Reddick running hot
Tyler Reddick has won four of the first six NASCAR Cup races and is the early favorite as the series heads to Martinsville this week; the official Cook Out 400 entry list was published ahead of Sunday’s spring race (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1). (athlonsports.com) (nascar.com) (motorsportswire.usatoday.com)
Reddick’s four victories this month came at the Daytona 500 (Feb. 16), Atlanta Motor Speedway (Feb. 22), Circuit of The Americas (Mar. 1) and the Goodyear 400 at Darlington (Mar. 22). (nascar.com) He pilots the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing with Billy Scott listed as his crew chief on the 23XI roster and season previews. (nascar.com) The Darlington win pushed Reddick to the top of the regular-season standings, extending his advantage to 95 points over Ryan Blaney in the driver standings. (motorsport.com) At Darlington Reddick started on the pole, led 77 laps, overcame a suspected charging/battery problem that forced a battery change on pit road, and took the lead from Brad Keselowski on Lap 266 en route to the checkered flag. (darlingtonraceway.com) NASCAR’s official Cook Out 400 entry list for Martinsville shows 37 cars entered (including Reddick in the No. 45), with several part-time/“ineligible” entries noted on the list — the preliminary PDF and NASCAR release include the full car numbers and ineligible markers. (jayski.com)
