[autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag] had the perfect pit strategy to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, but he needed a little luck to enter victory lane. Reddick won the GEICO 500 at Talladega after Michael McDowell threw a bad block on Brad Keselowski. The No. 45 car missed McDowell coming up the track and soared past Keselowski after he lost momentum.
Following the event, Reddick expressed his excitement about the victory, which marked the 23XI Racing driver’s first superspeedway victory in the Cup Series.
“Man, it’s incredible,” Reddick said. “Everyone on this 45 Toyota Camry worked really hard today. Didn’t really work out in that third stage for us, but we were able to fight and defend our track position. Was that crazy, guys? Was that crazy, fans, huh? That was chaos. That’s Talladega for you.
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“Yeah, just got to give a lot of credit to Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr.. It was just us Toyotas left, and they pushed me with everything they had. So here’s credit to Martin and Ty. Without those pushes, we don’t win this race.”
Reddick almost won the Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, but a late-race caution ruined his efforts. The No. 45 team has been very fast to start the 2024 NASCAR season and winning at a superspeedway shows they can win anywhere now. Reddick can now focus on the playoffs and earning more points to give himself a better position.
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