Michael McDowell was the quickest in NASCAR Cup Series practice from Darlington Raceway, putting the No. 34 Long John Silver’s Ford Mustang at the top of the speed chart, over Ty Gibbs, Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, and William Byron, who logged quick times inside the top-five.
Practice Results:
| Rank | # | Driver | Team | Best Time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 29.022 | 169.443 | 28 | |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing He Gets Us Toyota | 29.173 | 0.151 | 168.566 | 35 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | 29.192 | 0.170 | 168.457 | 29 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT 100 Years Toyota | 29.206 | 0.184 | 168.376 | 35 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | 29.239 | 0.217 | 168.186 | 25 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 29.274 | 0.252 | 167.985 | 34 |
| 7 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 29.294 | 0.272 | 167.870 | 31 |
| 8 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Razzle Dazzle Chevrolet | 29.297 | 0.275 | 167.853 | 21 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 29.313 | 0.291 | 167.761 | 31 |
| 10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Oscar Mayer / Artesano Bread Chevrolet | 29.345 | 0.323 | 167.578 | 25 |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 29.384 | 0.362 | 167.356 | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe GIbbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 29.396 | 0.374 | 167.288 | 20 |
| 13 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 29.399 | 0.377 | 167.270 | 34 |
| 14 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 29.407 | 0.385 | 167.225 | 35 |
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.412 | 0.390 | 167.197 | 23 |
| 16 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Gener8tor Ford | 29.417 | 0.395 | 167.168 | 35 |
| 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 29.425 | 0.403 | 167.123 | 35 |
| 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing MoneyLion Toyota | 29.434 | 0.412 | 167.072 | 27 |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Maytag Ford | 29.435 | 0.413 | 167.066 | 21 |
| 20 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Chevrolet | 29.461 | 0.439 | 166.918 | 25 |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | 29.474 | 0.452 | 166.845 | 27 |
| 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 29.505 | 0.483 | 166.670 | 34 |
| 23 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | 29.516 | 0.494 | 166.607 | 29 |
| 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 29.555 | 0.533 | 166.388 | 26 |
| 25 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing ProjectWyoming.com Chevrolet | 29.561 | 0.539 | 166.354 | 28 |
| 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Premier Security / NLEOMF.org Chevrolet | 29.568 | 0.546 | 166.314 | 24 |
| 27 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing NC Fraternal Order of Police Ford | 29.597 | 0.575 | 166.151 | 30 |
| 28 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Harrison's Ford | 29.630 | 0.608 | 165.966 | 28 |
| 29 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractors Ford | 29.642 | 0.620 | 165.899 | 35 |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.688 | 0.666 | 165.642 | 27 |
| 31 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 29.767 | 0.745 | 165.203 | 28 |
| 32 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet | 29.773 | 0.751 | 165.169 | 31 |
| 33 | 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing N29 Capital Partners Ford | 29.821 | 0.799 | 164.903 | 33 |
| 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 29.850 | 0.828 | 164.743 | 20 |
| 35 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 29.898 | 0.876 | 164.479 | 29 |
| 36 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 29.957 | 0.935 | 164.155 | 32 |
