The dream season continues for Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing, simply someday after partnering with Rockstar Power. The championship chief earned his 14th profession pole and his third of the 2026 season at Kansas Speedway.
With a quick lap of 29.142s, Reddick beat his boss Denny Hamlin by 0.019s for the highest spot. It was a Toyota 1-2-3 in qualifying with final week’s winner Ty Gibbs in third.
Kyle Larson led the best way for Chevrolet in fourth, whereas Chase Briscoe certified fifth. Carson Hocevar, Chris Buescher, Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, and Bubba Wallace crammed out the rest of the highest ten.
“It is actually superior,” stated Reddick. “This Toyota Camry was actually strong in apply. We elected to surrender rolling out first (in apply) to get these changes we needed to. Actually, actually good dealing with. Simply pleased with everybody’s effort right here at 23XI. We have been strong. We had that stretch the place we had been actually powerful to beat right here and we have labored onerous to enhance that. To have a Saturday go like this — simply easy with nice dealing with is precisely what we need to see.”
Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin with Michael Jordan after Kansas qualifying
Picture by: Sean Gardner / Getty Photographs
Qualifying recap
Heim was the primary driver out and set the benchmark at 29.664s. Van Gisbergen then bested him by over a tenth for provisional pole, and held it for somewhat bit till Byron eclipsed him by 0.033s.
But it surely was Bell who blew all of them away with a 29.325s lap, main the primary half of qualifying.
Issues picked up within the second half of qualifying, with Suarez rocketing to the highest of the charts, however solely briefly as Buescher took over by a mere 0.003 with a 29.227s. However once more, it did not final lengthy as Hocevar went to the highest with a 29.212s.
However the JGR duo of Hamlin and Briscoe rapidly toppled that, and whereas Larson obtained shut earlier than dropping time within the remaining nook, the one automobile that might beat Hamlin was one other Toyota.
There have been no crashes in qualifying, however Ty Dillon, who will begin final, obtained into the wall on his flying lap.
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