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The NASCAR Cup Series ran two practice sessions at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on Saturday morning/afternoon in preparation for the upcoming EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon.
The 37-car field was split into two groups for this practice session.
Below you will find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session, and the practice speeds for all drivers.
Important Practice Notes
Connor Zilisch - Zilisch is making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend. He ran in the Xfinity Series last year and collected a win at Watkins Glen, along with a couple of top-5 finishes at Kansas and Phoenix. He is driving the No. 87 Chevrolet for Trackhouse this weekend.
Shane van Gisbergen - SVG was fast, as expected, during the practice sessions. He had the fastest lap in both sessions by a good margin. He was the favorite to win this weekend's race heading into Saturday by sportsbooks.
Tire Falloff - Goodyear brought a brand new tire to the track this weekend that was intended to increase tire falloff times over a run. It definitely appears like they have accomplished that, as lap times fell off a good amount over the course of the short-ish runs during practice.
2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix First Practice Speed Chart
Click here to download the PDF of the practice speed chart.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 98.855 | 87.401 | 2 | 10 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Alex Bowman | 99.144 | 87.146 | 2 | 8 | -0.289 |
| 3. | Connor Zilisch | 99.282 | 87.025 | 2 | 11 | -0.427 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 99.653 | 86.701 | 3 | 9 | -0.798 |
| 5. | AJ Allmendinger | 99.673 | 86.684 | 2 | 8 | -0.818 |
| 6. | Austin Cindric | 99.721 | 86.642 | 1 | 7 | -0.866 |
| 7. | Daniel Suarez | 99.797 | 86.576 | 1 | 11 | -0.942 |
| 8. | Noah Gragson | 99.899 | 86.487 | 2 | 9 | -1.044 |
| 9. | Ty Gibbs | 100.097 | 86.316 | 4 | 7 | -1.242 |
| 10. | Ross Chastain | 100.105 | 86.309 | 2 | 9 | -1.250 |
| 11. | Justin Haley | 100.221 | 86.210 | 1 | 8 | -1.366 |
| 12. | Michael McDowell | 100.227 | 86.204 | 2 | 7 | -1.372 |
| 13. | Carson Hocevar | 100.249 | 86.185 | 2 | 9 | -1.394 |
| 14. | William Byron | 100.321 | 86.124 | 3 | 7 | -1.466 |
| 15. | Christopher Bell | 100.361 | 86.089 | 1 | 8 | -1.506 |
| 16. | Tyler Reddick | 100.364 | 86.087 | 2 | 7 | -1.509 |
| 17. | Joey Logano | 100.428 | 86.032 | 4 | 11 | -1.573 |
| 18. | Bubba Wallace | 100.480 | 85.987 | 4 | 11 | -1.625 |
| 19. | Ryan Blaney | 100.516 | 85.957 | 3 | 11 | -1.661 |
| 20. | Chase Briscoe | 100.545 | 85.932 | 2 | 7 | -1.690 |
| 21. | Riley Herbst | 100.750 | 85.757 | 4 | 6 | -1.895 |
| 22. | Chase Elliott | 100.804 | 85.711 | 4 | 11 | -1.949 |
| 23. | Denny Hamlin | 100.804 | 85.711 | 4 | 11 | -1.949 |
| 24. | Chris Buescher | 100.861 | 85.662 | 2 | 8 | -2.006 |
| 25. | Josh Berry | 100.909 | 85.622 | 6 | 10 | -2.054 |
| 26. | Ty Dillon | 100.970 | 85.570 | 2 | 8 | -2.115 |
| 27. | Cole Custer | 100.976 | 85.565 | 2 | 7 | -2.121 |
| 28. | Ryan Preece | 101.001 | 85.544 | 5 | 11 | -2.146 |
| 29. | Brad Keselowski | 101.041 | 85.510 | 4 | 8 | -2.186 |
| 30. | Zane Smith | 101.133 | 85.432 | 3 | 8 | -2.278 |
| 31. | Kyle Busch | 101.154 | 85.414 | 7 | 8 | -2.299 |
| 32. | Austin Dillon | 101.178 | 85.394 | 3 | 8 | -2.323 |
| 33. | Erik Jones | 101.240 | 85.342 | 4 | 6 | -2.385 |
| 34. | Todd Gilliland | 101.245 | 85.338 | 3 | 6 | -2.390 |
| 35. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 101.479 | 85.141 | 4 | 10 | -2.624 |
| 36. | John H Nemechek | 101.971 | 84.730 | 4 | 11 | -3.116 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 102.700 | 84.129 | 3 | 4 | -3.845 |
2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix First Practice 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 10 | 85.822 |
| 2. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 85.782 |
| 3. | Connor Zilisch | 1 | 10 | 85.772 |
| 4. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 85.496 |
| 5. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | 85.475 |
| 6. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 11 | 85.383 |
| 7. | Ryan Preece | 2 | 11 | 85.107 |
| 8. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 84.993 |
| 9. | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | 84.819 |
| 10. | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 11 | 84.627 |
| 11. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 84.539 |
| 12. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 84.149 |
2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Second Practice Speed Chart
Click here to download the PDF of the practice speed chart.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 98.846 | 87.409 | 5 | 5 | ---.--- |
| 2. | William Byron | 99.434 | 86.892 | 6 | 7 | -0.588 |
| 3. | Carson Hocevar | 99.478 | 86.853 | 1 | 3 | -0.632 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 99.538 | 86.801 | 3 | 11 | -0.692 |
| 5. | Alex Bowman | 99.606 | 86.742 | 2 | 11 | -0.760 |
| 6. | Chase Elliott | 99.652 | 86.702 | 2 | 10 | -0.806 |
| 7. | Kyle Larson | 99.722 | 86.641 | 2 | 10 | -0.876 |
| 8. | Kyle Busch | 99.739 | 86.626 | 3 | 11 | -0.893 |
| 9. | Daniel Suarez | 99.744 | 86.622 | 1 | 11 | -0.898 |
| 10. | Ross Chastain | 99.800 | 86.573 | 2 | 11 | -0.954 |
| 11. | AJ Allmendinger | 99.827 | 86.550 | 2 | 9 | -0.981 |
| 12. | Chase Briscoe | 99.942 | 86.450 | 3 | 11 | -1.096 |
| 13. | Michael McDowell | 99.943 | 86.449 | 1 | 6 | -1.097 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 99.971 | 86.425 | 2 | 9 | -1.125 |
| 15. | Justin Haley | 99.974 | 86.423 | 2 | 7 | -1.128 |
| 16. | Tyler Reddick | 99.987 | 86.411 | 2 | 9 | -1.141 |
| 17. | Connor Zilisch | 100.003 | 86.397 | 4 | 11 | -1.157 |
| 18. | Austin Cindric | 100.086 | 86.326 | 4 | 11 | -1.240 |
| 19. | Ty Dillon | 100.093 | 86.320 | 1 | 9 | -1.247 |
| 20. | Riley Herbst | 100.122 | 86.295 | 2 | 9 | -1.276 |
| 21. | Christopher Bell | 100.153 | 86.268 | 5 | 11 | -1.307 |
| 22. | Joey Logano | 100.154 | 86.267 | 2 | 11 | -1.308 |
| 23. | Zane Smith | 100.270 | 86.167 | 4 | 10 | -1.424 |
| 24. | John H Nemechek | 100.351 | 86.098 | 3 | 11 | -1.505 |
| 25. | Ty Gibbs | 100.362 | 86.088 | 7 | 11 | -1.516 |
| 26. | Bubba Wallace | 100.453 | 86.010 | 4 | 11 | -1.607 |
| 27. | Todd Gilliland | 100.458 | 86.006 | 3 | 6 | -1.612 |
| 28. | Ryan Preece | 100.580 | 85.902 | 3 | 11 | -1.734 |
| 29. | Josh Berry | 100.607 | 85.879 | 3 | 10 | -1.761 |
| 30. | Noah Gragson | 100.809 | 85.707 | 1 | 9 | -1.963 |
| 31. | Austin Dillon | 100.823 | 85.695 | 3 | 10 | -1.977 |
| 32. | Denny Hamlin | 100.876 | 85.650 | 4 | 9 | -2.030 |
| 33. | Brad Keselowski | 100.896 | 85.633 | 6 | 11 | -2.050 |
| 34. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 101.043 | 85.508 | 2 | 9 | -2.197 |
| 35. | Cole Custer | 101.552 | 85.080 | 3 | 6 | -2.706 |
| 36. | Erik Jones | 101.606 | 85.034 | 1 | 7 | -2.760 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 102.119 | 84.607 | 5 | 5 | -3.273 |
2025 COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Second Practice 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | 86.143 |
| 2. | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10 | 86.028 |
| 3. | Alex Bowman | 1 | 10 | 86.006 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | 85.986 |
| 5. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 85.943 |
| 6. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 85.912 |
| 7. | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10 | 85.889 |
| 8. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 85.858 |
| 9. | Connor Zilisch | 1 | 10 | 85.821 |
| 10. | Joey Logano | 1 | 10 | 85.791 |
| 11. | Kyle Busch | 1 | 10 | 85.743 |
| 12. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 85.644 |
| 13. | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10 | 85.605 |
| 14. | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 10 | 85.576 |
| 15. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 85.515 |
| 16. | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 11 | 85.338 |
| 17. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11 | 85.086 |
| 18. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 85.020 |
| 19. | Zane Smith | 1 | 10 | 82.199 |
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