| 100% | PACELAP | 7 | Warm-up circuit in an auto race: 2 wds. |
| 71% | PACECAR | 7 | Ceremonial lead vehicle in an auto race: 2 wds. |
| 61% | JAMESGARNER | 11 | "The Notebook" actor who owned an auto racing team in the 60s: 2 wds. |
| 55% | GASUP | 5 | Put fuel in an auto's tank: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TIREIRON | 8 | Metal rod once kept in an auto's trunk: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GRANDPRIX | 9 | International auto race with a name that means "great prize" in French: 2 wds. |
| 48% | PITS | 4 | Mechanics' stations in an auto race |
| 47% | DNF | 3 | Incomplete status, as in an auto race (abbr.) |
| 45% | LEMANS | 6 | Noted French auto race: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEMANS | 6 | 1971 Steve McQueen movie about auto racing: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GAINSON | 7 | Slowly catches up to, in a race: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TUNEDUP | 7 | Got an auto engine back to specs: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AWAYGAME | 8 | Match in an opposing team's stadium: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BULLPEN | 7 | Where relief pitchers warm up: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TEXTME | 6 | "Send it in an SMS": 2 wds. |
| 42% | TEAMFOUL | 8 | Infraction in an NBA game: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ACTUP | 5 | Behave in an unruly manner: 2 wds. |
| 42% | STATEMAP | 8 | Page in an atlas of America: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TEDLASSO | 8 | Coach in an Apple TV+ series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ORSO | 4 | Phrase used in an approximation: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PARTSDEPARTMENT | 15 | Place in an auto dealership to pick up wiper blades or spark plugs |
| 41% | JELLYBEAN | 9 | Colorful candy in an Easter basket: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GASUP | 5 | Put fuel in an automobile tank: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STRAYCAT | 8 | Feline found in an alley, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROLLBAR | 7 | Safety protection for when an auto flips over: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ACTINGUP | 8 | Behaving in an unruly way, like bratty kids: 2 wds. |
| 41% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (words in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 41% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (phrase in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 40% | FIREEXIT | 8 | Theater door used in an emergency: 2 wds. |
| 40% | EYECHART | 8 | Big poster of letters in an optometrist's office: 2 wds. |