April 19, 2026 | By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Tyler Reddick keeps the magic alive with overtime win at Kansas Speedway

KANSAS CITY, Kansas—Tyler Reddick scraped the outside wall in the closing laps. His fuel system stumbled at a critical moment. He collided with fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell in overtime. He fell behind defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson on the final restart.

Yet, in a magical season for the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick won Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway in spite of all the adversity.

The catalyst was Cody Ware’s spin on Lap 266, the penultimate circuit of the scheduled regulation distance. That incident caused the third caution of the race one lap after Denny Hamlin had retaken the lead from Reddick, who switched to pump 2 in his Camry after the car sputtered with two laps left.

Ware’s spin sent the race to overtime, and all 16 cars on the lead lap came to pit road for tires, with Hamlin, Reddick, Larson, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace and five cars behind them taking right-side tires only.

Moments after the overtime restart on Lap 273, Larson steered to the inside of Hamlin on the bottom row and charged into the lead. Reddick fell back after his contact with Bell’s Toyota forced Bell into the outside wall.

But the outside lane opened up for Reddick, whose handling was superior to Larson’s in the overtime. Reddick mustered a huge run in the top lane, then drove to the inside of Larson’s Chevrolet, which tightened up on corner entry.

Reddick cleared Larson through the final two corners and crossed the finish line 0.118 seconds ahead of the reigning champion.

“Just really blessed with the late caution,” said Reddick, who won for the fifth time this season, the second time at Kansas and the 13th time in his career. “Was that nuts or what? I couldn’t believe it.

“I mean, first off, I feel like I have to say obviously just for how I feel. I never like being on the inside of it—really hate that for Christopher Bell. Good, hard racing. The 11 (Hamlin) came up. I mean, I took off tight. Not thrilled I got Christopher there. I hate that for him because he was having a good, solid day.

“Man, these late race restarts get crazy. I obviously had a run on the 5 (Larson). I was shocked I was able to get to his inside there. An incredible SupplyHouse Toyota Camry all day long.”

Reddick is the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987—and fourth all-time—to win five of the first nine races of a season in NASCAR’s top division. His series lead increased to 105 points over second-place Hamlin, who won the first stage.

NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, who co-owns 23XI Racing with Hamlin, was elated with the victory.

“This kid is on fire,” said Jordan, who has witnessed all five of Reddick’s victories this season in person. “I don’t know how I can ever cool him down. He is unbelievable. Unbelievable last couple laps. I’m proud of the whole team.”

Larson, who led 78 laps and won the second stage, executed the overtime restart to perfection but couldn’t hold the lead.

“I got to the lead, and I thought I could cruise right there to the checkered flag, but my balance on two tires was just super, super tight,” said Larson, whose winless streak grew to 33 races. “I didn’t get through (Turns) 3 and 4 fast enough, and then the No. 45 (Reddick) had such a big run on me from behind.

“I thought I could go to the top to get some load into my front tires, but it still didn’t turn there. That was a bummer, but just overall happy with the day we had.”

Chase Briscoe finished third on four new tires, with Hamlin and Wallace running fourth and fifth, respectively. Brad Keselowski, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs and Chris Buescher completed the top 10.

Bell, who led 47 laps, spun coming to the white flag in overtime and finished 20th.

Hamlin led a race-high 131 laps and was positioned for the victory until Ware’s spin.

“I mean, obviously it’s not winning,” Hamlin said of the way the race played out. “It’s Cody Ware, six laps down, wrecking. I don’t know. It just added up.

“I fell for the same move that the 5 (Larson) got me a couple years ago when I was on the inside. I got to learn from those mistakes that I make, not executing those last few laps.”

The NASCAR Cup Series races next in the Jack Link’s 500 next Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, HBO Max and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Reddick won the spring race at Talladega in 2024.


NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the AdventHealth 400 - Sunday, April 19, 2026
Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, KS - 1.5 - Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 274 Laps - 411. Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sunday, 4/19/2026 @ 06:52 PM Eastern

                                                                Stage 1     Stage 2  
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Stage 1 Pos          Pos Status Tms Laps
1 1 45 Tyler Reddick Supply House Toyota 274 3 3 71 Running 3 10
2 4 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 274 2 1 54 Running 3 78
3 5 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 274 7 38 Running
4 2 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 274 1 2 52 Running 6 131
5 10 23 Bubba Wallace Boys & Girls Club of America Toyota 274 9 6 39 Running
6 21 6 Brad Keselowski Trimble Ford 274 7 35 Running
7 14 24 William Byron All-Pro Reconditioning Chevrolet 274 30 Running
8 13 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 274 6 4 41 Running
9 3 54 Ty Gibbs Zep Toyota 274 4 8 38 Running
10 7 17 Chris Buescher Dillon's/Gold Peak Ford 274 9 29 Running 1 1
11 12 60 Ryan Preece Kickstand Cocktails Ford 274 26 Running
12 34 2 Austin Cindric PPG Ford 274 25 Running
13 6 77 Carson Hocevar Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet 274 8 10 28 Running 2 6
14 22 35 Riley Herbst TREETOP Toyota 274 23 Running
15 24 67 * Corey Heim(i) Robinhood Toyota 274 10 0 Running
16 20 3 Austin Dillon Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Chevrolet 274 21 Running
17 26 34 Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 274 20 Running
18 33 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 274 19 Running
19 8 7 Daniel Suarez NationsGuard Chevrolet 274 18 Running 1 1
20 11 20 Christopher Bell Reser's Fine Foods Toyota 273 5 5 30 Running 1 47
21 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Pylon Aviation Chevrolet 273 16 Running
22 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 273 15 Running
23 19 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 273 14 Running
24 9 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Scotts Ford 273 13 Running
25 29 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Chevrolet 273 12 Running
26 31 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Apple Chevrolet 272 11 Running
27 30 21 Josh Berry DEX Ford 272 10 Running
28 28 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 272 9 Running
29 36 88 Connor Zilisch # Choice Privileges Chevrolet 272 8 Running
30 15 22 Joey Logano Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 272 7 Running
31 27 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 271 6 Running
32 25 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 271 5 Running
33 37 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 271 4 Running
34 18 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life/Triad Partners Chevrolet 271 3 Running
35 23 8 Kyle Busch Nicokick x zone Cranberry Chevrolet 270 2 Running
36 17 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet 270 1 Running
37 35 51 Cody Ware True Brand Chevrolet 268 1 Runnin

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Mins, 39 Secs. Average Speed: 146.22 MPH Margin of Victory: .118 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 5, 45, 54, 20, 9, 19, 77, 23, 67
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 11, 45, 9, 20, 23, 6, 54, 17, 77

Race Comments: Tyler Reddick won the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, his 13th NASCAR Cup Series victory. The following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 4 and 22 (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: None.

Caution Flags: 3 for 20 laps; Laps: 82-88 (Stage 1 Conclusion [47]); 167-173 (Stage 2 Conclusion [7]); 267-272 (No. 51 Spin Turn 4 [3]).

Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers; T. Reddick 0; D. Hamlin 1; T. Reddick 2-3; D. Hamlin 4-37; C. Hocevar 38-40; D. Hamlin 41-88; K. Larson 89-123; C. Buescher 124; C. Hocevar 125-127; K. Larson 128-169; D. Hamlin 170-174; C. Bell 175-221; D. Suarez 222; D. Hamlin 223-257; T. Reddick 258-264; D. Hamlin 265-272; K. Larson 273; T. Reddick 274.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: April 26, 2026 - Talladega Superspeedway

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CURRENT NASCAR CUP SERIES STANDINGS

ThroughApril 19, 2026

UNOFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL

1. Tyler Reddick 45 9 0 457 0 0 5 0
2. Denny Hamlin 11 9 1 352 -105 105 1 3
3. Ryan Blaney 12 9 -1 337 -120 15 1 1
4. Ty Gibbs 54 9 0 319 -138 18 1 1
5. Kyle Larson 5 9 1 314 -143 5 0 3
6. Chase Elliott 9 9 -1 305 -152 9 1 0
7. William Byron 24 9 0 275 -182 30 0 1
8. Bubba Wallace 23 9 0 275 -182 0 0 2
9. Brad Keselowski 6 9 2 264 -193 11 0 2
10. Christopher Bell 20 9 -1 261 -196 3 0 2
11. Chris Buescher 17 9 -1 259 -198 2 0 0
12. Carson Hocevar 77 9 1 237 -220 22 0 0
13. Ryan Preece 60 9 1 235 -222 2 0 0
14. Joey Logano 22 9 -2 225 -232 10 0 0
15. Chase Briscoe 19 9 2 214 -243 11 0 0
16. Daniel Suarez 7 9 -1 210 -247 4 0 0

17. Austin Cindric 2 9 1 197 -260 13 0 1
18. Shane Van Gisbergen 97 9 -2 178 -279 19 0 0
19. Michael McDowell 71 9 0 174 -283 4 0 0
20. Ross Chastain 1 9 1 164 -293 10 0 1