Rich Oliver was fastest in 250cc Grand Prix practice at VIR Friday, recording his fastest time in the first of two sessions.

Chuck Sorensen was fastest in the second session ahead of Oliver and Jimmy Filice; Filice crashed late in the session in turn one, when his Corbin Yamaha seized. Filice declined treatment at the track medical center but was later complaining of neck pain, nausea and dizziness and was taken to the local hospital by his father, to get precautionary X-rays.

Times from Friday morning practice:
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:29.778
2. Simon Turner, Yamaha, 1:30.586
3. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:31.116
4. Randy Renfrow, Honda, 1:31.318
5. Jim Filice, Yamaha, 1:31.554
6. Mike Himmelsbach, Aprilia, 1:33.567
7. Monty Warsing, Yamaha, 1:34. 182
8. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 1:34.244
9. Bill Himmelsbach, Yamaha, 1:34.511
10. Cory West, Yamaha, 1:34.590
11. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:34.780
12. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, 1:35.457
13. Ty Piz, Yamaha, 1:35.933
14. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:36.115
15. Mike Hannas, Yamaha, 1:36.388
16. Shane Breeding, Honda, 1:36.951
17. John France, Honda, 1:38.497
18. Eric Stephens, Honda, 1:38.974
19. Ed Marchini, Yamaha, 1:39.480
20. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:40.233
21. Alain Brault, Yamaha, 1:40.686
22. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:41.222
23. Mike DeBlanco, Yamaha, 1:47.903
24. Jim Worthington, Aprilia, 1:48.088
25. Chris Holske, Yamaha, 1:48.595
26. Glen Christianson, Yamaha, 1:50.476


Times from Friday afternoon practice:
1. Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:29.876
2. Oliver, 1:30.241
3. Filice, 1:31.071
4. Mike Himmelsbach, 1:31.487
5. Turner, 1:31.523
6. Renfrow, 1:31.675
7. Melneciuc, 1:33.379
8. Sorbo, 1:35.548
9. Hannas, 1:33.598
10. Pyles, 1:34.610
11. West, 1:34.737
12. Bill Himmelsbach, 1:34.843
13. Warsing, 1:35.449
14. Esser, 1:35.800
15. Breeding, 1:36.852
16. Piz, 1:37.318
17. Brault, 1:37.607
18. France, 1:38.278
19. Bonner, 1:39.467
20. Stephens, 1:40.759
21. Wray, 1:41.885
22. Worthington, 1:43.265
23. Holske, 1:44.687
24. Christianson, 1:46.890
25. Deblanco, 2:09.243