NASCAR outcomes: Tyler Reddick is race winner at Kansas

• Tyler Reddick received at Kansas Speedway, his fifth victory within the first 9 races of the 2026 season.
• The victory marks the primary time a driver has received 5 of the primary 9 races since Dale Earnhardt in 1987.
• Kyle Larson completed second, extending his winless streak regardless of a powerful efficiency.

Hey, Tyler! How ya been?

Hadn’t seen you in Victory Lane shortly. What was it — three, 4 weeks?

Yep, that’s all.

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Tyler Reddick continues to dash by way of the NASCAR Cup Series in 2026. After one other victory at Kansas Speedway on April 19, he’s now the primary driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to say 5 of the primary 9 races of the season.

This one got here in wild trend, too.

With three laps to go, Reddick stated on his radio he ran out of gas. He then bumped the wall, permitting Denny Hamlin to regain the lead. Reddick flipped a swap and went to a gas reservoir. He recovered and was making a cost at Hamlin when Cody Ware spun and introduced out a warning with two laps left.

That meant time beyond regulation.

And after Kyle Larson slingshotted to a fast lead, Reddick tracked him down and captured the checkers.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Reddick stated. “… These late-race restarts, it gets really crazy there. Obviously had a run on the 5. I was just shocked I was able to get to his inside.”

Here are three takeaways.

1. Tyler Reddick retains thriving, Michael Jordan stays pleased

Let’s go to a man who famously is aware of a factor or two about victories.

“Yeah, when you win, it’s always fun,” stated Michael Jordan, a six-time NBA champion and a co-owner of Reddick’s 23XI workforce. “Right now, it’s fun for everybody at 23XI.”

Reddick claimed the primary three races of the yr. Then, he triumphed at Darlington on March 22. And now Kansas.

He began from the pole Sunday and led 10 laps. Hamlin paced everyone with 131 in entrance.

“Got to deliver for boss man,” Reddick stated of Jordan. “If he’s going to come hang out with us, we’ve got to get him dubs. That’s what it’s all about.”

Reddick now owns a 105-point cushion within the standings. Hamlin is second, and Ryan Blaney sits third.

“This kid is on fire,” Jordan stated. “I don’t know what to say. I don’t know if I can cool him down. He’s unbelievable. That was an unbelievable last couple laps, and I’m proud of him.”

2. Kyle Larson comes oh so near first win in 11 months

“We’re getting closer,” Larson stated.

The winless streak continues for an additional week. The reigning Cup Series champ hasn’t discovered Victory Lane since final May — at Kansas.

But he’s nonetheless delivering productive outings. With his second-place end, he’s as much as fifth within the standings. Larson additionally grabbed third at Bristol final week.

He received Stage 2 and led 78 laps, which trailed solely Hamlin. Larson additionally jumped to the highest of the Kansas’ all-time laps led listing.

He started time beyond regulation in third and manuevered to first earlier than Reddick caught him.

“I went through (turns) three and four, and I was plowing,” Larson stated. “Then, I could tell [Reddick] had a huge run on me behind, and I thought maybe if I could get to the banking it would load and cut, but it didn’t. He was really good there.”

3. Next up, we buckle up as Talladega sits forward

After six straight races on “normal” oval tracks, starting from a half-mile to 1.5 miles, NASCAR’s Cup Series goes pack-racin’ on the greatest, baddest pack-racin’ monitor of all of them: Talladega Superspeedway.

The 2.66-mile trioval at all times threatens to interrupt hearts whereas additionally giving hope to those that usually discover themselves from mid-pack to the again, and infrequently off the lead lap.

Last spring, Austin Cindric received his third profession Cup race at Talladega, as practically each driver within the 39-car subject led laps at one time or one other. Last fall, Chase Briscoe acquired the win whereas the highest 10 finishers included Todd Gilliland, Cole Custer and Zane Smith. Anything can occur.

Also at Talladega, the ARCA and O’Reilly Series race Saturday afternoon, a day forward of the Cup Series’ Jack Link’s 500.

— Ken Willis contributed to this story