With the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs set to begin with Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington, it was a non-playoff driver that topped the speed charts: Michael McDowell.
Justin Haley, Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar, and Noah Gragson rounded out the top five in the session. Bubba Wallace, eighth, was the highest-ranked of the 16 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Practice Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 29.007 | 169.531 | |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.123 | 0.116 | 168.856 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.124 | 0.117 | 168.850 |
| 4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride The Dente Chevrolet | 29.203 | 0.196 | 168.394 |
| 5 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 29.248 | 0.241 | 168.135 |
| 6 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 29.271 | 0.264 | 168.002 |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 29.332 | 0.325 | 167.653 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing U.S. Air Force Toyota | 29.404 | 0.397 | 167.243 |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 29.411 | 0.404 | 167.203 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 29.464 | 0.457 | 166.902 |
| 11 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 29.499 | 0.492 | 166.704 |
| 12 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 29.523 | 0.516 | 166.568 |
| 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Retro Chevrolet | 29.565 | 0.558 | 166.332 |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 29.621 | 0.614 | 166.017 |
| 15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 29.642 | 0.635 | 165.900 |
| 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevrolet | 29.655 | 0.648 | 165.827 |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Pudgy Penguins Chevrolet | 29.658 | 0.651 | 165.810 |
| 18 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.671 | 0.664 | 165.738 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Toyota | 29.729 | 0.722 | 165.414 |
| 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports TitleMax Ford | 29.740 | 0.733 | 165.353 |
| 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.759 | 0.752 | 165.247 |
| 22 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Pinnacle Toyota | 29.794 | 0.787 | 165.053 |
| 23 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.847 | 0.840 | 164.760 |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 29.855 | 0.848 | 164.716 |
| 25 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 29.863 | 0.856 | 164.672 |
| 26 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 29.885 | 0.878 | 164.551 |
| 27 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 29.906 | 0.899 | 164.435 |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | 29.909 | 0.902 | 164.419 |
| 29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Tree Top Ford | 29.963 | 0.956 | 164.122 |
| 30 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Trimble Ford | 29.968 | 0.961 | 164.095 |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.990 | 0.983 | 163.975 |
| 32 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 30.015 | 1.008 | 163.838 |
| 33 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 30.018 | 1.011 | 163.822 |
| 34 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.022 | 1.015 | 163.800 |
| 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 30.096 | 1.089 | 163.397 |
| 36 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Autodesk / HaasTooling Add-In Ford | 30.139 | 1.132 | 163.164 |
| 37 | 44 | Derek Kraus | NY Racing Team Urban Youth / Chevrolet Chevrolet | 30.768 | 1.761 | 159.828 |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Garage 66 SKELETRON.com Ford | 31.640 | 2.633 | 155.424 |
