Regardless of a tire drawback, the 23XI Racing driver appeared to seek out an additional gear on the ultimate lap when he surged forward of each Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney.
33.379s — Tyler Reddick’s remaining lap time, which was half a second quicker than anybody else on the observe (and was even fast sufficient to land fourth place in Saturday qualifying). It was an astonishing cost that appeared to return out of nowhere, chopping underneath Hamlin in Flip 1 earlier than blowing the doorways off Blaney with a high-side go in Turns 3 and 4.
“I did not know the way dangerous we had been going to bleed,” stated Reddick about his tire deficit. “I drove into flip three (on the restart) … out of desperation (and) I form of held serve. I used to be very shocked by that. Then as laps simply stored winding down, it did not actually really feel like we had been at a giant tire deficit. You come to this place, you recognize tires are a premium.
“Early within the race we noticed the 8 [Kyle Busch], quite a few different automobiles, on three/four-lap tires keep out and get their doorways blown off. I used to be utterly shocked we had been in a position to keep within the combine like we had been. Yeah, going into (Flip 1), I made the precise guess. I acquired the underside. I acquired clear air. I acquired up in entrance of the 11 [Hamlin]. I had a superb run on the 12 [Blaney].”
Race winner Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, The Beast Killer Dawn Toyota Camry
Photograph by: Ben Earp / NKP / Motorsport Pictures
Because the leaders headed for the ultimate set of corners, Blaney selected to run center which left the highest large open for Reddick.
“I used to be simply blown away that I had that form of momentum going into flip three,” defined Reddick. “I believed there was no manner Blaney was going to go away me the skin. He should have thought that I used to be simply going to completely dive bomb it off in there to attempt to get round him. As soon as I noticed him form of shade down, I hit the fuel and forgot about all the pieces else. Got here out on the opposite aspect within the lead. It was simply loopy.”
It is fairly the turnaround from one week in the past when Reddick’s Las Vegas race resulted in a weird rollover crash by way of the infield grass. Seven days later, he is secured the second of 4 coveted spots within the finale. Reddick has by no means positioned increased than sixth within the Cup standings, however he’s now assured to complete no worse than fourth in 2024.
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