Qualifying Results : Darlington Raceway
Goodyear 400
Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- Goodyear 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - Xfinity Toyota
- Owner: Michael Jordan
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the Goodyear 400 with a lap of 29072 seconds, 169152 mph
- This is his 13th pole in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2026
- This is his second pole in 14 races at Darlington Raceway
- Bubba Wallace (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2026 and his seventh in 16 races at Darlington Raceway
- Chase Elliott (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Darlington Raceway It is his fourth in six races this season
- Connor Zilisch (32nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 293
- Margin of Victory: 05.847 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 4 Minutes 56 Seconds
- Average Speed: 129.854
- Cautions: 4 for 26 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 3,216 (12.0 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- Goodyear 400
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - Xfinity Toyota
- Owner: Michael Jordan
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400, his 12th victory in 224 Cup Series races
- This is his fourth victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Darlington Raceway
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway It is his third top-10 finish in 2026
- Ryan Blaney (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway
- Connor Zilisch (18th) was the highest finishing rookie
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.