Reddick tops the charts in Kansas practice

The championship leader’s weekend is off to a good start at Kansas Speedway.

Tyler Reddick set a quick time of 182.685 mph (29.559s) in the group two session to top the charts in the lone practice for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400. Reddick is in search of his fifth win in nine races after a blistering start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The Californian was joined at the front of the field by his 23XI Racing teammate, Bubba Wallace. The 2022 Kansas fall winner slotted second with a 182.032 mph lap. Team co-owner Denny Hamlin (181.421 mph) followed in third for Joe Gibbs Racing, with teammates Chase Briscoe (180.959 mph) and Ty Gibbs (180.348 mph) wrapping up an all-Toyota top five.

Chris Buescher (180.27 mph) led the way for Ford, with Daniel Suarez (180.042 mph) setting the top time for Chevrolet in seventh. Christopher Bell (179.828 mph), Chase Elliott (179.784 mph) and Carson Hocevar (179.515 mph) completed the top-10. Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson swept Kansas’ two Cup races in 2025.

Bell was quickest in the opening group and the only one from the group to crack the top-10. He was followed by Alex Bowman, who notched a 179.122 mph lap to bounce back from his inauspicious return to Cup Series competition at Bristol Motor Speedway. Noah Gragson, Corey Heim and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. followed.

No major issues arose during the session, though Joey Logano nearly found disaster. The three-time champion pitted during the second session with a corded tire. Beyond that the only instances of note came when a pair of drivers – Shane van Gisbergen and Brad Keselowski – missed the pit entry while practicing the entry for green-flag stops.

Ryan Blaney completed a session-high 39 laps. Wallace had the quickest 10-lap average, with Reddick quickest in the 15 and 20-lap averages and Bell leading the way at 25 and 30 laps.

Next up for the Cup Series is qualifying, with Sunday’s race to follow at 2pm ET on FOX. There are 37 cars entered for the race, with defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Heim driving the only non-chartered entry in one of his select starts for 23XI Racing

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