Ty Gibbs led the way in NASCAR Cup Series practice on Saturday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway. The driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota turned a lap time of 32.898 seconds to pace the session over Playoff contender Kyle Larson, who was runner-up in the practice.
Brad Keselowski, Carson Hocevar, and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top five fastest in the session.
Here are the complete practice results for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, race 28 of 36.
2025 Enjoy Illinois 300 Practice Results
Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Total Laps |
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1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 32.898 | 136.786 | 3 | 40 | |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 33.002 | 0.104 | 136.355 | 3 | 31 |
3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | 33.066 | 0.168 | 136.0915 | 5 | 24 |
4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 33.075 | 0.177 | 136.054 | 2 | 30 |
5 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Morton Buildings Ford | 33.076 | 0.178 | 136.050 | 3 | 17 |
6 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Ford | 33.079 | 0.181 | 136.038 | 3 | 24 |
7 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 33.104 | 0.206 | 135.935 | 3 | 32 |
8 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 33.112 | 0.214 | 135.902 | 3 | 28 |
9 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 33.146 | 0.248 | 135.763 | 3 | 29 |
10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 33.159 | 0.261 | 135.710 | 4 | 25 |
11 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Beef-A-Roo Ford | 33.170 | 0.272 | 135.665 | 3 | 35 |
12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | 33.205 | 0.307 | 135.522 | 7 | 41 |
13 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 33.222 | 0.324 | 135.452 | 3 | 33 |
14 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 33.226 | 0.328 | 135.436 | 3 | 34 |
15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 33.244 | 0.346 | 135.363 | 5 | 30 |
16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 33.263 | 0.365 | 135.285 | 3 | 42 |
17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | 33.276 | 0.378 | 135.233 | 2 | 39 |
18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 33.279 | 0.381 | 135.220 | 5 | 33 |
19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 33.289 | 0.391 | 135.180 | 4 | 32 |
20 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 33.293 | 0.395 | 135.164 | 2 | 22 |
21 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 33.307 | 0.409 | 135.107 | 4 | 34 |
22 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 33.338 | 0.440 | 134.981 | 3 | 28 |
23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 33.338 | 0.440 | 134.981 | 4 | 40 |
24 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Z by HP Chevrolet | 33.348 | 0.450 | 134.941 | 4 | 41 |
25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 33.378 | 0.480 | 134.819 | 2 | 30 |
26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | 33.393 | 0.495 | 134.759 | 3 | 37 |
27 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 33.403 | 0.505 | 134.718 | 5 | 31 |
28 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 33.414 | 0.516 | 134.674 | 2 | 25 |
29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal / BodyGuard Ford | 33.420 | 0.522 | 134.650 | 2 | 26 |
30 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 33.443 | 0.545 | 134.557 | 3 | 38 |
31 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 33.461 | 0.563 | 134.485 | 8 | 36 |
32 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | 33.479 | 0.581 | 134.413 | 3 | 27 |
33 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 33.485 | 0.587 | 134.389 | 6 | 38 |
34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Draft Kings Chevrolet | 33.506 | 0.608 | 134.304 | 4 | 23 |
35 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 33.528 | 0.630 | 134.216 | 5 | 26 |
36 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow DayGlo Chevrolet | 33.849 | 0.951 | 132.943 | 16 | 26 |