Reddick achieved an average lap speed of 113.689 mph during the last round of Saturday’s qualifying session. This speed was sufficient to beat Kyle Busch’s Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, which had an average lap speed of 113.636 mph. As a result, Reddick secured the pole position for Sunday’s race at Richmond Raceway in Virginia.
Reddick has achieved four victories throughout his three-plus seasons in Cup, but he has yet to take the lead in any laps on a short track. This marks his initial pole position in the 2023 season and his fifth overall in his career.
Reddick expressed his satisfaction with the outcome, stating that he managed to secure everything necessary to advance to the second round. Despite hitting the wall with his No. 45 Toyota in the initial round, he remains optimistic about the team’s prospects for the upcoming weekend.
Denny Hamlin, co-owner of Reddick’s 23XI Racing team, achieved the third-highest speed at 113.536 mph. Chase Elliott secured the fourth position, while Bubba Wallace, Reddick’s teammate, completed the top five.
Completing the top-10 in the starting lineup are William Byron – who was fastest in practice Saturday, Ty Gibbs, Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.
Round 1 / Group A
Hamlin, the last of 18 cars to make a qualifying attempt, ran just one lap but it was fast enough to lead the session at 114.606 mph.
Byron, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice, was second (114.088 mph) and Stenhouse was third (113.326 mph).
Wallace and Elliott also progressed to the final round of qualifying.
Harrison Burton, Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, and Daniel Suarez were among the individuals who did not progress.
Round 1 / Group B
Harvick took the lead in the second group, achieving an impressive average lap speed of 115.587 mph, ultimately setting the fastest lap of the day.
Truex was second-fastest (115.222 mph0 and Gibbs was third (114.708 mph).
Also advancing to the final round of qualifying were Reddick and Busch. Reddick tagged the wall on his qualifying lap but did not appear to damage his No. 45 Toyota.
Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, and Alex Bowman were among the individuals who did not progress to the final round.
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