Before qualifying was over, 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace were worried that they had ruined each other's laps, but in fact, their timing was perfect. Tyler Reddick earned pole position, just ahead of teammate Bubba Wallace who followed in his tire tracks around the updated 2.40-mile circuit.

This was Reddick’s second career pole at COTA after topping the charts at 88.095 mph. His teammate Bubba Wallace will roll off the grid in second place, following his time of 87.894 mph.

"I was worried I screwed his [Wallace] lap up and he was worried he screwed my lap up," said Reddick, who now has ten Cup Series poles, four of those on road courses. "Man, today really threw us for a loop. The pace was nowhere where we thought it was going to be. Everybody here at 23XI really had to go to work on our Toyota Camrys. We made massive improvements I think from practice 1 to practice 2 ... Just really glad the day went like it did. That's going to be great track position for us tomorrow."

For Wallace, this will be his best ever start on a road course. "When we come to the road course races, everybody in the Toyota camp leans on Tyler," said Wallace. "He [Reddick] does a great job of giving us the right information, but I really thought I screwed his lap up. I got into Turn 1 better and I was just kind of close. I think if roles were reversed, I would have been like 'back up off me and give me some room.' But that's just how good he is. Hats off to everyone at 23XI."

As for the race start, Wallace was quick to say he would be the first to lift into Turn 1 as his teammate (who won at COTA in 2023) leads the way.

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