Ricky Stenhouse Jr. turned the fastest lap in NASCAR Cup Series practice on Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway. Stenhouse’s quickest lap came on his second trip around the 0.533-mile short track and it was a 14.981 second (128.082 mph) lap.
Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five fastest in the practice session for Sunday’s Food City 500.
Here are the full practice results for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Race 9 of 36.
Food City 500 Practice Results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | 14.981 | -- | 128.082 | 32 | 2 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 15.041 | 0.060 | 127.571 | 40 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Snap-On Ford | 15.092 | 0.111 | 127.140 | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.140 | 0.159 | 126.737 | 30 | 6 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 15.166 | 0.185 | 126.520 | 35 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Kroger / Oscar Mayer / Rustik Oven Ford | 15.169 | 0.188 | 126.495 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 15.173 | 0.192 | 126.461 | 41 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 15.188 | 0.207 | 126.337 | 39 | 2 |
| 9 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 15.206 | 0.225 | 126.187 | 33 | 5 |
| 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 15.214 | 0.233 | 126.121 | 40 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rural King Ford | 15.219 | 0.238 | 126.079 | 37 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 15.231 | 0.250 | 125.980 | 41 | 2 |
| 13 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.232 | 0.251 | 125.972 | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 15.242 | 0.261 | 125.889 | 37 | 3 |
| 15 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 15.244 | 0.263 | 125.872 | 47 | 4 |
| 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 15.245 | 0.264 | 125.864 | 35 | 4 |
| 17 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 15.251 | 0.270 | 125.815 | 23 | 3 |
| 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Toyota | 15.267 | 0.286 | 125.683 | 35 | 4 |
| 19 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.268 | 0.287 | 125.675 | 39 | 3 |
| 20 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 15.280 | 0.299 | 125.576 | 13 | 4 |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | 15.291 | 0.310 | 125.486 | 36 | 4 |
| 22 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 15.292 | 0.311 | 125.477 | 43 | 4 |
| 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Lucy Breakers Toyota | 15.313 | 0.332 | 125.305 | 40 | 2 |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | 15.313 | 0.332 | 125.305 | 21 | 3 |
| 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 15.319 | 0.338 | 125.256 | 33 | 5 |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 15.326 | 0.345 | 125.199 | 30 | 2 |
| 27 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Schluter Systems Ford | 15.363 | 0.382 | 124.897 | 18 | 3 |
| 28 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 15.377 | 0.396 | 124.784 | 41 | 5 |
| 29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.394 | 0.413 | 124.646 | 34 | 4 |
| 30 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 15.411 | 0.430 | 124.508 | 36 | 9 |
| 31 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing C4 Energy Chevrolet | 15.433 | 0.452 | 124.331 | 31 | 4 |
| 32 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | 15.473 | 0.492 | 124.010 | 36 | 4 |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Boost by Kroger Ford | 15.487 | 0.506 | 123.897 | 41 | 2 |
| 34 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 15.534 | 0.553 | 123.523 | 26 | 2 |
| 35 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | 15.536 | 0.555 | 123.507 | 33 | 6 |
| 36 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.538 | 0.557 | 123.491 | 35 | 3 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | 15.588 | 0.607 | 123.095 | 21 | 4 |
| 38 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 MANSCAPED Ford | 15.630 | 0.649 | 122.764 | 28 | 5 |
| 39 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Okuma Chevrolet | 15.697 | 0.716 | 122.240 | 39 | 5 |
