Chase Elliott, who likely needs a win to advance to the Championship 4, led the way in single-lap speed in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet turned a fast lap of 19.767 seconds around the 0.526-mile paperclip.
Denny Hamlin, who is already locked into the Championship 4, ranked second-fastest, and was just 0.001 seconds off the quick time set by Elliott, while Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, and Kyle Larson rounded out the top-five fastest in the practice session.
While Elliott was the fastest in single-lap speed, Hamlin was definitely the faster car over the long run in the session, which will force the Hendrick Motorsports teams to likely make adjustments to their cars for Sunday’s race.
Here are the complete practice results for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, race 35 of 36.
Xfinity 500 Practice Results
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Llumar Window Film Chevrolet | 19.767 | -- | 95.796 | 59 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian Toyota | 19.768 | 0.001 | 95.791 | 56 | 7 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 19.770 | 0.003 | 95.781 | 49 | 8 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | 19.779 | 0.012 | 95.738 | 67 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 19.781 | 0.014 | 95.728 | 43 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 19.808 | 0.041 | 95.598 | 38 | 6 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Cincinnati Chevrolet | 19.841 | 0.074 | 95.439 | 56 | 9 |
| 8 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 19.866 | 0.099 | 95.319 | 39 | 7 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 19.871 | 0.104 | 95.295 | 51 | 5 |
| 10 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 19.873 | 0.106 | 95.285 | 48 | 6 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 19.875 | 0.108 | 95.275 | 66 | 11 |
| 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Texas A&M University Ford | 19.879 | 0.112 | 95.256 | 64 | 6 |
| 13 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Women in Motorsports / Gainbridge Chevrolet | 19.882 | 0.115 | 95.242 | 62 | 9 |
| 14 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Castrol / TA Centers of America Ford | 19.885 | 0.118 | 95.228 | 56 | 5 |
| 15 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 19.894 | 0.127 | 95.184 | 51 | 5 |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Coofandy Toyota | 19.895 | 0.128 | 95.180 | 52 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet | 19.900 | 0.133 | 95.156 | 52 | 9 |
| 18 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 19.906 | 0.139 | 95.127 | 65 | 5 |
| 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 19.916 | 0.149 | 95.079 | 62 | 10 |
| 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 19.918 | 0.151 | 95.070 | 44 | 8 |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 19.920 | 0.153 | 95.060 | 48 | 8 |
| 22 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 19.920 | 0.153 | 95.060 | 67 | 11 |
| 23 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 19.921 | 0.154 | 95.055 | 60 | 9 |
| 24 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 19.921 | 0.154 | 95.055 | 46 | 6 |
| 25 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 19.924 | 0.157 | 95.041 | 67 | 4 |
| 26 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 19.934 | 0.167 | 94.993 | 47 | 9 |
| 27 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Farm Rich Ford | 19.952 | 0.185 | 94.908 | 43 | 5 |
| 28 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Core Power Ford | 19.981 | 0.214 | 94.770 | 61 | 5 |
| 29 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 19.984 | 0.217 | 94.756 | 62 | 5 |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 20.000 | 0.233 | 94.680 | 49 | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 20.030 | 0.263 | 94.538 | 50 | 6 |
| 32 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 20.038 | 0.271 | 94.500 | 61 | 17 |
| 33 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 20.045 | 0.278 | 94.467 | 52 | 7 |
| 34 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 20.051 | 0.284 | 94.439 | 54 | 12 |
| 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 20.097 | 0.330 | 94.223 | 68 | 8 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Rexzilla / Kick.com Ford | 20.184 | 0.417 | 93.817 | 57 | 8 |
| 37 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 S.I. Yachts Ford | 20.341 | 0.574 | 93.093 | 36 | 11 |