Tyler Reddick keeps the magic alive with overtime NASCAR Cup win at Kansas: Tyler Reddick scraped the outside wall in the closing laps. His fuel system stumbled at a critical moment. He collided with fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell in overtime. He fell behind defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson on the final restart. Yet, in a magical season for the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick won Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway in spite of all the adversity.[Read More]
#45-Tyler Reddick won the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. The win is his fifth win of the year, second at Kansas and 13th career win.
#5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by #19-Chase Briscoe, #11-Denny Hamlin, #23-Bubba Wallace, #6-Brad Keselowski, #24-William Byron, #9-Chase Elliott, #54-Ty Gibbs, and #17-Chris Buescher.
Reddick, who started from the pole, took the lead from Larson on the final lap of the race during overtime. Hamlin was leading the race with two laps to go when a caution came out before he could take the white flag. The leaders pitted and Reddick came out second for the restart, behind Hamlin. Larson took the lead with one to go but was passed by Reddick on the backstretch.
Stage 1 was won by #11-Denny Hamlin. Stage 2 was won by #5-Kyle Larson.
The fastest lap bonus was earned by #20-Christopher Bell.
There were 17 lead changes among 7 drivers and 3 cautions for 20 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 146.22mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – Kansas:
Tyler Reddick won the AdventHealth 400, his 13th victory in 227 Cup Series races.
This is his fifth victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 14 races at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 23 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2026.
Chase Briscoe (third) posted his third top-10 finish in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (29th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 105 points over Denny Hamlin
Driver Points /Chase Standings after Kansas:
Race 9 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #45-Tyler Reddick, 457, +260
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 352, +155
3) #12-Ryan Blaney, 337, +140
4) #54-Ty Gibbs, 319, +122
5) #5-Kyle Larson, 314, +117
6) #9-Chase Elliott, 305, +108
7) #24-William Byron, 275, +78
8) #23-Bubba Wallace, 275, +78
9) #6-Brad Keselowski, 264, +67
10) #20-Christopher Bell, 261, +64
11) #17-Chris Buescher, 259, +62
12) #77-Carson Hocevar, 237, +40
13) #60-Ryan Preece, 235, +38
14) #22-Joey Logano, 225, +28
15) #19-Chase Briscoe, 214, +17
16) #7-Daniel Suarez, 210, +13
Outside the top 16:
17) #2-Austin Cindric, 197, -13
18) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 178, -32
19) #71-Michael McDowell, 174, -36
20) #1-Ross Chastain, 164, -46
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Reddick.
White flag for Larson.
Lap 273 – Green flag for the first overtime attempt.
Lap 268 – Pit road is open. Leaders come in. Off pit road: Hamlin Reddick Larson Bell Wallace Keselowski Gibbs Elliott Cindric Buescher. They all took two tires. Everyone behind them took four.
Lap 268 – Under caution: Hamlin Reddick Larson Bell Wallace Keselowski Hocevar Gibbs Elliott Buescher.
Lap 266 – CAUTION out as Ware spun in turn 4 with a tire down, just before Hamlin got the white flag.
Lap 266 – Hamlin to the lead with two to go as Reddick says he’s out of fuel.
Lap 265 – Three to go and Reddick up by .22 second.
Lap 263 – The lead is back down to .15 second with 5 to go as Reddick make light contact with the outside wall.
Lap 262 – Reddick’s lead is .3 second with six laps remaining.
Lap 259 – Reddick takes the lead from Hamlin with 9 laps remaining.
Lap 258 – Ten to go. Hamlin ahead of Reddick by just .05 second.
Lap 256 – The lead is now .4 second for Hamlin over Reddick. Larson is not making any progress, now 11 seconds back.
Lap 254 – Reddick is now less than a second back.
Lap 253 – Hamlin’s lead continues to shrink. Reddick now 1.1 second back. 15 to go.
Lap 248 – With 20 laps remaining Hamlin leads Reddick by 1.8 second. Larson now 9.3 seconds back.
Lap 243 – Twenty five to go. Hamlin leads Reddick Larson Bell Wallace Gibbs Keselowski Buescher Hocevar and Briscoe.
Lap 235 – Hamlin’s lead is back up to 3.3 seconds over Reddick. Larson is now third, 7.3 seconds back. Wallace is fourth and Bell fifth after making contact with the wall in three and four.
Lap 228 – Forty laps to go. Hamlin’s lead is down to 2.6 seconds over Reddick. Bell is 4.9 seconds back.
Lap 224 – Hamlin back to the lead as Suarez comes to the pits. Reddick is 4.2 seconds back.
Lap 223 – Suarez is the leader. He has not pitted. Then Hamlin Reddick Bell Larson and Wallace.
Lap 221 – Bell pits from the lead.
Lap 220 – Reddick and Wallace are in.
Lap 219 – Larson pits.
Lap 218 – Hamlin pits.
Lap 217 – Stop green flag stops starting.
Lap 215 – Bell now leads Reddick by .4 seconds. Hamlin is third, 2 seconds back. Pit stops expected within the next 5-10 laps.
Lap 201 – 67 laps remaining. Bell ahead of Hamlin by .8 second. Then Reddick (-1.6), Wallace (-5.9) and Larson (-7.9).
4:19pm/et – 195 laps complete in two hours of racing.
Lap 192 – Hamlin trails Bell by a half second. Third place Reddick is 1.9 second back.
Lap 181 – With 87 laps remaining it’s Bell Hamlin Reddick Wallace and Larson.
Lap 176 – Bell takes the lead for the first time today.
Lap 174 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 94 laps remaining. Hamlin leads.
Lap 169 – Pit road is open and leaders are in for service. Off pit road: Hamlin Bell Larson Reddick Wallace Gibbs Buescher Keselowski Hocevar Briscoe.
Lap 166 – CAUTION is out for the end of stage 2. Larson wins it over Hamlin Reddick Elliott Bell Wallace Keselowski Gibbs Buescher Hocevar.
Lap 158 – Hamlin now within 2 seconds of Larson.
Lap 151 – Larson’s lead over Hamlin is still 4.3 seconds. Elliott has fallen 6.4 seconds back.
Lap 136 – Thirty laps remaining in stage 2. Larson with a 4.8 second lead over now second place Hamlin. Third place Elliott is 5.1 seconds back.
Lap 129 – Larson back out front over Elliott Hamlin Bell and Reddick.
Lap 128 – Hocevar pits.
Lap 126 – Buescher pits and Hocevar takes the lead. Larson was first of the leaders off pit road during the last lap. Reddick had a slow stop.
Lap 125 – Larson Reddick and Hamlin all come to pit road. Buescher takes the lead.
Lap 120 – Green flag pit stops getting underway again.
Lap 101 – With 100 laps complete: Larson Reddick Hamlin Elliott Bell Briscoe Buescher Gibbs Bowman Wallace.
3:19pm/et – 98 laps complete in one hour of racing.
Lap 98- Larson now with a 1.6 second lead over second place Reddick. Hamlin back to third.
Lap 92 – Now Reddick gets around Hamlin.
Lap 91 – Elliott has taken second from Hamlin.
Lap 90 – Larson gets the lead on the restart.
Lap 89 – Green flag for the start of the second stage. Hamlin still the leader.
Lap 86 – Blaney with too many crew members over the wall. To the rear for the restart.
Lap 84 – Pit road is open and lead lap cars are in. Off pit road: Hamlin Larson Reddick Elliott Bell Gibbs Briscoe Wallace Buescher Byron.
Lap 81 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. Hamlin wins it over Larson Reddick Gibbs Bell Elliott Briscoe Hocevar Wallace Heim. Free pass is 22nd place Stenhouse.
Lap 76 – Five to go in stage 1. Hamlin in control still, ahead of Larson by 2.1 second.
Lap 66 – Fifteen laps left in stage 1. Hamlin over Larson by 3.2 seconds. The Reddick Gibbs and Buescher, who is 12+ seconds back.
Lap 56 – Hamlin has extended his lead over Larson to 2.8 seconds. Reddick is 4.8 seconds back. 25 drivers are on the lead lap.
Lap 45 – With pit stops complete: Hamlin Larson Reddick Gibbs Buescher Wallace Briscoe Byron Preece Bell the top 10.
Lap 42 – Hamlin is back out front. Larson is now second, 2 seconds back.
Lap 40 – Hocevar pits.
Lap 39 – Blaney and Allmendinger make contact on pit road. Allmendinger gets spun around.
Lap 38 – Hamlin pits from the lead. Hocevar now out front.
Lap 37 – Reddick pits from second.
Lap 36 – Larson to pit road.
Lap 33 – Green flag pit stops beginning.
Lap 31 – Larson has moved back to third, but is nearly six seconds off the lead.
Lap 28 – Ware has been lapped.
Lap 24 – Hamlin still leads. Then Reddick Briscoe Larson Hocevar Gibbs Blaney Wallace Preece and Buescher.
Lap 11 – Hamlin has pulled out to a 1.3 second lead over Reddick. Briscoe, Hocevar and Larson round out the top 5.
Lap 5 – Hamlin back out front.
Lap 3 – Reddick now the leader.
Lap 2 – Hamlin leads the first lap as he and Reddick are side by side
• 2:19pm/et – Green flag at Kansas.
• 2:08pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 2:00pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• NASCAR now says Gragson and Logano will go to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
• As of Saturday evening, no drivers are reported to be falling to the rear for the start.
• No weather issues today. The National Weather Service says: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west southwest.
Race details:
Broadcast: FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 / 165 / 267
Average time of race: 3:13:26
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 66 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 1:00:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 1:01:00 p.m.
Command: 1:08:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 1:19:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #4- Noah Gragson (unapproved adjustments), #22-Joey Logano (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #45-Tyler Reddick chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #11-Denny Hamlin took the 5th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Kansas Pit Stall page.
Pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage. There were no issues.
#45-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 185.300mph for his third pole of the year, second at Kansas and 14th of his career.
#11-Denny Hamlin will start second followed by #54-Ty Gibbs, #5-Kyle Larson, #19-Chase Briscoe, #77-Carson Hocevar, #17-Chris Buescher, #7-Daniel Suarez, #12-Ryan Blaney, and #23-Bubba Wallace.
See the complete qualifying results and the AdventHealth 400 Starting Lineup.
Kansas – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the AdventHealth 400 with a lap of 29.142 seconds, 185.300 mph.
This is his 14th pole in 227 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2026.
This is his second pole in 14 races at Kansas Speedway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2026 and his 20th in 36 races at Kansas Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth in nine races this season.
Connor Zilisch (36th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over. The results:
#45-Tyler Reddick 182.685
#23-Bubba Wallace 182.032
#11-Denny Hamlin 181.421
#19-Chase Briscoe 180.959
#54-Ty Gibbs 180.348
Slowest: #41-Cole Custer, 176.205mph
Most laps run: #12-Ryan Blaney, 39 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 34 drivers): #23-Bubba Wallace, 178.705mph
Notes: The top seven drivers were all in group B.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the AdventHealth 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the AdventHealth 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Kansas: Teams in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will run familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setups at Kansas Speedway this weekend. Goodyear introduced new right-side tires for both series at last year’s fall Kansas race, featuring construction changes aimed at increasing strategy options. The same tire setups return for this weekend’s event, and were more recently used by both series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. The Cup Series also ran this setup at Darlington Raceway for the Goodyear 400.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the AdventHealth 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.
Race rules and information:
