Focused Health 250 | Circuit of the Americas
On Track Today: Practice (5:00 PM) & Qualifying (6:05 PM ET)
Package: Standard road config (No 750hp bump). Focus on mechanical grip and gear ratios for the significant Turn 1 elevation gain.
Goodyear Spec (D-6166): Eagle road course radials. Same setup used at Sonoma, Portland, and the ROVAL last season. Consistency is the primary strategy benefit.
Inflation (min): LF: 20 psi | RF: 22 psi | LR: 17 psi | RR: 17 psi.
Allotment: 5 Dry Sets / 4 Wet Sets.
Penalties: No carry-over penalties reported. Field is locked at 40 entries for 38 spots; 2 will go home tonight.
Weather: Mostly sunny/dry; mid-80s. Ideal for testing long-run fall-off patterns.
Notables: Ross Chastain (#32) and road ace Shane van Gisbergen (#9) headline a field stacked with road ringers.
Connor Zilisch (#1): High speculation on the rookie's debut performance with JR Motorsports technical support.
Other Buzz: Watch for JJ Yeley (#42) and Sage Karam (#55) as potential road course spoilers.
Top Owners: JR Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing lead the technical standings.
Track Layout: 2.4-mile National Course layout (17 turns).
Purse: $1,653,590.
Stages: 20 / 40 / 65 (65 Laps / ~156 Miles).
| Pos | Car No. | Driver | Metric Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | 59.000 |
| 2 | 50 | Preston Pardus | 58.700 |
| 3 | 24 | Harrison Burton | 36.500 |
| 4 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | 36.200 |
| 5 | 35 | Austin J. Hill | 36.100 |