Toyota Racing announced on Wednesday morning that SiriusXM Radio will sponsor Ty Gibbs and Tyler Reddick during the 2024 NASCAR season.
Toyota Racing has continued its streak of announcements heading into the 2024 NASCAR season. On Wednesday morning, Toyota Racing announced that SiriusXM Radio would continue its partnership with the manufacturer heading into the new campaign. The company will sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing driver [autotag]Ty Gibbs[/autotag] and 23XI Racing driver [autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag].
This will be SiriusXM Radio’s first time sponsoring Gibbs, who will carry the company at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17 and Kansas Speedway on May 5. For Reddick, this will be his second straight year carrying SiriusXM Radio colors. The No. 45 car will be sponsored by the company at Richmond on March 31, Gateway on June 2, and New Hampshire on June 23.
Through its Toyota relationship, SiriusXM will be primary sponsor for Tyler Reddick for three races (Richmond-March, WWTR Gateway, Loudon) and Ty Gibbs for two (Bristol-March, Kansas-May) this year.
Toyota’s partnership with SiriusXM Radio has succeeded, but a trip to victory lane would make it even better. Gibbs is on the verge of a breakthrough in the Cup Series, while Reddick has proven his ability to win annually. This could be a successful season for SiriusXM Radio, based on both drivers’ expectations in 2024.
Ross Chastain discusses his altercation with Tyler Reddick after the Busch Light Clash. Find out what Chastain had to say about Reddick!
The Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum is a place where feelings get hurt ahead of the official beginning of the 2024 NASCAR season at Daytona International Speedway. This is due to the 0.25-mile track configuration as drivers bump into each other. This is what happened with [autotag]Ross Chastain[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag], as the No. 1 car made contact with the No. 45 after the race.
It looked like Reddick moved Chastain out of the way in the race’s final corner with a spin in front of them. The Trackhouse Racing driver wasn’t happy in the car and talked to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass about the incident after the event. Outside of the No. 1 entry, Chastain had a calmer tone.
“Yeah, I felt like when that last wreck happened, [Tyler Reddick] just drove through us,” Chastain said. “I mean, everybody ran into everybody…I just feel like at the end, Tyler took advantage of the wreck ahead and pushed his way through.”
A look at the contact between Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick. #NASCAR
“Me and Tyler are buddies; I can’t wait to get back on the bike with him or something and see how strong he’s gotten through the offseason.”
Chastain is not one to shy away from confrontation, and while nothing serious happened on Saturday night, it shows that he will continue to be himself. There was no driver carrying more momentum into the new campaign as Chastain after winning at Phoenix Raceway. Now, he will look ahead and try his best to claim his first Daytona 500 victory in two weeks.
23XI Racing has revealed Tyler Reddick’s new Jordan Brand paint scheme for the 2024 NASCAR season. Check out the new and improved look!
[autotag]23XI Racing[/autotag] is one of NASCAR’s most popular organizations despite debuting in 2021. The team has been an amazing addition to the Cup Series garage, led by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan. In fact, 2024 will be the first time that 23XI Racing’s lineup remains the same for a second straight year. Now, a new paint scheme for one of its drivers is on the way.
On Thursday morning, 23XI Racing revealed a new Jordan Brand paint scheme for [autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag], which is phenomenal. The paint scheme features Jordan Brand colors with a logo and design on the top of the car that resembles Kurt Busch’s paint scheme in his last victory at Kansas Speedway in 2022. Overall, this is one of the best paint schemes revealed during the offseason.
Jordan has put a lot of time into 23XI Racing as he continues to take NASCAR seriously. Sponsoring Reddick shows his belief that he can be a winning driver every week. After making the Round of 8, the driver of the No. 45 car is pushing for something more than last year. Reddick knows he has the talent to be a championship-level driver, and everyone at 23XI Racing has the same mindset.
Tyler Reddick had a solid first year with 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Here, you can check out Reddick’s 2023 season in review!
[autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag]’s first season with 23XI Racing didn’t end with a NASCAR Cup Series championship but it was a good building block. Reddick ended the year with two wins, 10 top-5 finishes, and 16 top-10 finishes. Unfortunately for the driver of the No. 45 car, he was unable to advance out of the Round of 8 and finished sixth in the point standings.
Reddick won at Circuit of the Americas and Kansas Speedway along the way. There wasn’t as much success during his first season with 23XI Racing compared to Richard Childress Racing but it was to be expected. Reddick closed out the year with 470 laps led (eighth best) and a 15.7 average finishing position (14th best); however, he was plagued by mistakes in 2023.
WHAT A RUN TO THE FINISH. Repost to congratulate Tyler Reddick on his WIN at Kansas! pic.twitter.com/Bd4PHV10xQ
The 23XI Racing driver really struggled in a five-race stretch starting at World Wide Technology Raceway as he earned a best finish of 27th place. Reddick’s season was best described as all or nothing in terms of results. Whether that be mistakes on the race track or by the crew on pit road, it really affected his ability to close out races during the 2023 NASCAR season.
These types of results are not surprising for Reddick as it was his first year with a new team. Yet, these mistakes from everyone within the No. 45 team need to be minimized moving forward. If not, Reddick will have a hard time truly contending. NASCAR is a team sport and this might be the greatest example of that being the case.
Tyler Reddick’s chances at winning a NASCAR Cup Series championship likely hinge on his performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
[autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag] enters Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 16-point deficit to the playoff cut-line and the stakes are incredibly high. Reddick has seen a lot of success at Homestead over the years, including two title-clinching wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Also, the 23XI Racing driver has two top-4 finishes in only three starts during his time in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Reddick faces a very clear situation. This weekend’s race at Homestead needs to be maximized if he wants a shot at making the Championship 4. With a 16-point gap and Martinsville Speedway ahead, there needs to be significant ground made up on Sunday. This is due to Reddick’s lackluster past at Martinsville in the Cup Series.
Reddick has made seven starts at Martinsville and only has one top-15 finish, which was eighth place in 2021. However, the driver of the No. 45 car did earn 15 stage points at his first Martinsville race with 23XI Racing in 2023. Could this be an outlier or is Reddick truly improving at the race track? Quite frankly, he can’t take a chance on the latter.
WHAT A RUN TO THE FINISH. Repost to congratulate Tyler Reddick on his WIN at Kansas! pic.twitter.com/Bd4PHV10xQ
If Homestead does not go Reddick’s way, the past suggests that it will be very difficult for him to make the Championship 4. Las Vegas was supposed to be a strong weekend for him too and that did not translate to the race track. This weekend’s race at Homestead needs to be a different story and it can’t result in the 35th-place finish that he earned after an accident last year.
It is impossible to say that one race can determine Reddick’s fate with two left in the Round of 8. However, the 23XI Racing driver has to maximize the opportunity ahead or he will be going to one of his worst race tracks on the schedule with a lot to overcome.
Tyler Reddick looks at Sunday’s run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an outlier for his 23XI Racing team and one they are eager to learn from immediately. “How we performed at Vegas is not ourselves,” Reddick said. Reddick finished eighth in the South …
Tyler Reddick looks at Sunday’s run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an outlier for his 23XI Racing team and one they are eager to learn from immediately.
“How we performed at Vegas is not ourselves,” Reddick said.
Reddick finished eighth in the South Point 400, but it was the overall performance through the 400-mile event that brought frustration. In the opening race of the third round of the postseason, Reddick didn’t lead a lap and earned just nine stage points. It was an empty result after entering the weekend optimistic about being able to capitalize on the first intermediate track in the round.
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“We’re definitely further behind than we wanted to be coming out of Vegas,” Reddick said of being 16 points below the playoff grid cutline. “You guys know the stats better than me, but I swear I’ve heard it — we’ve led at like every mile-and-a-half track going into Vegas and then we didn’t lead a single one while we were there. That’s frustrating for sure because the car showed it had good speed; our handling was not what we’re kind of used to, and we really thought we were going to have a handle on it, literally, going into the race on Sunday, and we did not. Pretty much from the beginning of that race, it was a handful all day.
“The car had speed, it’s just the handling wasn’t there. It’s very unlike us. In practice, the car was fast, it was just very difficult to hang on and manage it over the course of a run, manage it in traffic, and it just built for a tough day for us. That was definitely disappointing but at the same time, we can learn from our mistakes and certain things we didn’t really like that our car did at Vegas as we approach Homestead. It was a tough day, for sure. Hopefully, on the other side of it, when we get to Homestead, we’ll be better.”
Whatever 23XI Racing threw at the Jordan Brand Camry at Las Vegas, it didn’t create the balance Reddick expected. Nigel Kinrade/Motorsport Images
Homestead-Miami Speedway has been kind to Reddick in the past, and it’s a track he’s always glad to see on the schedule. It’s the perfect place to move on to after a tough weekend, and Reddick said he can’t wait to get back on track.
In four Xfinity Series starts at Homestead-Miami, Reddick won twice, which also claimed him the series championship. Of his three Cup Series starts at the track, Reddick has two top-five finishes.
This is the furthest Reddick has ever been in the Cup Series postseason in three appearances. Until this year, he’d never made it out of the first round.
“I think coming into this year, it was just about getting both cars in the playoffs and just seeing where we’re at right now,” Reddick said. “When we look at the speed we’ve had this year, we’ve led a few laps at a number of different places; we’ve had good speed. So, I guess when the year started, we didn’t really know where our ceiling was going to be, but when we look at the speed we’ve had this year, I think being in the Round of 8 was very possible for us.
“When you look at how the years transpire, we’re about where we should be. I would like to take it a step further by all means, but I think for us, it’s been a good year. We just want to keep going. I don’t think anyone on this team or in this organization will ever settle for good enough. We’re just going to keep pushing.”
23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick is set to drive in an Air Jordan 8 inspired car for the next race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continue on this week as the field has been cut to 8 drivers and that includes 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick.
The team, co-owned by Michael Jordan, saw Reddick advance into the round of 8 last week and now he begins his quest for the finals. And when he is out there this weekend in Las Vegas, he will do so again in an Air Jordan-inspired paint scheme.
This week, Reddick will drive in a paint scheme that pays homage to the classic Air Jordan 8 model. The multi-color paint scheme features black, purple, orange, and teal among other colors:
It also has the Air Jordan 8 emblem with a circle and the Jumpman logo splitting the purple, teal and grey. That emblem is on the Air Jordan 8 tongue and is an awesome addition.
Driving in Air Jordan-inspired paint schemes is nothing new for Reddick either as last week he drove in one that paid homage to the Air Jordan 5 “Grape” colorway.
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A pair of Toyota teammates locked down the front row for the NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Roval. Tyler Reddick earned the pole for Sunday’s race with a lap of 102.839mph (81.214s). It’s Reddick’s second pole of the season, …
A pair of Toyota teammates locked down the front row for the NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.
Tyler Reddick earned the pole for Sunday’s race with a lap of 102.839mph (81.214s). It’s Reddick’s second pole of the season, first on the Roval, and the sixth of his career.
Christopher Bell qualified second at 102.695mph. Bell is the defending race winner.
Daniel Suarez qualified third (102.603mph), Bubba Wallace fourth (102.569mph), Kyle Busch fifth (102.494mph), AJ Allmendinger sixth (102.353mph), Joey Logano seventh (102.203mph) and Chase Elliott eighth (102.200mph).
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Denny Hamlin spun on his qualifying lap in the final round and did not record a lap. Hamlin wheel hopped on the backstretch and the car took a hard hit going over curbing.
The spin also affected Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs — also on track but unable to post a time as Hamlin’s spin ended the session.
Martin Truex Jr. qualified 11th, Ross Chastain 12th and William Byron 14th. Byron is already locked into the next round of the playoffs.
Ryan Blaney, also locked into the Round of 8, qualified 17th. Brad Keselowski qualified 19th and Chris Buescher 20th.
Following a crash in practice, Kyle Larson did not post a lap. He will be in a backup car and start from the rear of the field.
Kyle Larson will start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in a backup car after crashing in practice. He hit the wall coming out of the infield section of the road course and …
Kyle Larson will start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in a backup car after crashing in practice.
He hit the wall coming out of the infield section of the road course and onto the oval. The No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet got loose when making the transition onto the banking and hit the wall with the right front and then the right rear.
The 2021 series champion will not post a qualifying lap as the team makes the change to the backup car. Larson is 15 points above the playoff grid cutline.
“I just got loose entering [Turn] 8 and overcorrected and got the right front into the wall,” Larson said. “It gets bouncy over there, and it stepped out on me.”
Larson, however, wasn’t the only playoff driver to encounter trouble in practice. Christopher Bell was going down the backstretch toward the chicane when the No. 20 Toyota moved to the right and bounced off the wall.
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23XI Racing teammates Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick led the practice session. Wallace was fastest at 102.295mph (81.646s), while Reddick was second on the chart at 102.210mph.
Chase Briscoe was third fastest at 102.062mph, Corey LaJoie fourth at 101.983mph and AJ Allmendinger fifth at 101.957mph.
Ty Gibbs was sixth at 101.814mph, Daniel Suarez seventh at 101.725mph, Larson eighth at 101.692mph, Joey Logano ninth at 101.665mph and Chase Elliott 10th at 101.607mph.
The remaining playoff drivers in practice were Ryan Blaney (12th), Denny Hamlin (15th), Bell (17th), Ross Chastain (18th), Martin Truex Jr. (19th), Chris Buescher (20th), Brad Keselowski (21st), Kyle Busch (26th), and William Byron (29th).
The only other incident was Ty Dillon hitting the wall coming off Turn 1, damaging the right side of his Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
There are 37 drivers entered in the Bank of America Roval 400.
Evaluating Tyler Reddick’s chances of advancing out of the Round of 12 in his first NASCAR playoffs with 23XI Racing.
[autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag] had a great Round of 16 that featured a victory in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Even if Reddick didn’t advance with a win, he would’ve easily made the Round of 12 with finishes of second place at Darlington Raceway and 15th place at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The 23XI Racing driver is heating up at the right time as the No. 45 team is also limiting its mistakes on pit road through the first three races. So, how does the Round of 12 stack up for Reddick as he tries to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series title? Let’s take a look at what tracks are coming up over the next three races.
The driver of the No. 45 car will take a three-point advantage to the playoff cut-line and head to Texas Motor Speedway, which has been very kind to him in the past. Reddick won at Texas last season and had a second-place finish in his debut at the venue. Between those races, Reddick had two top-15 finishes too. Toyota should be strong at the venue so it could be another great event for Reddick.
WHAT A RUN TO THE FINISH. Repost to congratulate Tyler Reddick on his WIN at Kansas! pic.twitter.com/Bd4PHV10xQ
Moving on to Talladega, it has not been a place with much success lately. Reddick has a best finish of 16th place in his last four starts with the other three races being 28th place or worse. The 27-year-old driver did have two straight top-10 finishes in the previous two races but nothing recently. Talladega will be the luck of the draw for Reddick this time around.
Finally, the Charlotte ROVAL should represent a very good closing race for the Round of 12. In Reddick’s three starts, he has a best finish of second place and a worst finish of 12th place. Reddick has done a solid job at earning stage points and has shown good speed on road courses this season. As stated above, the 23XI Racing driver should close out the round very well.
Reddick has the speed and past success at the tracks in the Round of 12 to suggest that it could be a very good three-race stretch. The only wild card for him is Talladega, which means Texas needs to be a strong run. Still, Reddick can make the Round of 8 if he enters the Charlotte ROVAL below the playoff cut-line so there should be optimism about his chances.
