Tyler A. Reddick

After his win at Atlanta, I thought about predicting a 3rd straight win, reminiscent of MJ's 3-peats.

Heck of an achievement. Winning 3 races for a whole year is solid. Winning the first 3 races of the season in a row? The man is possessed right now.

Tyler "B+" Reddick no more.
 
It’s not like they dominated Daytona and Atlanta.

That said, Reddick has always been a top talent. 3 straight wins is 3 straight wins.. 33 races to go.
 
If I’m right about the playoffs
Reddick could string together a bunch of bad races and miss the playoffs
Would be a shame but could happen
 
28car said:
If I’m right about the playoffs
Reddick could string together a bunch of bad races and miss the playoffs
Would be a shame but could happen
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If he collapses enough to fall out of the top 16 in points by the end of the first 26 races, then he wouldn't deserve to run for a championship anyway.
 
Its not fair to call those first two wins fake wins, and this win a "real" win because points are points.

That said, I do think it's fair to say this was his first win that was indicative of/a result of car performance and driver performance rather than the not-always-in-your-control luck that sometimes finds drivers in superspeedway races.

It is way too early to crown him the favorite though, however. This is arguably the 1st most defining win of his career, and I am not sold on him yet.

It was similar to Blaney in that wins fell into his lap, but when he finally figured it out after a few years, Blaney turned into one of those guys where if you give him the best car, he's probably going to win.

That hasnt been Tyler yet. Way too early to call anyone a favorite.
 
From my arm chair, I've seen Reddick win three races so far in 2026.
Did he cheat? No!
Did he wreck someone, a la Austin Dillon, for the win? No?
Did NASCAR give him a nudge of favoritism that allowed him to win? No!

So why question his ability. He's proven himself on various tracks and when he wins, he wins fair and square. How often do you see a driver, when hounded as he was by Blaney and SVG, manage to keep his head while driving on the toughest road course on the schedule. He hit his marks and did not get rattled. Damn tooting he had a car that worked for him but he has also produced very good results with cars that sucked. Reddick has gone from the front to the back and come to the front again. Most recently without a front fender.

Don't be selling this guy short. He's the real deal. Plus he's fun to watch and for me anyway, easy to cheer for.
 
Whizzer said:
From my arm chair, I've seen Reddick win three races so far in 2026.
Did he cheat? No!
Did he wreck someone, a la Austin Dillon, for the win? No?
Did NASCAR give him a nudge of favoritism that allowed him to win? No!

So why question his ability. He's proven himself on various tracks and when he wins, he wins fair and square. How often do you see a driver, when hounded as he was by Blaney and SVG, manage to keep his head while driving on the toughest road course on the schedule. He hit his marks and did not get rattled. Damn tooting he had a car that worked for him but he has also produced very good results with cars that sucked. Reddick has gone from the front to the back and come to the front again. Most recently without a front fender.

Don't be selling this guy short. He's the real deal. Plus he's fun to watch and for me anyway, easy to cheer for.
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Fabulous post. I don't know why some of the US's feel like they need to tear a guy on a heater down. It is very interesting. Might have something to do with the US's favorites....Reddick is fun to watch, and I have great respect for the fact that he was distracted last year because of his kid. That humanity makes him real....and those of us that are dads, can relate. I am enjoying this.....particularly the part about Tyler's horsepower advantage on the front straight at COTA that necessitates an emergency dyno check. LOL.
 
Revman said:
Fabulous post. I don't know why some of the US's feel like they need to tear a guy on a heater down. It is very interesting. Might have something to do with the US's favorites....Reddick is fun to watch, and I have great respect for the fact that he was distracted last year because of his kid. That humanity makes him real....and those of us that are dads, can relate. I am enjoying this.....particularly the part about Tyler's horsepower advantage on the front straight at COTA that necessitates an emergency dyno check. LOL.
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Get used to it. Nobody likes a winner.
 
Greg said:
This is almost always universally true in my experience. Go to a new track and the guy that won the last two or three track championships will the same guy that everybody is hating.
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When I raced with Charles Powell at Myrtle Beach we won 4 Championships and they hated us. We were cheaters they said and booed they hell out of us every weekend. I remember the All Pro Series came to town and we qualified on the pole, when they introduced Charles we got booed and Jeff Purvis was standing by Charles and he said " you know how to get them back on your side don't you?" Charles said How? Purvis said " Run like a turd" lol
 
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