Reddick on Talladega pole by points after NASCAR Cup qualifying was rained out
TALLADEGA, Ala.—Tyler Reddick will be on the Busch Light Pole for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after rain washed out Saturday morning’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the 2.66-mile Alabama track.
As a result of the lineup being set per the NASCAR Rule Book, Casey Mears in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet did not qualify for Sunday’s main event (3 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
This will be the fourth time this season that Reddick has led the field to the green flag in his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. He won the race in each of the four previous attempts, most recently last weekend at Kansas Speedway.
“I think we’ll pretty much approach the race the same,” Reddick said after winning the pole. “Yes, it would be nice if we could win a stage this year, but we found ways to win races, so that’s good, too. Yeah, I think for us, nothing major, no major changes. We’re going to have a great pit stall, all the things that kind of come with getting the pole position.”
Reddick has won five of the first nine races this season and holds a 105-point lead over second place Denny Hamlin in the standings. For his career, Reddick has 13 Cup Series wins, including one in the spring of 2024 at Talladega.
Starting Line Up by Row
Talladega Superspeedway
Jack Link's 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 4/25/2026 @ 09:27 AM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Mark Martin 05/10/97 2:39:18 188.354
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 45 Tyler Reddick ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota 0.000 0.000
2 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 2: 3 11 Denny Hamlin King's Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota 0.000 0.000
4 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 3: 5 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 0.000 0.000
6 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 4: 7 24 William Byron Phorm Energy Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
8 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 5: 9 54 Ty Gibbs Saia Freight + Logistics Toyota 0.000 0.000
10 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Jack Link's Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 6: 11 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 0.000 0.000
12 77 Carson Hocevar Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 7: 13 2 Austin Cindric Menards/FrogTape Ford 0.000 0.000
14 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 8: 15 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 0.000 0.000
16 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 9: 17 35 Riley Herbst BEATBOX Toyota 0.000 0.000
18 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Long Beard XR 0.000 0.000
Row 10: 19 34 Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops/Fleetguard Ford 0.000 0.000
20 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 11: 21 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 0.000 0.000
22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chef Boyardee Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 12: 23 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 0.000 0.000
24 1 Ross Chastain Jockey VentraCool Air Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 13: 25 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 0.000 0.000
26 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 14: 27 41 Cole Custer Haas/Autodesk Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
28 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 15: 29 4 Noah Gragson Grillo's Pickles/Pabst Blue Ribbon Ford 0.000 0.000
30 38 Zane Smith Aaron's/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 16: 31 71 Michael McDowell Gunk Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
32 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 17: 33 97 Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
34 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 18: 35 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
36 51 Cody Ware Super.com Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 19: 37 33 Jesse Love(i) 1-800-Pack-Rat Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
38 66 Chad Finchum(i) Knox Hydrate Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 20: 39 44 Joey Gase(i) National Fire Prevention Association Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
40 78 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Did Not Qualify: #62 Casey Mears
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 20 1 Ford 11 0
Toyota 9 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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