Tyler Reddick rules Cup Series qualifying, speeds to New Hampshire pole

Tyler Reddick rolled to the pole in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session, topping the field at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Reddick topped time trials with a best lap of 131.094 mph (29.054 seconds) in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, earning the first starting spot for Sunday's Dollar General 301 (2 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Reddick's fourth Busch Light Pole Award of the season was his first at the 1.058-mile track and the 15th of his Cup Series career. RELATED: Starting lineup | At-track photos: NHMS Josh Berry's No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford will share the front row after registering the second-fastest lap at 131.026 mph, just 0.015 seconds behind Reddick's time. William Byron qualified third with series points leader Denny Hamlin fourth and Shane van Gisbergen rounding out the top five starters. AJ Allmendinger's No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet scraped the outside retaining wall as he steamed toward the green flag to begin his qualifying attempt. He continued and grabbed the 24th starting spot in the 36-car field. The 301-lap race is the next-to-last race of the Cup Series' regular season. The 16-driver Chase postseason field will be locked in after this weekend's race at New Hampshire and the Aug. 29 regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway. Practice recap: Jones tops leaderboard Erik Jones led a 1-2-3 sweep of Toyota drivers atop the board in Saturday morning's first on-track session, topping the Cup Series practice charts at New Hampshire. Jones put the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota out front in the 50-minute practice with a lap of 130.251 mph (29.242 seconds). That time was just 0.021 seconds better than second-fastest Ty Gibbs, who clocked in at 130.158 mph in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. MORE: Practice results | Weekend schedule: NHMS Bubba Wallace turned in the third-fastest lap at 130.095 mph in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota. A pair of Team Penske Fords completed the top five, with Joey Logano -- last weekend's winner at Richmond -- fourth and Austin Cindric fifth. Teams had two sets of Goodyear tires available for the expanded session, which featured the entire 36-car field in a 50-minute practice. This story will be updated.