The Woman in Black is likely one of the hardest tracks to tame on the Cup Collection calendar.
Appears like somebody forgot to inform Tyler Reddick.
The 23XI Racing driver overcame a number of points through the center of the Goodyear 400 to earn his fourth win within the first six races of the 2026 season, this one by 5 seconds.
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“Ever since I made my first lap right here in an O’Reilly Auto Elements automotive, there’s simply one thing about this racetrack that is so particular, simply so difficult,” Reddick mentioned. “It has been actually enjoyable for my evolution as a driver over time.”
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Reddick began from pole place however struggled with alternator points through the first half of the race. The No. 45 crew needed to change his battery throughout Stage 2 to maintain him going.
If that wasn’t sufficient, Reddick had points together with his cool swimsuit shortly after because of the battery change. He needed to get the water out of his swimsuit throughout a warning interval because it was too scorching to serve its authentic goal. He needed to improvise with a bag of ice.
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“All day lengthy not working followers, sweating my tail off contained in the race automotive and we knew it was going to be bodily,” Reddick mentioned. “Actually wore out however I suppose I do not want as a lot of that cooling stuff as I usually have.”
Reddick turns into simply the third driver in Cup Collection historical past to win 4 of the primary six races of a season, becoming a member of NASCAR Corridor of Fame drivers Dale Earnhardt and Invoice Elliott.
“I do know by no means to surrender,” he mentioned. “I feel it’s totally becoming that once we lastly get our first win in Darlington that the Woman in Black would check us like that.”
Here is an prolonged take a look at how Reddick gained – and the ultimate outcomes from the Goodyear 400:
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March 8: Ryan Blaney celebrates profitable the Straight Discuss Wi-fi 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
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March 8: Ryan Blaney celebrates profitable the Straight Discuss Wi-fi 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
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March 1: Tyler Reddick celebrates profitable the DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
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Feb. 22: Tyler Reddick celebrates profitable the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
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Feb. 15: Tyler Reddick celebrates together with his household and crew after profitable the 68th working of the Daytona 500 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
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Here is how the sector completed the Goodyear 400:
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(45) Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
(6) Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
(12) Ryan Blaney, Crew Penske Ford
(77) Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
(2) Austin Cindric, Crew Penske Ford
(54) Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
(7) Daniel Suarez, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
(24) William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
(17) Chris Buescher, RFK Racing Ford
(43) Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Membership Toyota
(11) Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
(19) Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
(60) Ryan Preece, RFK Racing Ford
(97) Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
(9) Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
(1) Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
(21) Josh Berry, Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
(88) Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
(20) Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
(71) Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
(8) Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
(38) Zane Smith, Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
(34) Todd Gilliland, Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
(48) Justin Allgaier, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
(3) Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
(4) Noah Gragson, Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Membership Toyota
(41) Cole Custer, Haas Manufacturing facility Crew Chevrolet
(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
(16) AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
(10) Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
(5) Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
(22) Joey Logano, Crew Penske Ford
(23) Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
(35) Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota
(51) Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
(66) Timmy Hill, Storage 66 Ford
