NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the Southern 500 after lightning cancelled qualifying at Darlington Raceway. Reddick, who starts as the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, welcomed the rainout and expects a strong performance, given his team's previous success at the track. He will be joined on the front row by Daniel Suarez. The field was determined by a combination of last week's Daytona results (70%) and owner's points (30%).
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🔮 DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the Southern 500 after lightning canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Saturday.
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🔮 DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the Southern 500 after lightning canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Saturday.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the Southern 500 after lightning canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Saturday.
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lightning → start → Saturday
Reddick won a season-high five times this season, including the Darlington race in March, and starts NASCAR’s playoffs as the No. 3 seed behind regular-season champion Denny Hamlin and 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney at No. 2.
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Reddick → win → .
Reddick welcomed the qualifying rainout, knowing how well he and his Trackhouse Racing No. 45 Toyota ran in the spring, calling it a “best-case scenario.”
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he → welcome → it
“With how we ran last spring, we’re rock solid and expect more of the same tomorrow,” he said.
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he → run → same
Daniel Suarez, also in the 16-field playoffs, starts on the front row next to Reddick.
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Suarez → start → Reddick
The others competing in the 10-race Chase are Austin Cindric (sixth), Chase Briscoe (seventh), Christopher Bell (11th), Joey Logano (13th), Bubba Wallace (17th), Chase Elliott (18th), William Byron (20th), Blaney (24th), Kyle Larson (25th), Ty Gibbs (28th), Carson Hocevar (34th) and Chris Buescher (35th).
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others → compete → Chase
The field was set by NASCAR metrics, with 70% determined from last week’s Daytona results and 30% based on owner’s points.
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