Riley Herbst led the way on a particularly strong practice session for 23XI Racing on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway.
Herbst, the driver of the team’s No. 35 Toyota, paced the session by a margin of 0.023 seconds over Bubba Wallace, the driver of the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota.
23XI Racing put all four of its cars inside the top eight of the practice speed rankings.
Here are the complete results from Friday’s practice session for Sunday’s eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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eero 400 Practice Results
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Make | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Monster Energy Zero Sugar | Toyota | 30.326 | -- | 178.065 | 41 | 43 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Upper Deck/Space Jam 30th Anniversary | Toyota | 30.349 | 0.023 | 177.930 | 37 | 54 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 30.358 | 0.032 | 177.877 | 29 | 42 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Progressive Insurance | Toyota | 30.358 | 0.032 | 177.877 | 40 | 40 |
| 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Monster Energy | Toyota | 30.379 | 0.053 | 177.754 | 47 | 47 |
| 6 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Shield AI | Toyota | 30.385 | 0.059 | 177.719 | 43 | 56 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | PPG | Ford | 30.398 | 0.072 | 177.643 | 30 | 42 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Jordan Brand | Toyota | 30.418 | 0.092 | 177.526 | 33 | 61 |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Zeigler Auto Group | Chevrolet | 30.470 | 0.144 | 177.223 | 41 | 55 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Body Guard | Ford | 30.476 | 0.150 | 177.189 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | 30.533 | 0.207 | 176.858 | 44 | 59 |
| 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Travel Centers of America | Ford | 30.544 | 0.218 | 176.794 | 14 | 40 |
| 13 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Vermeer Midwest | Ford | 30.561 | 0.235 | 176.696 | 36 | 50 |
| 14 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | 30.570 | 0.244 | 176.644 | 18 | 55 |
| 15 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Veterans 1001/Delaware Life | Chevrolet | 30.573 | 0.247 | 176.626 | 27 | 43 |
| 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Anduril | Chevrolet | 30.586 | 0.260 | 176.551 | 19 | 56 |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | SAIA Freight + Logistics | Toyota | 30.604 | 0.278 | 176.448 | 44 | 57 |
| 18 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Celsius | Chevrolet | 30.611 | 0.285 | 176.407 | 31 | 43 |
| 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Mariano's/Athletic Brewing | Ford | 30.616 | 0.290 | 176.378 | 32 | 49 |
| 20 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Haas/Andy's | Chevrolet | 30.635 | 0.309 | 176.269 | 27 | 37 |
| 21 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Raid/Dollar Tree | Toyota | 30.683 | 0.357 | 175.993 | 2 | 50 |
| 22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Menards/Dutch Boy | Ford | 30.702 | 0.376 | 175.884 | 29 | 58 |
| 23 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Ally | Chevrolet | 30.711 | 0.385 | 175.833 | 22 | 49 |
| 24 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Modo Casino | Chevrolet | 30.713 | 0.387 | 175.821 | 25 | 49 |
| 25 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Red Bull | Chevrolet | 30.714 | 0.388 | 175.816 | 21 | 50 |
| 26 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | SuperFile x Lefty Out There | Chevrolet | 30.727 | 0.401 | 175.741 | 39 | 41 |
| 27 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | gener8tor | Ford | 30.738 | 0.412 | 175.678 | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Long John Silver's | Ford | 30.749 | 0.423 | 175.615 | 3 | 48 |
| 29 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Busch Light Flavor Showdown | Chevrolet | 30.763 | 0.437 | 175.536 | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | eero | Ford | 30.808 | 0.482 | 175.279 | 26 | 42 |
| 31 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Dow Veterans | Chevrolet | 30.843 | 0.517 | 175.080 | 33 | 50 |
| 32 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Sea Best | Chevrolet | 30.852 | 0.526 | 175.029 | 34 | 41 |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Super.com/Rocket Doctor | Ford | 30.853 | 0.527 | 175.023 | 24 | 33 |
| 34 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | 30.894 | 0.568 | 174.791 | 32 | 53 |
| 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | UChicago Medicine/AdventHealth | Toyota | 30.944 | 0.618 | 174.509 | 3 | 15 |
| 36 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Pylon Aviation | Chevrolet | 30.974 | 0.648 | 174.340 | 13 | 33 |
| 37 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | zone x 7-Eleven | Chevrolet | 31.068 | 0.742 | 173.812 | 34 | 39 |
| 38 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Team | Fanatics Casino | Chevrolet | 31.351 | 1.025 | 172.243 | 9 | 14 |
