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Homestead Cup starting lineup: Tyler Reddick wins the pole

Tyler Reddick will start Sunday afternoon's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway from the front of the pack after winning the pole.

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Reddick, who flipped last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, won the pole with a lap of 32.248 seconds. This is his ninth career pole and his third of the season.

Kyle Larson qualified second with a lap of 32.325 seconds. This is his 21st time starting inside the top 10 this season. Fellow playoff drivers Christopher Bell (32.325 seconds) and Denny Hamlin (32.428 seconds) make up the second row.

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The top 10 also includes Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (32.599 seconds), Martin Truex Jr. (32.469 seconds), Chase Elliott (32.693 seconds), Bubba Wallace (32.505 seconds), Daniel Hemric (33.059 seconds), and Justin Haley (32.596 seconds).

The Ford Performance teams struggled with speed as every car with a blue oval logo missed the second round of qualifying.

Playoff driver Ryan Blaney, in particular, qualified 20th with a lap of 32.477 seconds. Teammate Joey Logano qualified 26th with a lap of 32.562 seconds. Logano told NBC Sports that he will likely have to start from the rear of the field due to a suspected power steering failure.

William Byron, a Chevrolet driver, was the other playoff contender to miss the final round. He qualified 25th with a lap of 32.581 seconds.

Starting from the front row is significant for Tyler Reddick considering his position in the playoff standings. He enters the weekend 30 points below the cutline and in need of either a win or a strong points day.

Hamlin is in a similar situation. He is 27 points below the cutline with two races remaining in the Round of 8. Bell and Larson, however, are in far more favorable situations as they prepare for Sunday's race. Bell is 42 points above the cutline while Larson is 35 points above.

Sunday's race takes place at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC will provide coverage on TV while MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have the radio call.