After the Bristol race, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season heads to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, for the AdventHealth 400. The ninth race of the season will go live on FOX and FOX One at 2 pm ET on Sunday, April 19.
The Kansas spring race will be contested on a 1.5-mile-long track. Thirty-seven drivers will compete over 267 laps to drive down Victory Lane. FOX Sports motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass shared the starting lineup for the 2026 AdventHealth 400.
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Who is on pole for 2026 AdventHealth 400?
In Saturday’s (April 18) Cup Series qualifying, 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick claimed his fourth pole of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with a time of 29.142 seconds and a speed of 185.300 mph. It marked Reddick’s 14th pole of his career.
Reddick is set to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2026 AdventHealth 400, and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin will share the front row with him after a lap of 185.179 mph.
The pair will be followed by Ty Gibbs, the defending series champion Kyle Larson, and Chase Briscoe in the top-five. Carson Hocevar, Chris Buescher, Daniel Suárez, Ryan Blaney, and Bubba Wallace completed the top 10.
2026 AdventHealth 400 starting line-up
Below is the complete starting lineup for the 37-car grid at the Kansas Speedway:
- #45 – Tyler Reddick
- #11 – Denny Hamlin
- #54 – Ty Gibbs
- #5 – Kyle Larson
- #19 – Chase Briscoe
- #77 – Carson Hocevar
- #17 – Chris Buescher
- #7 – Daniel Suárez
- #12 – Ryan Blaney
- #23 – Bubba Wallace
- #20 – Christopher Bell
- #60 – Ryan Preece
- #9 – Chase Elliott
- #24 – William Byron
- #22 – Joey Logano
- #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #97 – Shane van Gisbergen
- #71 – Michael McDowell
- #43 – Erik Jones
- #3 – Austin Dillon
- #6 – Brad Keselowski
- #35 – Riley Herbst
- #8 – Kyle Busch
- #67 – Corey Heim (i)
- #38 – Zane Smith
- #34 – Todd Gilliland
- #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
- #4 – Noah Gragson
- #41 – Cole Custer
- #21 – Josh Berry
- #1 – Ross Chastain
- #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
- #48 – Alex Bowman
- #2 – Austin Cindric
- #51 – Cody Ware
- #88 – Connor Zilisch (R)
- #10 – Ty Dillon
Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Kansas Speedway for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400.
Edited by Yash Soni

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