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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Cook Out 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The 38-car field was split in to two groups for practice, with each group getting 25 minutes on track.
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
Justin Haley - With about 10 minutes left in Group 2’s session of practice, Justin Haley brought out the red flag when his hood flew up on top of the windshield. It was believed that the hood pins were either not installed or came loose during the session.
That is NOT supposed to happen. pic.twitter.com/JJ423j5nXW
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 29, 2025
Ryan Blaney - The No. 12 Ford was one of the fastest cars on the long run during practice on Saturday, but Blaney wasn’t overly happy with his car. He said they had speed, but needed to dial the balance in to be as good as they could be on race day.
Carson Hocevar - Hocevar was another driver that wasn’t overly happy with his race car, mentioning that he didn’t like the speed in the No. 77 Chevrolet on the long run. He looked solid in 30-lap average compared to other cars, but was easily getting passed by others on track during his session.
2025 Martinsville Cook Out 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Bubba Wallace | 20.115 | 94.139 | 6 | 61 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Christopher Bell | 20.172 | 93.873 | 4 | 51 | -0.057 |
| 3. | Denny Hamlin | 20.182 | 93.826 | 4 | 60 | -0.067 |
| 4. | Carson Hocevar | 20.197 | 93.757 | 4 | 68 | -0.082 |
| 5. | Cole Custer | 20.200 | 93.743 | 3 | 60 | -0.085 |
| 6. | Kyle Larson | 20.204 | 93.724 | 5 | 53 | -0.089 |
| 7. | William Byron | 20.205 | 93.719 | 6 | 56 | -0.090 |
| 8. | Ryan Preece | 20.230 | 93.604 | 4 | 50 | -0.115 |
| 9. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 20.236 | 93.576 | 3 | 33 | -0.121 |
| 10. | Chase Elliott | 20.243 | 93.543 | 6 | 62 | -0.128 |
| 11. | Ty Gibbs | 20.250 | 93.511 | 10 | 66 | -0.135 |
| 12. | Kyle Busch | 20.251 | 93.507 | 4 | 48 | -0.136 |
| 13. | Noah Gragson | 20.259 | 93.470 | 5 | 44 | -0.144 |
| 14. | Cody Ware | 20.261 | 93.460 | 5 | 52 | -0.146 |
| 15. | Brad Keselowski | 20.261 | 93.460 | 7 | 58 | -0.146 |
| 16. | Erik Jones | 20.268 | 93.428 | 4 | 42 | -0.153 |
| 17. | Ty Dillon | 20.270 | 93.419 | 3 | 36 | -0.155 |
| 18. | Todd Gilliland | 20.274 | 93.400 | 5 | 32 | -0.159 |
| 19. | Chase Briscoe | 20.284 | 93.354 | 4 | 56 | -0.169 |
| 20. | Joey Logano | 20.294 | 93.308 | 6 | 64 | -0.179 |
| 21. | John Hunter Nemechek | 20.297 | 93.295 | 5 | 53 | -0.182 |
| 22. | Alex Bowman | 20.306 | 93.253 | 4 | 49 | -0.191 |
| 23. | Tyler Reddick | 20.307 | 93.249 | 6 | 51 | -0.192 |
| 24. | Daniel Suarez | 20.308 | 93.244 | 8 | 43 | -0.193 |
| 25. | Ryan Blaney | 20.309 | 93.240 | 6 | 67 | -0.194 |
| 26. | Austin Dillon | 20.328 | 93.152 | 4 | 57 | -0.213 |
| 27. | Ross Chastain | 20.333 | 93.129 | 5 | 63 | -0.218 |
| 28. | Chris Buescher | 20.333 | 93.129 | 4 | 65 | -0.218 |
| 29. | Michael McDowell | 20.351 | 93.047 | 4 | 53 | -0.236 |
| 30. | Riley Herbst | 20.357 | 93.020 | 3 | 37 | -0.242 |
| 31. | Josh Berry | 20.377 | 92.928 | 5 | 45 | -0.262 |
| 32. | Zane Smith | 20.381 | 92.910 | 3 | 56 | -0.266 |
| 33. | AJ Allmendinger | 20.384 | 92.896 | 2 | 44 | -0.269 |
| 34. | Justin Haley | 20.388 | 92.878 | 2 | 22 | -0.273 |
| 35. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.396 | 92.842 | 5 | 42 | -0.281 |
| 36. | Austin Cindric | 20.472 | 92.497 | 4 | 58 | -0.357 |
| 37. | Burt Myers | 20.721 | 91.386 | 3 | 31 | -0.606 |
| 38. | Casey Mears | 21.073 | 89.859 | 11 | 33 | -0.958 |
2025 Martinsville Cook Out 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 12 | 93.325 |
| 2. | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 11 | 93.299 |
| 3. | William Byron | 3 | 12 | 92.964 |
| 4. | Cole Custer | 2 | 11 | 92.939 |
| 5. | Kyle Busch | 3 | 12 | 92.869 |
| 6. | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 12 | 92.868 |
| 7. | Joey Logano | 3 | 12 | 92.867 |
| 8. | Christopher Bell | 3 | 12 | 92.849 |
| 9. | Carson Hocevar | 2 | 11 | 92.836 |
| 10. | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 12 | 92.821 |
| 11. | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 11 | 92.761 |
| 12. | Cody Ware | 3 | 12 | 92.734 |
| 13. | Chase Elliott | 5 | 14 | 92.730 |
| 14. | Kyle Larson | 3 | 12 | 92.721 |
| 15. | Noah Gragson | 2 | 11 | 92.709 |
| 16. | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 11 | 92.706 |
| 17. | Ty Dillon | 2 | 11 | 92.698 |
| 18. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 2 | 11 | 92.665 |
| 19. | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 11 | 92.605 |
| 20. | Michael McDowell | 2 | 11 | 92.596 |
| 21. | Ryan Preece | 3 | 12 | 92.595 |
| 22. | Josh Berry | 3 | 12 | 92.584 |
| 23. | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 11 | 92.583 |
| 24. | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 13 | 92.570 |
| 25. | Austin Dillon | 2 | 11 | 92.532 |
| 26. | Zane Smith | 2 | 11 | 92.477 |
| 27. | Ross Chastain | 3 | 12 | 92.403 |
| 28. | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 12 | 92.385 |
| 29. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 11 | 92.374 |
| 30. | Chris Buescher | 3 | 12 | 92.270 |
| 31. | Alex Bowman | 3 | 12 | 92.236 |
| 32. | AJ Allmendinger | 1 | 10 | 92.202 |
| 33. | Austin Cindric | 3 | 12 | 91.807 |
| 34. | Riley Herbst | 10 | 19 | 91.760 |
| 35. | Erik Jones | 12 | 21 | 91.703 |
| 36. | Justin Haley | 2 | 11 | 91.360 |
| 37. | Burt Myers | 2 | 11 | 89.622 |
| 38. | Casey Mears | 21 | 30 | 88.739 |
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