There’s no question that 23XI Racing has been the biggest storyline of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, thus far, with drivers Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace holding the top-two spots in points.
Saturday at Darlington Raceway, that continued in an incredible way, as 23XI Racing was successful in locking down a sweep of the front row ahead of the Goodyear 400.
Reddick, after becoming the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the opening three events of a season, notched his second pole position of the year at the 1.366-mile racetrack in South Carolina.
His lap time of 29.072 seconds (169.152mph) was the fastest of the 37 drivers entered in the sixth NASCAR Cup Series event of the year, beating out his teammate, Wallace, by more than a tenth of a second.
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It’s the 13th pole position for Reddick in the NASCAR Cup Series, eight of which have come during his time with 23XI Racing, the popular team owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan.
Bubba Wallace, driving the No. 23 Columbia Toyota Camry XSE, will roll from the outside of the front row. Wallace and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their second child, a daughter, to the world on Thursday.
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will occupy the second row when the field goes green for Sunday’s Goodyear 400. Just behind, RFK Racing teammates Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher will occupy the third row.
Ryan Blaney will roll from seventh, with Kyle Busch eighth, Denny Hamlin ninth, and Austin Dillon rounding out the top-10.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Justin Allgaier, filling in for Alex Bowman as he deals with vertigo symptoms, qualified a respectable 15th-place in the No. 48 Ally Financial Chevrolet Camaro.
Other notable drivers that will start outside the top-10 in Sunday’s event include Austin Cindric (12th), William Byron (13th), Carson Hocevar (16th), Christopher Bell (22nd), Chase Briscoe (23rd), fastest in practice Erik Jones (24th), Ross Chastain (25th), Ty Gibbs (28th), Joey Logano (29th), Connor Zilisch (32nd), and Shane Van Gisbergen (33rd).
The Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway will take place Sunday, March 22, at 3:00 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
