Kansas Speedway is set to host the first of its two races on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule this Sunday afternoon, and this race, the AdventHealth 400, is set to mark both the one-quarter mark of the season and the one-third mark of the regular season.
This 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kansas City, Kansas oval is set to be just the second race at a traditional mile-and-a-half oval this season and the first since the mid-March race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Because Kansas is an intermediate track, each of the 37 drivers on the entry list is set to make a single-lap qualifying attempt in Saturday's qualifying session, and there will be no second round shootout for the pole position like there is on superspeedways; round one speeds set the entire starting lineup.
The qualifying order was determined by the two-variable formula that NASCAR introduced before the 2025 season to replace the older and more complicated four-variable metric that was used from 2020 to 2024.
A full breakdown of this formula, which factors in the point standings and the results of the most recent race, can be found here.
Here's a look at the order in which the 37 cars on the entry list are set to qualify on Saturday.
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying order at Kansas
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
2 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
4 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
5 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
6 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
7 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
8 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
9 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
11 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
12 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
13 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
15 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
16 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
18 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
19 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
21 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
23 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
24 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
25 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
26 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
27 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
28 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
29 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
30 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
31 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
32 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
33 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
34 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
35 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
36 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
37 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
Live coverage of the AdventHealth 400 from Kansas Speedway is set to be provided by Fox, and it is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 19. Start a free trial of FuboTV today and catch all of the action!
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