Tyler Reddick’s outlook for the Round of 12 during 2023 NASCAR season

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.

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.

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