Tyler Reddick and the No. 8 Nascar Chevy team were eliminated from the Cup Series Playoffs last weekend at Bristol, but he proved he’s still got the fighting spirit, surviving a wild race at Texas Motor Speedway to take the trophy on September 25th, 2022.
“We had a lot of issues today, I’m not going to lie,” Reddick said after the race, recounting setbacks from pit road mishaps, a lengthy weather delay, mysterious vibrations in his No. 8 Camaro ZL1 and his efforts to hold off Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford Mustang as the laps ticked down. “Every time we’ve had a strong car we’ve been bit by something. This is a tough race, 500 miles here is not an easy feat and I know it wasn’t easy on [the fans].”
Reddick’s victory makes him the fourth consecutive non-Playoffs driver to win a race since the start of the Playoffs – all four races so far have been won by drivers not eligible for competition in the championship.
Meanwhile, William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Nascar Chevy, got into a spat with the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry of Denny Hamlin late in the race. Byron said he felt Hamlin chase him up the racetrack, forcing the No. 24 Camaro into the wall. Byron retaliated under the ensuing caution flag, ramming his No. 24 Camaro into the back of the No. 11 Camry and sending Hamlin spinning across the infield.
“It was really hard contact,” Byron said of the initial crash with Hamlin. “I didn’t mean to spin him out over there but obviously I’m pissed off and not going to get run like that. We’ve always raced together so well so I don’t know what it was all about.”
Additionally, Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro led for much of the race, but was felled by a blown tire that critically damaged his race car while in first place. A similar incident occurred with both the No. 4 Mustang of Kevin Harvick and the No. 19 Camry of Martin Truex Jr., who also suffered blown tires without warning while leading. Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Camaro was also seriously damaged in a wreck, putting him in danger of being eliminated when the Playoffs field is again narrowed in a few weeks.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Lenovo/ThinkEdge Chevrolet | 334 | 70 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | AAA Insurance Ford | 334 | 15 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 31 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Tarkett Ford | 334 | 29 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 30 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford | 334 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 3 | 24 | William Byron (P) | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 334 | 42 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RoushParts.com Ford | 334 | 31 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 334 | 19 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Office Toyota | 334 | 2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 11 | 5 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 334 | 12 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Aguas Frescas Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Renu Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 29 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Shelton Energy Solutions Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric # (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 334 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 32 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | True Velocity Chevrolet | 334 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 20 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 334 | 15 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 334 | 9 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 16 | 23 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 334 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 21 | 26 | 16 | Noah Gragson(i) | Freedom by Ed Morse Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 35 | 77 | Landon Cassill(i) | WearMe Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 33 | 15 | Garrett Smithley(i) | Trophy Tractor Ford | 334 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield/IHOP Ford | 334 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 19 | 45 | Bubba Wallace (P) | MoneyLion Toyota | 334 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 26 | 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Boss Truck Shops Ford | 333 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/NOS Chevrolet | 333 | 23 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 28 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 333 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 270 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 267 | 15 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 32 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 184 | 44 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 166 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 22 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Rheem – Smurfit Kappa Toyota | 136 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 35 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford | 77 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 48 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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Comments
Crew Chiefs are still gonna push the limits of the suspension, which causes most of the tire issues in that race. Goodyear can give them all the information they need but most Crew Chiefs ignore their warnings….