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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Straight Talk Wireless 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The 37-car field was split in to two groups for practice, with each group getting 25 minutes on track. There was also a 10-minute break between the groups in order for the first Group to have time to switch over to qualifying trim.
Below you will find the two groups, key notes from the practice session, as well as the practice speeds for all drivers.
Important Practice Notes
Erik Jones - The No. 43 Toyota was fast in practice, but when interviewed after his group's session, Erik Jones mentioned that the team thought they ran over something on the track that made a hole in the bottom of the car. They will need to fix that and may not be able to qualify.
Ty Gibbs - After being completely out to lunch at Las Vegas last weekend, the No. 54 Toyota actually showed some long-run speed this week at Homestead! Ty Gibbs was specifically mentioned and noted by the announcer booth for having some of the best speed in his group on the long run.
Kyle Larson - As expected, Kyle Larson has a ton of speed this weekend. The No. 5 Chevrolet looked crazy fast on the long run, as Larson ranked fastest in 20-, 25-, and 30-lap average.
2025 Homestead Straight Talk Wireless 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Bubba Wallace | 32.344 | 166.955 | 1 | 24 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Erik Jones | 32.369 | 166.826 | 1 | 25 | -0.025 |
| 3. | Kyle Larson | 32.391 | 166.713 | 2 | 37 | -0.047 |
| 4. | Noah Gragson | 32.408 | 166.626 | 1 | 38 | -0.064 |
| 5. | Christopher Bell | 32.431 | 166.507 | 1 | 32 | -0.087 |
| 6. | Chase Briscoe | 32.439 | 166.466 | 1 | 33 | -0.095 |
| 7. | Alex Bowman | 32.466 | 166.328 | 2 | 36 | -0.122 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 32.474 | 166.287 | 1 | 32 | -0.130 |
| 9. | Tyler Reddick | 32.487 | 166.220 | 1 | 38 | -0.143 |
| 10. | Michael McDowell | 32.515 | 166.077 | 1 | 30 | -0.171 |
| 11. | Justin Haley | 32.518 | 166.062 | 1 | 26 | -0.174 |
| 12. | Ryan Blaney | 32.527 | 166.016 | 2 | 36 | -0.183 |
| 13. | John Hunter Nemechek | 32.577 | 165.761 | 2 | 35 | -0.233 |
| 14. | Zane Smith | 32.591 | 165.690 | 1 | 36 | -0.247 |
| 15. | Ross Chastain | 32.596 | 165.664 | 1 | 35 | -0.252 |
| 16. | Austin Cindric | 32.596 | 165.664 | 3 | 36 | -0.252 |
| 17. | William Byron | 32.618 | 165.553 | 3 | 33 | -0.274 |
| 18. | Austin Dillon | 32.629 | 165.497 | 1 | 36 | -0.285 |
| 19. | Daniel Suarez | 32.632 | 165.482 | 1 | 35 | -0.288 |
| 20. | Kyle Busch | 32.634 | 165.472 | 1 | 28 | -0.290 |
| 21. | Riley Herbst | 32.641 | 165.436 | 1 | 30 | -0.297 |
| 22. | Chris Buescher | 32.646 | 165.411 | 1 | 36 | -0.302 |
| 23. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32.669 | 165.294 | 1 | 30 | -0.325 |
| 24. | Carson Hocevar | 32.708 | 165.097 | 2 | 30 | -0.364 |
| 25. | AJ Allmendinger | 32.713 | 165.072 | 1 | 28 | -0.369 |
| 26. | Todd Gilliland | 32.728 | 164.996 | 1 | 31 | -0.384 |
| 27. | Brad Keselowski | 32.745 | 164.911 | 1 | 34 | -0.401 |
| 28. | Cole Custer | 32.747 | 164.901 | 1 | 34 | -0.403 |
| 29. | Ryan Preece | 32.793 | 164.669 | 2 | 37 | -0.449 |
| 30. | Ty Gibbs | 32.800 | 164.634 | 1 | 34 | -0.456 |
| 31. | Josh Berry | 32.833 | 164.469 | 2 | 30 | -0.489 |
| 32. | Joey Logano | 32.888 | 164.194 | 1 | 35 | -0.544 |
| 33. | Chase Elliott | 32.895 | 164.159 | 3 | 41 | -0.551 |
| 34. | Ty Dillon | 32.901 | 164.129 | 1 | 36 | -0.557 |
| 35. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 33.162 | 162.837 | 2 | 36 | -0.818 |
| 36. | Cody Ware | 33.542 | 160.992 | 4 | 22 | -1.198 |
| 37. | JJ Yeley | 34.746 | 155.414 | 5 | 12 | -2.402 |
2025 Homestead Straight Talk Wireless 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 10 | 163.752 |
| 2. | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | 163.547 |
| 3. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | 163.474 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | 163.438 |
| 5. | Noah Gragson | 1 | 10 | 163.177 |
| 6. | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 10 | 163.163 |
| 7. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 163.120 |
| 8. | William Byron | 1 | 10 | 163.098 |
| 9. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 163.027 |
| 10. | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10 | 163.011 |
| 11. | Zane Smith | 1 | 10 | 162.948 |
| 12. | Justin Haley | 1 | 10 | 162.709 |
| 13. | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 10 | 162.631 |
| 14. | Alex Bowman | 1 | 10 | 162.622 |
| 15. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 162.593 |
| 16. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 162.512 |
| 17. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 162.474 |
| 18. | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10 | 162.385 |
| 19. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 162.382 |
| 20. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 162.250 |
| 21. | Todd Gilliland | 1 | 10 | 162.210 |
| 22. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 162.155 |
| 23. | Austin Dillon | 1 | 10 | 162.115 |
| 24. | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10 | 162.109 |
| 25. | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 10 | 162.072 |
| 26. | Chris Buescher | 1 | 10 | 161.979 |
| 27. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 161.920 |
| 28. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 161.760 |
| 29. | Riley Herbst | 1 | 10 | 161.739 |
| 30. | Cole Custer | 1 | 10 | 161.393 |
| 31. | Joey Logano | 1 | 10 | 161.249 |
| 32. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 10 | 160.983 |
| 33. | Ty Dillon | 1 | 10 | 160.432 |
| 34. | AJ Allmendinger | 9 | 18 | 159.298 |
| 35. | Kyle Busch | 8 | 17 | 158.988 |
| 36. | Cody Ware | 1 | 10 | 158.531 |
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