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Phoenix NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

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The NASCAR Cup Series ran one 45-minute practice session at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Shriners Children's 500 on Sunday afternoon.

The 37-car field was all on the track simultaneously for the duration of this session. We got an extended practice because Goodyear brought two separate tires for teams to use this week: the Primary tire and the Option Tire.

Below you will find the key notes from the practice session as well as the practice speeds for all drivers.

 

Important Practice Notes

Option TiresThe Option tires were definitely faster than the Primary tires this weekend, and it's worth noting that the falloff for the Option tire wasn't as drastic as many teams expected.

Brad Keselowski - When interviewed after practice was over, Brad Keselowski noticed that his teammate, Chris Buescher, had a bit of a different setup than Keselowski has- hinting that Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing may be testing a bit this weekend. Buescher was fifth-fastest while Keselowski ended up 17th-fastest.

Katherine Legge - Katherine Legge is in the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports this weekend. The Shriners Children's 500 will be her Cup Series debut, and she's expected to be well off the pace during the race- just as she was in practice.

 

2025 Phoenix Shriners Children's 500 Practice Speed Chart

Click here to download the PDF of the practice speed chart.

Pos Driver Time Speed Fastest Lap Laps Ran Behind Leader
1. Carson Hocevar 27.163 132.533 1 56 ---.---
2. Michael McDowell 27.165 132.523 1 68 -0.002
3. Tyler Reddick 27.170 132.499 40 75 -0.007
4. Austin Cindric 27.172 132.489 38 71 -0.009
5. Chris Buescher 27.205 132.329 29 63 -0.042
6. William Byron 27.248 132.120 28 61 -0.085
7. Denny Hamlin 27.276 131.984 28 71 -0.113
8. Erik Jones 27.298 131.878 29 65 -0.135
9. Christopher Bell 27.303 131.854 34 66 -0.140
10. John Hunter Nemechek 27.306 131.839 3 39 -0.143
11. Joey Logano 27.319 131.776 38 72 -0.156
12. Bubba Wallace 27.320 131.772 33 72 -0.157
13. Ty Gibbs 27.325 131.747 36 74 -0.162
14. Ryan Blaney 27.358 131.589 37 78 -0.195
15. Alex Bowman 27.358 131.589 40 70 -0.195
16. Noah Gragson 27.364 131.560 37 60 -0.201
17. Brad Keselowski 27.371 131.526 22 61 -0.208
18. Ross Chastain 27.378 131.492 40 71 -0.215
19. Justin Haley 27.409 131.344 28 66 -0.246
20. Chase Elliott 27.421 131.286 46 68 -0.258
21. Kyle Busch 27.442 131.186 3 57 -0.279
22. Chase Briscoe 27.454 131.128 1 55 -0.291
23. Austin Dillon 27.459 131.105 5 58 -0.296
24. Cole Custer 27.484 130.985 24 54 -0.321
25. Zane Smith 27.502 130.900 35 67 -0.339
26. Kyle Larson 27.507 130.876 2 68 -0.344
27. Todd Gilliland 27.533 130.752 22 49 -0.370
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 27.542 130.709 35 68 -0.379
29. Riley Herbst 27.549 130.676 33 54 -0.386
30. Daniel Suarez 27.552 130.662 39 75 -0.389
31. Shane Van Gisbergen 27.555 130.648 35 65 -0.392
32. AJ Allmendinger 27.597 130.449 34 62 -0.434
33. Ryan Preece 27.604 130.416 36 64 -0.441
34. Josh Berry 27.629 130.298 2 71 -0.466
35. Cody Ware 27.676 130.077 30 51 -0.513
36. Ty Dillon 27.733 129.809 37 64 -0.570
37. Katherine Legge 28.342 127.020 25 43 -1.179

 

2025 Phoenix Shriners Children's 500 10-Lap Average Chart

Pos Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1. Michael McDowell 1 10 130.730
2. Tyler Reddick 39 48 130.713
3. Austin Cindric 37 46 130.575
4. Ross Chastain 38 47 130.417
5. William Byron 26 35 130.363
6. Bubba Wallace 32 41 130.331
7. Joey Logano 37 46 130.271
8. Chris Buescher 28 37 130.256
9. Ryan Blaney 36 45 130.203
10. Ty Gibbs 34 43 130.190
11. Kyle Larson 1 10 130.014
12. Zane Smith 33 42 130.005
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 34 43 129.959
14. Erik Jones 28 37 129.944
15. Brad Keselowski 22 31 129.937
16. Denny Hamlin 27 36 129.907
17. Noah Gragson 37 46 129.904
18. Chase Elliott 1 10 129.865
19. Kyle Busch 24 33 129.862
20. Daniel Suarez 37 46 129.813
21. Alex Bowman 1 10 129.810
22. Austin Dillon 1 10 129.798
23. Justin Haley 27 36 129.732
24. Carson Hocevar 3 12 129.670
25. Chase Briscoe 5 14 129.585
26. Cole Custer 22 31 129.481
27. Shane Van Gisbergen 34 43 129.463
28. Josh Berry 31 40 129.417
29. AJ Allmendinger 33 42 129.389
30. Christopher Bell 1 10 129.351
31. Ryan Preece 31 40 128.967
32. Riley Herbst 1 10 128.794
33. Todd Gilliland 21 30 128.618
34. Ty Dillon 36 45 127.931
35. Cody Ware 30 39 127.912
36. John Hunter Nemechek 11 20 127.375
37. Katherine Legge 24 33 126.050

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