By Lonnie Hugh Skinner
Kyle Larson, A 32-year-old native of Elk Grove, California, was the best driver in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway with a 183.730 mph lap. This will be the 22nd pole in his career and first of 2025.
TODAY’S STARTING GRID FOR THE ADVENTHEALTH 400
| Finish | Car Number | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano |
| 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs |
| 14 | 99 | Daniel Suárez |
| 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
| 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
| 18 | 71 | Michael McDowell |
| 19 | 77 | Carson Hocevar |
| 20 | 19 | Chase Briscoe |
| 21 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
| 22 | 7 | Justin Haley |
| 23 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith |
| 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones |
| 27 | 21 | Josh Berry |
| 28 | 60 | Ryan Preece |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 30 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek |
| 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon |
| 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer |
| 34 | 35 | Riley Herbst |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware |
| 36 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 37 | 33 | Jesse Love |
| 38 | 67 | Corey Heim |
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