Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400.
Driving the No. 5 Chevrolet, Larson’s time of 29.391 bested Ford driver Chris Buescher for the top spot. The highest starting Toyota will be Christopher Bell in third.
Larson besting Buescher by the slimmest of margins at Kansas is nothing new as the same result played out in last spring’s race at the track for the closest photo finish in Cup Series history.
“Pretty ironic to have us both on the front row here after our close finish a year ago,” smiled Larson. “It’s cool to finally get a pole here at Kansas too. I feel like I’ve been just short a number of times and I hope they still give out that pedal car (for pole) because that’s what I’ve always wanted. Especially with having some kids so I hope that’s still a thing. Just proud of our team … thanks to Chevy, the engine shop, everybody. So yeah, off to a good start.”
Coverage of the AdventHealth 400 will air on FS1 beginning at 3:00 pm ET.
Cup Series Kansas Speedway Starting Lineup
Qualifying: May 10, 2025; Race to be held: May 11, 2025
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POSITION
|
BEST SPEED
|
BEST TIME
|
BEHIND
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
K. Larson #5
|
183.730
|
29.391
|
Winner
|
|
2
|
C. Buescher #17
|
183.374
|
29.448
|
0.057
|
|
3
|
C. Bell #20
|
183.268
|
29.465
|
0.074
|
|
4
|
T. Reddick #45
|
183.150
|
29.484
|
0.093
|
|
5
|
J. Logano #22
|
182.871
|
29.529
|
0.138
|
|
6
|
T. Gibbs #54
|
182.735
|
29.551
|
0.160
|
|
7
|
W. Byron #24
|
182.624
|
29.569
|
0.178
|
|
8
|
D. Suárez #99
|
182.476
|
29.593
|
0.202
|
|
9
|
C. Elliott #9
|
182.463
|
29.595
|
0.204
|
|
10
|
R. Blaney #12
|
182.457
|
29.596
|
0.205
|
|
11
|
M. McDowell #71
|
182.352
|
29.613
|
0.222
|
|
12
|
J. Haley #7
|
182.278
|
29.625
|
0.234
|
|
13
|
A. Cindric #2
|
182.266
|
29.627
|
0.236
|
|
14 |
D. Hamlin #11
|
182.229
|
29.633
|
0.242
|
|
15 |
B. Wallace #23
|
182.223
|
29.634
|
0.243
|
|
16 |
E. Jones #43
|
182.002
|
29.670
|
0.279
|
|
17 |
J. Nemechek #42
|
181.977
|
29.674
|
0.283
|
|
18 |
Z. Smith #38
|
181.928
|
29.682
|
0.291
|
|
19 |
C. Briscoe #19
|
181.916
|
29.684
|
0.293
|
|
20 |
A. Dillon #3
|
181.788
|
29.705
|
0.314
|
|
21 |
A. Bowman #48
|
181.720
|
29.716
|
0.325
|
|
22 |
C. Hocevar #77
|
181.251
|
29.793
|
0.402
|
|
23
|
T. Gilliland #34
|
181.056
|
29.825
|
0.434
|
|
24
|
N. Gragson #4
|
180.965
|
29.840
|
0.449
|
|
25
|
R. Herbst #35
|
180.929
|
29.846
|
0.455
|
|
26
|
R. Chastain #1
|
180.923
|
29.847
|
0.456
|
|
27
|
R. Stenhouse Jr #47
|
180.898
|
29.851
|
0.460
|
|
28
|
C. Heim #67
|
180.608
|
29.899
|
0.508
|
|
29
|
T. Dillon #10
|
180.156
|
29.974
|
0.583
|
|
30
|
R. Preece #60
|
179.904
|
30.016
|
0.625
|
|
31
|
C. Custer #41
|
179.904
|
30.016
|
0.625
|
|
32
|
J. Love #33
|
179.581
|
30.070
|
0.679
|
|
33
|
A. Allmendinger #16
|
179.045
|
30.160
|
0.769
|
|
34
|
S. Van Gisbergen #88
|
178.731
|
30.213
|
0.822
|
|
35
|
K. Busch #8
|
177.725
|
30.384
|
0.993
|
|
36
|
B. Keselowski #6
|
176.459
|
30.602
|
1.211
|
|
37
|
C. Ware #51
|
173.344
|
31.152
|
1.761
|
|
38
|
J. Berry #21
|
171.942
|
31.406
|
2.015
|
