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 |