It’s becoming very apparent that the NASCAR Cup Series is now Tyler Reddick’s world, and everyone else is just living in it at this point. Reddick, the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, ripped off the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session at Kansas Speedway to secure his third pole position of the season.
Reddick was also the fastest earlier in the day during NASCAR Cup Series practice. Now, he’ll head into Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway with optimal track position.
Denny Hamlin came up shy of the pole by 0.019 seconds, and will start from the outside of the front row, and Ty Gibbs, last weekend’s race winner at Bristol, made it a clean 1-2-3 sweep for Toyota in qualifying.
Kyle Larson, and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top-five fastest qualifiers for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway.
Official AdventHealth 400 Starting Lineup
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing SupplyHouse Toyota | 29.142 | -- | 185.300 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota | 29.161 | 0.019 | 185.179 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Zep Toyota | 29.192 | 0.050 | 184.982 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.192 | 0.050 | 184.982 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.199 | 0.057 | 184.938 |
| 6 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 29.212 | 0.070 | 184.856 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Ford | 29.227 | 0.085 | 184.761 |
| 8 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 29.230 | 0.088 | 184.742 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Scotts Ford | 29.231 | 0.089 | 184.735 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Toyota | 29.280 | 0.138 | 184.426 |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 29.325 | 0.183 | 184.143 |
| 12 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Ford | 29.367 | 0.225 | 183.880 |
| 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.402 | 0.260 | 183.661 |
| 14 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.504 | 0.362 | 183.026 |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 29.507 | 0.365 | 183.007 |
| 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Pylon Aviation Chevrolet | 29.532 | 0.390 | 182.852 |
| 17 | 67* | Corey Heim | 23XI Open Toyota | 29.537 | 0.395 | 182.822 |
| 18 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 29.541 | 0.399 | 182.797 |
| 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 29.561 | 0.419 | 182.673 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Marine Coprs Reserve Toys for Tots Chevrolet | 29.569 | 0.427 | 182.624 |
| 21 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Ford | 29.577 | 0.435 | 182.574 |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Toyota | 29.583 | 0.441 | 182.537 |
| 23 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Nicokick x zone Cranberry Chevrolet | 29.653 | 0.511 | 182.106 |
| 24 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life / Triad Partners Chevrolet | 29.664 | 0.522 | 182.039 |
| 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 29.670 | 0.528 | 182.002 |
| 26 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 29.723 | 0.581 | 181.677 |
| 27 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.726 | 0.584 | 181.659 |
| 28 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 29.739 | 0.597 | 181.580 |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Chevrolet | 29.739 | 0.597 | 181.580 |
| 30 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 29.768 | 0.626 | 181.403 |
| 31 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Apple Chevrolet | 29.781 | 0.639 | 181.324 |
| 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | 29.831 | 0.689 | 181.020 |
| 33 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.849 | 0.707 | 180.911 |
| 34 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske PPG Ford | 30.014 | 0.872 | 179.916 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing True Band Chevrolet | 30.199 | 1.057 | 178.814 |
| 36 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | 30.246 | 1.104 | 178.536 |
| 37 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 31.364 | 2.222 | 172.172 |
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