Reddick Wins Roval Pole, Still 29 Points Below Cutline

Tyler Reddick won the Busch Light Pole at the Charlotte Roval with a lap of 95.510 mph (85.939 seconds), edging Shane van Gisbergen by 0.032 seconds to lead the field to green in Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 at 3 p.m. ET. Reddick begins the race 29 points below the playoff cutline, making the start a near–must-win opportunity despite the strong starting spot. Van Gisbergen will start second, Ty Gibbs third, Kyle Larson fourth and Chris Buescher fifth; Joey Logano qualified 17th and holds the final transfer spot while Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric sit below the cutline. Teams reported significant tire fall-off in practice, where AJ Allmendinger was fastest, and 23XI’s Riley Herbst suffered a heavy hit in a session. Reddick said the team still needs to find more race pace overnight; pre-race coverage begins on USA Network with PRN/SiriusXM and the NBC Sports app carrying additional outlets.