 17 | -1.154 |
| 31. | Ryan Preece | 50.597 | 177.876 | 19 | 22 | -1.157 |
| 32. | Ryan Blaney | 50.646 | 177.704 | 19 | 19 | -1.206 |
| 33. | Ty Dillon | 50.674 | 177.606 | 6 | 18 | -1.234 |
| 34. | Chase Briscoe | 50.760 | 177.305 | 5 | 22 | -1.320 |
| 35. | Cole Custer | 50.760 | 177.305 | 11 | 16 | -1.320 |
| 36. | Jesse Love | 50.939 | 176.682 | 17 | 17 | -1.499 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 51.459 | 174.897 | 5 | 20 | -2.019 |
| 38. | Katherine Legge | 53.795 | 167.302 | 3 | 9 | -4.355 |
| 39. | Josh Bilicki | 54.658 | 164.660 | 4 | 4 | -5.218 |
2025 Indianapolis Brickyard 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Rank | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 178.178 |
| 2. | William Byron | 4 | 13 | 177.836 |
| 3. | Michael McDowell | 2 | 11 | 177.472 |
| 4. | AJ Allmendinger | 2 | 11 | 177.418 |
| 5. | Tyler Reddick | 10 | 19 | 177.200 |
| 6. | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 12 | 177.189 |
| 7. | Ty Gibbs | 7 | 16 | 177.015 |
| 8. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 176.975 |
| 9. | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11 | 176.904 |
| 10. | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 10 | 176.901 |
| 11. | Christopher Bell | 6 | 15 | 176.844 |
| 12. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 176.676 |
| 13. | Austin Cindric | 4 | 13 | 176.634 |
| 14. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 176.545 |
| 15. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 176.482 |
| 16. | Chase Elliott | 3 | 12 | 176.445 |
| 17. | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 12 | 176.379 |
| 18. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 176.251 |
| 19. | Noah Gragson | 2 | 11 | 176.225 |
| 20. | Chase Briscoe | 13 | 22 | 176.053 |
| 21. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 175.984 |
| 22. | Austin Dillon | 1 | 10 | 175.694 |
| 23. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 10 | 175.556 |
| 24. | Ty Dillon | 1 | 10 | 175.508 |
| 25. | Cody Ware | 4 | 13 | 172.852 |
| 26. | Jesse Love | 2 | 11 | 171.998 |
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