Tyler Reddick will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.
Aboard the No. 45 for 23XI Racing, Reddick narrowly edged out Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch by 0.011 seconds.
Busch is fresh off a Superstar Racing Experience victory at Motor Mile Speedway (Va.), his first career win in his first start with the all-star series.
Reddick had a fastest speed of 113.689 mph. It was the 27-year-old’s first pole of the season.
Behind the front two, last week’s Pocono Raceway race winner Denny Hamlin qualified third, with Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott slotting in fourth.
Three additional Toyota’s made up the top 10 with Bubba Wallace in fifth, Ty Gibbs seventh and Martin Truex Jr. qualifying in 10th.
Two Chevrolet’s in William Byron (sixth) and Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (ninth) followed suit, with the lone Ford of Kevin Harvick qualifying eighth.
After electing to miss Saturday’s Cup Series action to compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America (Wis.) A.J. Allmendinger will start last in 36th. Derek Kraus filled in for Allmendinger for practice and qualifying.
Allmendinger currently sits 17 points below the NASCAR Playoffs cutline.
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