KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every time Tyler Reddick walked into a competition meeting at 23XI Racing and talk turned to Kansas Speedway, it seemed just about everyone in the room had a win there but him.
There’s team co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has won at the track four times, more than anyone else. Kurt Busch, who recently officially retired as a driver but remains a consultant for the team. And then there’s Bubba Wallace, Reddick’s teammate, who won at Kansas a year ago.
“We joked about that,” admitted Reddick’s crew chief, Billy Scott, “that he’s the only one that sits in our debriefs without a win.”
Not anymore.
Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday, and his win at Kansas Speedway punched his ticket to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.