2026 AdventHealth 400

2026 AdventHealth 400
Race details
Race 9 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	April 19, 2026
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	274 laps, 411 mi (657.6 km)
Scheduled distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather	Clear 71 °F (22 °C)
Average speed	146.22 miles per hour (235.32 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Tyler Reddick;
Time	29.142
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin
Laps	131
Fastest lap
Driver	Christopher Bell
Time	29.925
Winner
No. 45	Tyler Reddick
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen ratings	2.926 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4)

The 2026 AdventHealth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on April 19, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 274 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, extended from the original 267 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the 9th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Tyler Reddick won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Chase Briscoe finished 3rd. Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five, and Brad Keselowski, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Daniel Suárez	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
35	Riley Herbst	23XI Racing	Toyota
38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Chevrolet
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford
67	Corey Heim (i)	23XI Racing	Toyota
71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
88	Connor Zilisch (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
97	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.559 seconds and a speed of 182.685 mph (294.003 km/h).

Practice results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.559	182.685
2	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.665	182.032
3	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.765	181.421
Official practice results

Qualifying

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.142 and a speed of 185.300 mph (298.211 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.142	185.300
2	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.161	185.179
3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.192	184.982
4	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.192	184.982
5	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.199	184.938
6	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.212	184.856
7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	29.227	184.761
8	7	Daniel Suárez	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.230	184.742
9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	29.231	184.735
10	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.280	184.426
11	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	29.325	184.143
12	60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	29.367	183.880
13	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.402	183.661
14	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.504	183.026
15	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	29.507	183.007
16	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.532	182.852
17	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	29.537	182.822
18	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.541	182.797
19	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	29.561	182.673
20	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	29.569	182.624
21	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	29.577	182.574
22	35	Riley Herbst	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.583	182.537
23	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	29.653	182.106
24	67	Corey Heim (i)	23XI Racing	Toyota	29.664	182.039
25	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.670	182.002
26	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.723	181.677
27	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	29.726	181.659
28	4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.739	181.580
29	41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Chevrolet	29.739	181.580
30	21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	29.768	181.403
31	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	29.781	181.324
32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	29.831	181.020
33	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.849	180.911
34	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	30.014	179.916
35	51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	30.199	178.814
36	88	Connor Zilisch (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	30.246	178.536
37	10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	31.364	172.172
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	8
4	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	2
10	67	Corey Heim (i)	23XI Racing	Toyota	0

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	8
4	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	5
7	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	4
8	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	2
10	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	1	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	274	71
2	4	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	54
3	5	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	274	38
4	2	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	274	52
5	10	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	274	39
6	21	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	274	35
7	14	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	30
8	13	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	41
9	3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	274	38
10	7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	274	29
11	12	60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	274	26
12	34	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	274	25
13	6	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	28
14	22	35	Riley Herbst	23XI Racing	Toyota	274	23
15	24	67	Corey Heim (i)	23XI Racing	Toyota	274	0
16	20	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	274	21
17	26	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	274	20
18	33	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	19
19	8	7	Daniel Suárez	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	274	18
20	11	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	274	30
21	16	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet	273	16
22	32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	273	15
23	19	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	273	14
24	9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	273	13
25	29	41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Chevrolet	273	12
26	31	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	272	11
27	30	21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	272	10
28	28	4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	272	9
29	36	88	Connor Zilisch (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	272	8
30	15	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	272	7
31	27	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	271	6
32	25	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	271	5
33	37	10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	271	4
34	18	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	271	3
35	23	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	270	2
36	17	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	270	1
37	35	51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	268	1
Official race results

Race statistics

Lead changes: 17 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 3 for 20
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 39 seconds
Average speed: 146.22 miles per hour (235.32 km/h)

Media

Television

For the first time since the 2014 5-hour Energy 400, the race was nationally televised on Fox.^[8] Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Kansas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

Fox
Booth announcers	Pit reporters	In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick	Jamie Little Regan Smith	Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field will race through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field will race through turns 1 and 2. Tim Catafalmo called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Lead MRN Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon	Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo	Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Jason Toy

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Tyler Reddick	457
1	2	Denny Hamlin	352 (–105)
1	3	Ryan Blaney	337 (–120)
	4	Ty Gibbs	319 (–138)
1	5	Kyle Larson	314 (–143)
1	6	Chase Elliott	305 (–152)
	7	William Byron	275 (–182)
	8	Bubba Wallace	275 (–182)
2	9	Brad Keselowski	264 (–193)
1	10	Christopher Bell	261 (–196)
1	11	Chris Buescher	259 (–198)
1	12	Carson Hocevar	237 (–220)
1	13	Ryan Preece	235 (–222)
2	14	Joey Logano	225 (–232)
2	15	Chase Briscoe	214 (–243)
1	16	Daniel Suárez	210 (–247)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Toyota	455
2	Chevrolet	330 (–125)
3	Ford	314 (–141)

Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

^ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
^ "AdventHealth 400 Results". Racing-Reference. April 19, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
^ DeGroot, Nick (April 18, 2026). "NASCAR Cup Kansas starting lineup: Tyler Reddick beats Denny Hamlin to pole". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
^ "NASCAR announces start times, networks for 2026 national series races". November 12, 2025.

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[1] "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[2] "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[2026schedule-3] "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[4] "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.

[5] "AdventHealth 400 Results". Racing-Reference. April 19, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.

[6] "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.

[7] DeGroot, Nick (April 18, 2026). "NASCAR Cup Kansas starting lineup: Tyler Reddick beats Denny Hamlin to pole". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

[8] "NASCAR announces start times, networks for 2026 national series races". November 12, 2025.

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v t e 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
Points races	Daytona 500 (The Duel) (Speedweeks) Autotrader 400 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Straight Talk Wireless 500 Pennzoil 400 Goodyear 400 Cook Out 400 (Martinsville) Food City 500 AdventHealth 400 Jack Link's 500 Würth 400 Go Bowling at The Glen Coca-Cola 600 Cracker Barrel 400 FireKeepers Casino 400 The Great American Getaway 400 Anduril 250 Toyota/Save Mart 350 eero 400 Quaker State 400 Window World 450 Brickyard 400 Iowa Corn 350 Cook Out 400 (Richmond) Dollar Tree 301 Coke Zero Sugar 400
The Chase	Cook Out Southern 500 Enjoy Illinois 300 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Hollywood Casino 400 South Point 400 Bank of America 400 Freeway Insurance 500 YellaWood 500 Xfinity 500 Straight Talk Wireless 400
Exhibition races	Cook Out Clash NASCAR All-Star Race

Race details^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series

Date	April 19, 2026 (2026-04-19)
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	274 laps, 411 mi (657.6 km)
Scheduled distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather	Clear 71 °F (22 °C)
Average speed	146.22 miles per hour (235.32 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing
Time	29.142
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	131
Fastest lap
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	29.925
Winner
No. 45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen ratings	2.926 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4)