NASCAR Cup Talladega: Reddick escapes chaos for dramatic win


23XI Racing’s Reddick led on the penultimate lap, however Brad Keselowski pushed Michael McDowell again out entrance and into the lead as the sphere went into Turns 1 and a couple of.

Getting into the tri-oval, McDowell blocked Keselowski within the outdoors lane and Keselowski cost to the within. McDowell tried to dam that transfer as properly however as an alternative his #34 Ford received become the wall.

As vehicles scattered all through the infield from the wreck, Reddick handed Keselowski and took the chequered flag by 0.208 seconds for his first win of the 2024 season.

Requested how he was in a position to stay up entrance, and surrounded largely by Ford drivers, Reddick mentioned: “Simply received to provide numerous credit score to Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex. It was simply us Toyotas left, they usually pushed me with all the pieces that they had. So here is credit score to Martin and Ty. With out these pushes, we do not win this race.”

It was nearly a catastrophe race for Toyota, as all seven of its runners pitted collectively to kick off a last spherical of inexperienced flag cease, solely to see 4 of them get taken out of a rivalry in a wreck on lap 156 of 188.

Quickly after that group pitted, John Hunter Nemechek received into the again of Bubba Wallace coming into Flip 3 which despatched him into Erik Jones and the wall. As Nemechek’s broken #42 Toyota got here again down the observe he hit Denny Hamlin – which left all 4 vehicles out of the race.

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Jordan Model Toyota Camry

Picture by: David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Images

Behind RFK’s Keselowski, Noah Gragson ended up third, forward of Ricky Stenhouse Jr in fourth, as Alex Bowman rounded out the highest 5 for Hendrick Motorsport.

Finishing the highest 10 have been Anthony Alfredo, William Byron, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Hemric and Harrison Burton.

Corey LaJoie’s #7 Chevrolet, a type of caught up within the last-lap wreck, wound up on its aspect and crossed the end line in 18th earlier than ending up touchdown on all 4 wheels.

NASCAR Cup Talladega – Race outcomes

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