NASCAR lineup at Kansas: Starting order, pole for 2026 AdventHealth 400 based on qualifying results originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The NASCAR Cup Series will be in Kansas this weekend for the 2026 AdventHealth 400.
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After the Easter weekend break, it was Ty Gibbs who won the Food City 500 for his first checkered flag of the season. He looks to take that momentum into the second race of April. The AdventHealth 400 will consist of 267 laps around the 1.5-mile circuit.
This event has been dominated by “Kyles” in recent years. Kyle Busch won in both 2021 and 2022, while Kyle Larson won in 2024 and 2025. Separating them was the 2023 win by Denny Hamlin. Busch will have his work cut out for himself starting 23rd, but Larson will start the race in fifth.
Tyler Reddick earned the pole position for the race. It is his third pole of the season, tying a career high.
Here is how the drivers will line up for the start of the 2026 AdventHealth 400 at the Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
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Who won the AdventHealth 400 pole for 2026?
Qualifying for the AdventHealth 400 took place on Saturday, and Reddick earned the pole position. The Kansas Speedway utilizes single-car, single-lap qualifying. Each driver had one chance to set their fastest lap possible, and the results determined the starting lineup. Reddick took pole for Sunday’s race with a blistering 29.142-second lap, beating out Denny Hamlin (29.161), who will join them on the first row.
The rest of the top five for Sunday’s race will be Ty Gibbs (29.192), Larson (29.192) and Chase Briscoe (29.199). Larson has won this event in back-to-back years, and he will look to three-peat from the X spot.
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AdventHealth 400 starting lineup 2026
|
Pos. |
Driver |
Car No. |
|
1 |
Tyler Reddick |
45 |
|
2 |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
|
3 |
Ty Gibbs |
54 |
|
4 |
Kyle Larson |
5 |
|
5 |
Chase Briscoe |
19 |
|
6 |
Carson Hocevar |
77 |
|
7 |
Chris Buescher |
17 |
|
8 |
Daniel Suarez |
7 |
|
9 |
Ryan Blaney |
9 |
|
10 |
Bubba Wallace |
23 |
|
11 |
Christopher Bell |
20 |
|
12 |
Ryan Preece |
60 |
|
13 |
Chase Elliott |
9 |
|
14 |
William Byron |
24 |
|
15 |
Joey Logano |
22 |
|
16 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
47 |
|
17 |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
97 |
|
18 |
Michael McDowell |
71 |
|
19 |
Erik Jones |
43 |
|
20 |
Austin Dillon |
3 |
|
21 |
Brad Keselowski |
6 |
|
22 |
Riley Herbst |
35 |
|
23 |
Kyle Busch |
8 |
|
24 |
Corey Heim |
67 |
|
25 |
Zane Smith |
38 |
|
26 |
Todd Gilliland |
34 |
|
27 |
AJ Allmendinger |
16 |
|
28 |
Noah Gragson |
4 |
|
29 |
Cole Custer |
41 |
|
30 |
Josh Berry |
21 |
|
31 |
Ross Chastain |
1 |
|
32 |
John H. Nemechek |
42 |
|
33 |
Alex Bowman |
48 |
|
34 |
Austin Cindric |
2 |
|
35 |
Cody Ware |
51 |
|
36 |
Connor Zilisch |
88 |
|
37 |
Ty Dillon |
10 |
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