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Starting Order & Pole for 2026 AdventHealth 400


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.


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:

  1. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  2. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  3. #54 – Ty Gibbs
  4. #5 – Kyle Larson
  5. #19 – Chase Briscoe
  6. #77 – Carson Hocevar
  7. #17 – Chris Buescher
  8. #7 – Daniel Suárez
  9. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  10. #23 – Bubba Wallace
  11. #20 – Christopher Bell
  12. #60 – Ryan Preece
  13. #9 – Chase Elliott
  14. #24 – William Byron
  15. #22 – Joey Logano
  16. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  17. #97 – Shane van Gisbergen
  18. #71 – Michael McDowell
  19. #43 – Erik Jones
  20. #3 – Austin Dillon
  21. #6 – Brad Keselowski
  22. #35 – Riley Herbst
  23. #8 – Kyle Busch
  24. #67 – Corey Heim (i)
  25. #38 – Zane Smith
  26. #34 – Todd Gilliland
  27. #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
  28. #4 – Noah Gragson
  29. #41 – Cole Custer
  30. #21 – Josh Berry
  31. #1 – Ross Chastain
  32. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
  33. #48 – Alex Bowman
  34. #2 – Austin Cindric
  35. #51 – Cody Ware
  36. #88 – Connor Zilisch (R)
  37. #10 – Ty Dillon

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Kansas Speedway for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400.