Ty Gibbs was the quickest driver in the opening practice session of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign at Bowman Gray Stadium.
With a blazing lap time of 14.019 seconds (64.199mph), the Joe Gibbs Racing driver went to the top of the speed charts early in the session, and stayed there throughout the entire session.
The first group’s opening round provided the vast majority of the fastest lap times in this session, with Ryan Preece second, Ty Dillon third, Kyle Larson, and rookie driver Riley Herbst inside the top five.
Full Practice Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 14.019 | 64.199 | |
| 2 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 14.133 | 0.114 | 63.681 |
| 3 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best Chevrolet | 14.172 | 0.153 | 63.506 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 14.173 | 0.154 | 63.501 |
| 5 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Zero Sugar Toyota | 14.173 | 0.154 | 63.501 |
| 6 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports TrueTimber Ford | 14.175 | 0.156 | 63.492 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Toyota | 14.180 | 0.161 | 63.470 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 14.220 | 0.201 | 63.291 |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 14.221 | 0.202 | 63.287 |
| 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 14.228 | 0.209 | 63.256 |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 14.232 | 0.213 | 63.238 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 14.235 | 0.216 | 63.224 |
| 13 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 14.251 | 0.232 | 63.153 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Great Lakes Flooring Ford | 14.252 | 0.233 | 63.149 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 14.258 | 0.239 | 63.122 |
| 16 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 14.262 | 0.243 | 63.105 |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports The Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet | 14.272 | 0.253 | 63.061 |
| 18 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 14.275 | 0.256 | 63.047 |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 14.280 | 0.261 | 63.025 |
| 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Trackhouse Chevrolet | 14.300 | 0.281 | 62.937 |
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 14.304 | 0.285 | 62.919 |
| 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 14.306 | 0.287 | 62.911 |
| 23 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Chevrolet | 14.313 | 0.294 | 62.880 |
| 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / QuickLane Ford | 14.319 | 0.300 | 62.854 |
| 25 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 14.321 | 0.302 | 62.845 |
| 26 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | 14.329 | 0.310 | 62.810 |
| 27 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 14.341 | 0.322 | 62.757 |
| 28 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Trackhouse Chevrolet | 14.341 | 0.322 | 62.757 |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Air Jordan Toyota | 14.345 | 0.326 | 62.740 |
| 30 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger/TreeTop Ford | 14.352 | 0.333 | 62.709 |
| 31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 14.373 | 0.354 | 62.617 |
| 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 14.395 | 0.376 | 62.522 |
| 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | 14.395 | 0.376 | 62.522 |
| 34 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Workforce Chevrolet | 14.396 | 0.377 | 62.517 |
| 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SunnyD Chevrolet | 14.411 | 0.392 | 62.452 |
| 36 | 15 | Tim Brown | Rick Ware Racing Dairi-O/Jerry Hunt/Hayes Ford | 14.413 | 0.394 | 62.444 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Mighty Fire Breaker / Red Cross Ford | 14.517 | 0.498 | 61.996 |
| 38 | 50 | Burt Myers | Team Amerivet CitruSafe Cleaners Chevrolet | 14.737 | 0.718 | 61.071 |
| 39 | 66 | Garrett Smithley | Garage 66 The Veterans Ranch Ford | 14.756 | 0.737 | 60.992 |
