Tyler Reddick poses for a photo during NASCAR Production Days at Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR News: Reddick beats Bubba to Darlington pole

Tyler Reddick (pictured) rocketed to the Busch Light Pole Award in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday at Darlington Raceway.

Driving the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick posted a speed of 169.152 mph in single-lap time trials to claim the top spot and lead the field to the green flag on Sunday.

He will be joined on the front row by teammate Bubba Wallace (168.434 mph), with Chase Elliott (167.727 mph), Kyle Larson (167.496 mph) and Brad Keselowski (167.129 mph) completing the top five.

Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 10.

Justin Allgaier, piloting the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in place of Alex Bowman as he recovers from vertigo, qualified 15th.

Qualifying Results

Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed
1 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity Toyota 29.072 169.152
2 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Toyota 29.196 168.434
3 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 29.319 167.727
4 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 29.377 167.396
5 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 29.424 167.129
6 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 29.443 167.021
7 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Delta Ford 29.476 166.834
8 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet 29.478 166.823
9 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 29.500 166.698
10 3 Austin Dillon BPS/Winchester Long Beard XR Chevrolet 29.538 166.484
11 7 Daniel Suarez NationsGuard Chevrolet 29.550 166.416
12 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 29.570 166.304
13 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 29.601 166.130
14 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 29.613 166.062
15 48 Justin Allgaier(i) Ally Chevrolet 29.624 166.001
16 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Marg Machine Chevrolet 29.677 165.704
17 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Oscar Mayer/Heinz Ford 29.708 165.531
18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Jack Links Non-Vegan Chevrolet 29.721 165.459
19 38 Zane Smith Mystik Lubricants Ford 29.723 165.448
20 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 29.731 165.403
21 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 29.776 165.153
22 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 29.785 165.103
23 19 Chase Briscoe Free Bird Southern Spring Water Toyota 29.819 164.915
24 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 29.825 164.882
25 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 29.847 164.760
26 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 29.878 164.589
27 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 29.885 164.551
28 54 Ty Gibbs SiriusXM Toyota 29.889 164.529
29 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 29.912 164.402
30 4 Noah Gragson Long John Silver’s Ford 29.980 164.029
31 34 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 29.997 163.936
32 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 30.091 163.424
33 97 Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech Chevrolet 30.125 163.240
34 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Chevrolet 30.309 162.249
35 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Chevrolet 30.422 161.646
36 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 30.584 160.790
37 66 Timmy Hill(i) Auto Direct USA Ford 32.044 153.464