| 100% | PACECAR | 7 | Ceremonial lead vehicle in an auto race: 2 wds. |
| 63% | PACELAP | 7 | Warm-up circuit in an auto race: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JAMESGARNER | 11 | "The Notebook" actor who owned an auto racing team in the 60s: 2 wds. |
| 50% | GASUP | 5 | Put fuel in an auto's tank: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TIREIRON | 8 | Metal rod once kept in an auto's trunk: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GRANDPRIX | 9 | International auto race with a name that means "great prize" in French: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PITS | 4 | Mechanics' stations in an auto race |
| 42% | DNF | 3 | Incomplete status, as in an auto race (abbr.) |
| 41% | LEMANS | 6 | Noted French auto race: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LEMANS | 6 | 1971 Steve McQueen movie about auto racing: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RACECAR | 7 | Vehicle in the Indy 500: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TUNEDUP | 7 | Got an auto engine back to specs: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AWAYGAME | 8 | Match in an opposing team's stadium: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TEXTME | 6 | "Send it in an SMS": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TEAMFOUL | 8 | Infraction in an NBA game: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ACTUP | 5 | Behave in an unruly manner: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STATEMAP | 8 | Page in an atlas of America: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TEDLASSO | 8 | Coach in an Apple TV+ series: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ORSO | 4 | Phrase used in an approximation: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CLOWNCAR | 8 | Overloaded vehicle in a circus act: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JELLYBEAN | 9 | Colorful candy in an Easter basket: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GASUP | 5 | Put fuel in an automobile tank: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STRAYCAT | 8 | Feline found in an alley, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CLIFFHUXTABLE | 13 | Lead role in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROLLBAR | 7 | Safety protection for when an auto flips over: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ACTINGUP | 8 | Behaving in an unruly way, like bratty kids: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (words in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 36% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (phrase in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 36% | FIREEXIT | 8 | Theater door used in an emergency: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EYECHART | 8 | Big poster of letters in an optometrist's office: 2 wds. |