In Kansas, Tyler Reddick notches his fifth victory of the season

Starting from pole position, the driver Toyota At first, Reddick seemed destined to be dominated by his team owner, Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing), winner of the first segment. However, as the end of the race approached, Reddick found himself in a position he would normally expect in 2026: first. The final round of pit stops, however, appeared to decide the outcome, with Denny Hamlin managing to undercut and retake the lead!

The driver for Hamlin and Michael Jordan's team had to work hard to catch his boss, but with about ten laps to go, Tyler Reddick seemed to have done the hard part, taking the lead. It was in the final laps that the race exploded. While Hamlin managed to stay close, Reddick exclaimed over the radio that he was running out of fuel and had run out. Although the Californian was able to switch to his spare tank and stay on the track, he saw Hamlin overtaking him, and the race was effectively over.

Right up to the final corner of the penultimate lap! While the race had only been neutralized twice (for the end of regulation segments), Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing) spun right in front of the leaders, who failed to cross the finish line under the white flag, meaning everything had to be restarted in overtime. Although the Toyotas had dominated the race, the Chevrolets of Hendrick Motorsports now had a chance to climb back to the front.

Kyle Larson capitalized immediately after the restart, as Reddick, Hamlin, and Christopher Bell found themselves three abreast, hindering each other. The 2025 champion emerged from Turn 2 with a commanding lead over a determined Reddick. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota managed to erase his deficit in Turn 1, before taking the lead for good in Turn 3 of the final lap and securing his fifth victory of the year.

“We were really strong here last autumn. The car was very similar again this weekend.”"That's great," rejoiced the day's winner. “We didn’t lead many laps. I let Denny get away, but we spent most of the time right behind him. We made an excellent choice going for two tires on the last stop. Our restart wasn’t the cleanest. I tried to cover Bell. He moved to the outside. We were three abreast and we simply ran out of space.”

La NASCAR The superspeedway circuit returns this Sunday with the Talladega race. Who was the last driver to win a race at a superspeedway, the Daytona 500? None other than Tyler Reddick…

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