Tyler Reddick matches Earnhardt with 5th win of 2026 NASCAR season

Tyler Reddick has done something that no driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 has accomplished: win five of the first nine races of a NASCAR Cup Series season.

Reddick rallied to win the AdventHealth 400 on Sunday, April 19 at Kansas Speedway, passing defending race winner Kyle Larson on the final turns of the final lap of overtime to capture his fifth victory of the 2026 season.

Reddick, who started from the pole, now adds Kansas to his wins at Darlington, Circuit of the Americas, Atlanta and the season-opening Daytona 500. He won from the pole in four of his five wins – all but Daytona – cementing the 23XI Racing driver as not only the best starter so far this season, but the best finisher as well.

"Man, these late race restarts get crazy," Reddick said in a post-race interviewe with Fox. "I obviously had a run on the 5 (Larson). I was shocked I was able to get to his inside there. (We had) an incredible SupplyHouse Toyota Camry all day long."

Reddick edged Larson's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet by 0.118 seconds and is proving to be as clutch as co-team owner Michael Jordan, who was on hand at the speedway to celebrate with the No. 45 Toyota team.

Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe finished third, Denny Hamlin, who co-owns 23XI Racing but drives for JGR finished fourth, and Bubba Wallace, the second 23XI driver finished fifth as Toyota took four of the top five positions.

Reddick became the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win five of the first nine races in any season, joining three Hall of Famers: Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.

"Look, I’m racing against Denny. I really wanted to beat him because I know we’re going to talk a lot of trash a little bit later," Jordan joked after congratulating Reddick. "This kid is on fire. I don’t know if I can cool him down. He is unbelievable. Unbelievable last couple laps. I’m proud of the whole team.

"When you win, it’s always fun. Right now it’s fun for everybody at 23XI. Me being here and being able to see all the wins, I am so happy for the team. I just think we need to continually build on this, without a doubt."

Despite starting from the pole, the race seemed like it would be a battle between Larson, the defending Cup series champion, and Denny Hamlin, whose four wins at this 1.5-mile oval are the most in Cup Series history. Hamlin dominated Stage 1 after passing Reddick a few laps into the race, and Larson dominated Stage 2 after passing Hamlin on the first lap of the second segment.

But Reddick was never out of the picture, and he retook the lead from Hamlin on Lap 258 of 267.

As the race headed to overtime, it was Hamlin and Reddick on the front row for the restart. Hamlin jumped out to a quick lead, but Larson surged from third on his inside to pass them both and take the white flag. It seemed like the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports driver was on his way to a third consecutive victory in the Kansas spring race, until Reddick chased him down on the backstretch, before passing Larson between Turns 3 and 4 and holding on to take the checkered flag.

NASCAR at Kansas race results

1. Tyler Reddick, Toyota
2. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
3. Chase Briscoe, Toyota
4. Denny Hamlin, Toyota
5. Bubba Wallace, Toyota
6. Brad Keselowski, Ford
7. William Byron, Chevrolet
8. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
9. Ty Gibbs, Toyota
10. Chris Buescher, Ford

Click here for the full finishing order from the AdventHealth 400.

NASCAR Kansas race extended highlights

Tyler Reddick wins NASCAR race at Kansas in overtime

Tyler Reddick passed defending race Kyle Larson on the final lap of overtime to win the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway for his fifth victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Reddick restarted alongside Hamlin on the front row for the two-lap overtime shootout before Larson surged from third into the lead to take the white flag. But Reddick rebounded, chasing down Larson on the backstretch and making the pass between Turn 3 and Turn 4 to capture the win by 0.118 seconds.

NASCAR Kansas Stage 2 results: Kyle Larson wins second segment

Defending race winner Kyle Larson passed Denny Hamlin on on Turn 4 on the opening lap of Stage 2 then mainained his lead for the vast majority of the segment – except during green-flag pit stops. During the stage, Larson passed Kevin Harvick for the most laps led at Kansas in the Cup Series all-time. Larson has three career wins at Kansas.

Here are the results of Stage 2:

1. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
2. Denny Hamlin, Toyota
3. Tyler Reddick, Toyota
4. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
5. Christopher Bell, Toyota
6. Bubba Wallace, Toyota
7. Brad Keselowski, Ford
8. Ty Gibbs, Toyota
9. Chris Buescher, Ford
10. Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet

NASCAR Kansas Stage 1 results: Hamlin wins opening segment

Tyler Reddick started on the pole, but Denny Hamlin passed him for the lead after just a few laps before dominating the rest of the 80-lap opening stage. Toyota drivers were impressive in Stage 1, with seven finishing in the top 10.

1. Denny Hamlin, Toyota
2. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
3. Tyler Reddick, Toyota
4. Ty Gibbs, Toyota
5. Christopher Bell, Toyota
6. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
7. Chase Briscoe, Toyota
8. Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
9. Bubba Wallace, Toyota
10. Corey Heim, Toyota

What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas start?

The AdventHealth 400 starts at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. local) at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.

What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas on?

The AdventHealth 400 will be broadcast on FOX beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Fox will also televise a pre-race show beginning at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. local).

NASCAR Cup race at Kansas live stream

The AdventHealth 400 can be live streamed on the Fox Sports website (by signing in with your TV or satellite provider), Fox One (free seven day trial) and the Fox Sports app. Viewers can also stream the race on HBO Max and Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

How many laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas?

The AdventHealth 400 features 267 laps around a 1.5-mile tri-oval track for a total of 400.5 miles. The race will be broken up into three stages (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 80 laps; Stage 2: 85 laps; Stage 3: 102 laps.

What is the lineup for the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas?

Car number in parentheses

1. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
3. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
4. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
5. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
6. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
7. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
8. (7) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
9. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
10. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
11. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
12. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
13. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
14. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
15. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
16. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
17. (97) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
18. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
19. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
21. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
22. (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
23. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
24. (67) Corey Heim, Toyota
25. (38) Zane Smith, Ford
26. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
27. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
28. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
29. (41) Cole Custer, Chevrolet
30. (21) Josh Berry, Ford
31. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
32. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
33. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
34. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
35. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet
36. (88) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet
37. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet