Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace Secure Front Row Sweep For 23XI Racing

Darlington, S.C. -- 23XI Racing continued its hot start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season on Saturday afternoon at Darlington Raceway as Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace swept the front row for the organization in qualifying for Sunday's Goodyear 400.

Reddick, driving the No. 45 Xfinity Toyota Camry, turned a fast lap time of 29.072 seconds (169.152 mph), which allowed him to secure his 14th career pole position.

Reddick was able to top Wallace by a margin of 0.124 seconds for the top qualifying time in the session, and the driver, who started the season off with a historic run of three consecutive wins, will attempt to snag his fourth win of the year from the pole.

For 23XI Racing, a team owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, this is its second-ever front row qualifying sweep.

Chase Elliott nabbed the third position in the qualifying session, and he will be joined in the second row of Sunday's starting lineup by Kyle Larson, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate.

Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher were able to lockdown the third row for RFK Racing as they'll start fifth and sixth, while Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top-10 qualifiers.

With a new package for this weekend's race at Darlington, which increased horsepower, and decreased downforce, the cars have been hard to handle for drivers. Several competitors, including Reddick, caught the outside wall during their qualifying runs.

In addition to Reddick, Carson Hocevar, Michael McDowell, Erik Jones, and Ty Gibbs also made contact with the outside wall during their qualifying runs.

Official Goodyear 400 Starting Lineup