Tyler Reddick beat Shane van Gisbergen on a NASCAR road course ... ... in qualifying. Yes, the driver of the No. 45 car for 23XI Racing laid down the fastest time ...

Brent Crews will join Smith on the front row, with Tanner Gray, Kaden Honeycutt and Corey Heim rounding out the top-five. Rajah Caruth, defending Truck Series champion Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggiero, two-time series champion Ben Rhodes and Stefan Parsons will complete the top-10 starters.

Public ticket sales are on for the Indy 500 and much more. Here's where you can buy tickets for races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

After that race, the top four from the Round of 8 will go to Phoenix with the championship on the line. Horsepower restrictions on NASCAR's so-called Next Gen cars continue to slow Talladega speeds to a relative crawl compared to earlier times, especially ...