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Tyler Reddick claims pole for playoff race at Homestead

Tyler Reddick captured the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a qualifying lap of 167.452 mph in the 23XI Racing No. 45 Toyota. It is Reddick’s third pole this season and the ninth of his career.

Notably, this achievement couldn’t have come at a better time. With only two races remaining in the Round of 8, he is currently 30 points below the Playoffs cutline and at risk of not advancing to the NASCAR Cup Series final 4.

Reflecting on his performance, Reddick said, “Yeah, the pole has kind of eluded me in the Cup Series here (Homestead-Miami Speedway). “We’ve been very close, we just needed to have a really good round two. Yeah, I think we, for our group, ran a really good lap for sure. Yeah, again, we were just fortunate where we were in Group A. It padded us a little bit.

“Yeah,” he added, “it’s always nice to run a really good lap.”But when you run your lap, and the 5 car (Larson) runs after you, you know they have time to adjust. Curious to see what the 5 and 20 (Christopher Bell) did there. “Obviously,” he said, “the 5 got pretty close.

“All-in-all,” he summarized, “it was a good day for us. And looking forward to the race tomorrow.” And looking forward to the race tomorrow.”

Four more playoff contenders will join Reddick in the top 10 including Kyle Larson (2nd), Christopher Bell (3rd) and Denny Hamlin (4th), and Chase Elliott (7th).

Playoff Drivers:

Three playoff drivers, including Ryan Blaney who will start 20th, and William Byron. who will begin the race in 25th, will start from a disadvantage. Joey Logano, who qualified in 26th, will start from the rear of the field after the team made a steering system change post-qualifying. After his win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Logano is already guaranteed a spot in the championship Round of 4.

Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will air at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC with radio coverage provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Current Cup Series Playoff Standings:

Logano +17
Bell +42
Larson +35
Byron +27

Hamlin -27
Reddick -30
Blaney -47
Elliott -53

Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will air at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and the NBC Sports App. Radio coverage will be provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

The starting lineup for the Straight Talk Wireless 400

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	The Beast Killer Sunrise Toyota	32.248	167.452
2	5	Kyle Larson (P)	HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	32.325	167.053
3	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Rheem Toyota	32.369	166.826
4	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Mavis Tire Toyota	32.428	166.523
5	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Kroger/vitaminwater Chevrolet	32.599	165.649
6	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops Toyota	32.469	166.312
7	9	Chase Elliott (P)	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	32.693	165.173
8	23	Bubba Wallace	McDonald’s/RMHC Toyota	32.505	166.128
9	31	Daniel Hemric	Cirkul Chevrolet	33.059	163.344
10	7	Justin Haley	Chili’s Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet	32.596	165.664
11	48	Alex Bowman	Ally Chevrolet	32.441	166.456
12	4	Josh Berry #	Panini Color Blast Ford	32.383	166.754
13	14	Chase Briscoe	Zep Ford	32.48	166.256
14	54	Ty Gibbs	Monster Energy Toyota	32.393	166.703
15	77	Carson Hocevar #	Zeigler Auto Group/LoJack Chevrolet	32.518	166.062
16	10	Noah Gragson	Beef A Roo Ford	32.418	166.574
17	8	Kyle Busch	Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet	32.53	166.001
18	6	Brad Keselowski	Consumer Cellular Ford	32.465	166.333
19	71	Zane Smith #	Wellcare Chevrolet	32.537	165.965
20	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford	32.477	166.272
21	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal Ford	32.544	165.929
22	1	Ross Chastain	Kubota Chevrolet	32.507	166.118
23	99	Daniel Suarez	FreewayFranchise.com Chevrolet	32.554	165.878
24	34	Michael McDowell	Love’s Travel Stops Ford	32.51	166.103
25	24	William Byron (P)	Valvoline Chevrolet	32.581	165.741
26	22	Joey Logano (P)	Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford	32.562	165.837
27	15	Kaz Grala #	Meat N’ Bone Ford	32.644	165.421
28	43	Erik Jones	Dollar Tree Toyota	32.577	165.761
29	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Family Dollar Toyota	32.652	165.38
30	3	Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet	32.597	165.659
31	38	Todd Gilliland	gener8tor Ford	32.703	165.122
32	16	AJ Allmendinger(i)	Worldwide Express Chevrolet	32.637	165.456
33	51	Corey LaJoie	Schluter Systems Ford	32.801	164.629
34	21	Harrison Burton	DEX Imaging Ford	32.653	165.375
35	41	Ryan Preece	Bonanza Cabernet Ford	32.844	164.414
36	2	Austin Cindric	Freightliner Ford	32.81	164.584
37	44	JJ Yeley(i)	Urban Youth Chevrolet	33.063	163.325
38	66	Chad Finchum(i)	GreenLightPP.com Ford	33.794	159.792

October 26, 2024

Tanner Gray claims pole for Charlotte Truck Series race

Tanner Gray won Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He topped NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying with a 178.241 mph lap in the No. 15 Toyota for TRICON Garage to earn his first pole this season and his second consecutive Truck Series pole at Charlotte.

Gray’s teammate, Corey Heim, will start beside him on the front row. Ty Majeski qualified third followed by Rajah Caruth and Layne Riggs to complete the top five.

Chase Purdy, Connor Mosack, Jack Wood, Kaden Honeycutt and Bayley Currey rounded out the top 10 in qualifying.

Truck Series points leader, Christian Eckes, will start at the rear of the field after damage during practice.

Justin Carroll and Jennifer Jo Cobb did not qualify for the race.

The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is scheduled for Friday at 8:30 p.m. on FS1 with radio coverage provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Starting Line Up:

May 24, 2024
Cole Custer awarded Xfinity Series pole at Darlington after qualifying canceled

Cole Custer will lead the field to green in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway after the practice and qualifying sessions were canceled due to rain and hail at the track.

The field was set per the NASCAR Rule Book performance metric which is based on the previous event: 15% of a fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 25% of the owner’s final race finish position and 35% of the owner points position.

Chandler Smith will join Custer on the front row followed by Sheldon Creed, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Hill to complete the top five starters. Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, Anthony Alfredo, Riley Herbst and Parker Retzlaff will round out the top 10.

All of the cars passed pre-race inspection.

The Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 is scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1 with radio coverage provided by FS1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

May 10, 2024
Jesse Love claims second consecutive Xfinity Series pole of 2024 at Atlanta
Jesse Love captured the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole Friday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 173.935 mph in the No. 38 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. It was his second consecutive pole of the year. He also earned bragging rights as the first driver to win the pole in his first two Xfinity starts.

He gave credit to his entire team and is focused on making the Playoffs this season.

“My goal”, Love said, “is to hopefully get locked in the Playoffs in the first five or 10 races and obviously we have another good shot tomorrow night.”

His teammate, Austin Hill was second quickest with a 173.706 mph lap and will line up beside Love on the front row. Joe Gibbs Racing’s John Hunter Nemechek will start third after posting a lap speed of 173.938 mph. Riley Herbst will start fourth (173.255) as Parker Kligerman (173.131) completed the top five in qualifying. Sam Mayer, AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Truex, Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top 10.

Jordan Anderson had a mechanical issue and was unable to post a lap time. He will start 38th in last place.

The Xfinity Series RAPTOR King of Tough 250 will be broadcast on FS1 at 5 p.m. ET with radio coverage provided by PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR.

Starting Lineup:
1. Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2. Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Riley Herbst, No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5. Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
6. Sam Mayer, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
7. A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
8. Ryan Truex, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11. Cole Custer, No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12. Chandler Smith, No. 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14. Sammy Smith, No. 8 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15. Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17. Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet
18. Brandon Jones, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
19. Hailie Deegan, No. 15 AM Racing Ford
20. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford
21. B.J. McLeod, No. 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
22. Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
23. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
24. Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
25. Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
26. Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford
27. C.J. McLaughlin, No. 38 RSS Racing Ford
28. Blaine Perkins, No. 29 RSS Racing Ford
29. Dawson Cram, No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet
30. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
31. Nick Leitz, No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet
32. Garrett Smithley, No. 6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet
33. Joey Gase, No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
34. Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
35. Leland Honeyman, No. 42
36. J.J. Yeley, No. 14 No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet
37. Patrick Emerling, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford
38. Jordan Anderson, No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
February 23, 2024
Chandler Smith scores third Xfinity Series career pole at New Hampshire

Chandler Smith earned the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole Friday afternoon for the Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his Kaulig Racing No. 16 Chevrolet with a 126.291 mph lap. It was his second consecutive pole, mirroring his effort at Atlanta Motor Speedway last week and his third Xfinity Series career pole.

No one was more surprised than Smith who said, “I knew Kaulig Racing brought me a really fast Quick Tie Products Camaro but I thought I did a horrible job on my part.”

John Hunter Nemechek will start beside Smith on the front row after posting a 126.123 mph lap in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. JR Motorsports had a strong showing with drivers Josh Berry, Justin Allgaier and Brandon Jones completing the top five starting positions. Cole Custer, Sammy Smith, Austin Hill, Austin Dillon and Sam Mayer rounded out the top 10 in the qualifying session.

During practice on Friday Ryan Sieg lost the brakes in his No. 39 RSS Racing Ford Mustang and crashed into the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota driven by Kaz Grala. As a result, both drivers will go to backup cars and start at the rear of the field.

“Man, that’s frustrating,“ Grala said after the incident. “That was probably the fastest we’ve unloaded all year.”

The Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is set for 3 p.m. ET Saturday on USA with radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Starting Lineup for Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200

July 15, 2023
Larson Right at Home with Coors Light Pole at Auto Club

By Staff Report | Nascar.com

California native Kyle Larson stormed to the Coors Light Pole Award in Friday qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway.

Larson notched a best lap of 187.047 mph with the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevrolet around the 2-mile track. He’ll lead the 39-car field to the green flag in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the series’ fifth race of the season and the closing event in the three-race NASCAR Goes West swing.

“Really happy, though, our Target team has been amazing to start the season and to get a pole is great,” the series points leader said following qualifying. “I haven’t gotten a pole since my rookie season. Yeah, this is awesome.

“I can’t say enough about everybody at our race shop for all the hard work they have been putting in.”

The Coors Light Pole is Larson’s first of the season, first at the home-state speedway and second of his Monster Energy Cup Series career. His other pole came at Pocono Raceway during his rookie season in 2014.

Denny Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota will flank Larson’s car on the front row after grabbing the second starting position with a lap of 186.979 mph in the last of three qualifying sessions. Hamlin had the provisional pole until Larson knocked him off, leading the JGR driver to playfully fling water at Larson’s car as it came back to pit road.

Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. and last week’s winner, Ryan Newman, completed the top five in Friday’s qualifying.

Larson’s pole run capped an eventful qualifying session, with five cars failing to make qualifying attempts for different reasons.

Jimmie Johnson, a six-time Auto Club winner, crashed his primary No. 48 Chevrolet near the end of opening practice. With no laps on an untested reserve car, the Hendrick Motorsports team opted to skip the session.

Joey Logano, Trevor Bayne, Gray Gaulding and Matt DiBenedetto failed to log speeds in the opening 20-minute round after their cars did not make it to the grid through pre-qualifying inspection.

“It happens. We’re a team, right?” Logano said after missing out on the first round. “Obviously, everyone’s trying to push it and get every ounce of speed out of our cars when we can. I don’t even know why we didn’t make it through on time. … No big deal.”

Keselowski and Paul Menard both drove away after scrapes with the Turn 2 wall during the second of three rounds.

Two more practice sessions are scheduled Saturday for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Qualifying results

March 24, 2017
Joey Logano Nabs Coors Light Pole at Phoenix

By Staff report | NASCAR.com

Joey Logano launched his way to the top of the heap in Coors Light Pole Qualifying on Friday at Phoenix Raceway, claiming the first starting spot for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event.

Logano drove the Team Penske No. 22 Ford to a best lap of 137.321 mph in the last of three rounds of qualifying on the 1-mile track. The pole award was Logano’s first of the season, first at the Arizona oval and the 18th of his Monster Energy Series career. Joey Logano is the most recent winner at the 1-mile track, prevailing in the desert last November.

Ryan Blaney will share the front row for Sunday’s Camping World 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM), the second event in the three-race NASCAR Goes West swing. He powered the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford to the second-fastest lap of the final qualifying session at 136.877 mph.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start third in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet after a lap of 136.783 mph. Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Kyle Larson (136.654 mph) and Jamie McMurray (136.302) completed the top five.

Kyle Busch, who won the pole for Phoenix’s March date last year, landed the ninth-fastest lap in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota.

Kevin Harvick, the defending race winner with eight Phoenix victories in his career, was just 23rd-fastest in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Ford. Martin Truex Jr., last week’s winner at Las Vegas, was 16th-fastest in the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota. Both drivers were unable to make the 12-driver cut for the final round of qualifying.

A pair of practice sessions are on tap for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Saturday, the final prep for Sunday’s 312-mile main event.

Qualifying results

March 17, 2017

Johnson Captures Coors Light Pole at Phoenix

Jimmie Johnson will lead the field to the green flag Sunday for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

The driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet scored his first pole in 58 races with a new track record time of 25.147 and a speed of 143.158 mph.

Johnson spoke about the gains his team has made in recent weeks, stating that his team “didn’t have the summer that we wanted, but these guys have been working so hard on the No. 48 team and at Hendrick Motorsports. So, I’m very happy to see the progress and the direction things are going. It’s been a little bit, everywhere. If we keep doing that, we’re going to close this season out just like we want to and be ready for 2016.”

Kurt Busch and his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet will join Johnson on the front row with a time of 25.196 and a speed of 142.880 mph.

Busch was somewhat disappointed with the runner-up starting position saying he felt that he “let the team down a little on that lap because our car is better than that. But starting up front here is a big advantage and we’ll work on the car a little tomorrow to fine tune and be ready to go out and race on Sunday and hope for a win.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in third after a time of 25.249 and a speed of 142.580 mph. Carl Edwards’ 142.501 mph lap in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earned him a fourth place start and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top-five in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet with a time of 25.300 and a speed of 142.292 mph.

Kyle Larson will start his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet in sixth while Erik Jones, filling in for the suspended Matt Kenseth, in the No. 20 JGR Toyota, will begin the race in seventh place. Kevin Harvick, who has won the last four consecutive races at Phoenix, qualified in the eighth position with his SHR No. 4 Chevrolet. Kasey Kahne will start his No. 5 HMS Chevrolet in ninth and Kyle Busch rounds out the top-10 in his No. 18 JGR Toyota.

Of the remaining Chase-eligible drivers, Jeff Gordon will start in 11th, Joey Logano in 14th and Brad Keselowski, who qualified in 18th, will be the lowest starting Chase driver.

Forty-three cars were entered, so nobody was sent home.

Complete Starting Lineup:

Position	Car No.	Driver	Make	Speed
1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	143.158
2	41	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	142.88
3	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	142.58
4	19	Carl Edwards	Toyota	142.501
5	78	Martin Truex, Jr.	Chevrolet	142.292
6	42	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	142.287
7	20	Erik Jones	Toyota	142.219
8	4	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	142.068
9	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	142.062
10	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	141.833
11	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	141.409
12	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	141.409
13	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	141.665
14	22	Joey Logano	Ford	141.649
15	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	141.393
16	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	141.343
17	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	141.282
18	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	141.271
19	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Ford	140.944
20	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	140.691
21	10	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	140.378
22	31	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	140.28
23	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Chevrolet	140.252
24	13	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	139.735
25	51	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	139.492
26	6	Trevor Bayne	Ford	139.459
27	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	139.265
28	9	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Ford	139.114
29	55	David Ragan	Toyota	138.91
30	83	Matt DiBenedetto	Toyota	138.9
31	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	138.739
32	40	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	138.212
33	26	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	138.164
34	38	David Gilliland	Ford	137.878
35	7	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	137.868
36	46	Michael Annett	Chevrolet	137.799
37	23	Jeb Burton	Toyota	136.997
38	35	Cole Whitt	Ford	136.82
39	32	Joey Gase	Ford	136.747
40	34	Brett Moffitt	Ford	136.462
41	98	Ryan Preece	Ford	135.486
42	33	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	134.71
43	62	Timmy Hill	Chevrolet	131.507

November 13, 2015

Logano Wins Atlanta Pole but Inspection Issues Plague 13 Teams

February 27, 2015
Reddick Wins WinStar World Casino and Resort 350 Truck Pole

By: TMS Media Relations | Oct 31, 2014

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Oct. 31, 2014) – Rookie Tyler Reddick of BK Racing earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole of the season during Friday’s Pinnacle Propane Qualifying Days for the WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Reddick (No. 19 Drawtite Ford) posted a lap of 181.959 miles per hour in the final 12 of the knock-out qualifying for his second pole in his last three starts, the other coming at Talladega. The pole easily bested his only other start at Texas Motor Speedway, where he qualified 12th in June’s WinStar World Casino & Resort 400.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Kyle Busch (No. 51 ToyotaCare Toyota) will start outside of Reddick, qualifying second with his lap of 181.800 mph. Defending series champion and current points leader Matt Crafton (No. 88 Goof off/Menards Toyota) will start third after his lap of 181.635 mph.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to the track at 7:30 p.m. CT for the running of the WinStar World Casino & Resort 350. The 147-lap, 220.5-mile race will be televised live on FOX Sports 1. The event also will be available on radio – MRN nationally and KRLD-FM 105.3 FM The Fan locally.

Tickets for tonight’s WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 are available at the Gate 4 box office.

October 31, 2014

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Playoff Drivers:

Current Cup Series Playoff Standings:

The starting lineup for the Straight Talk Wireless 400

Starting Lineup for Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200