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Despite Winning at Talladega, Tyler Reddick's Drafting Record Is Not So Hot
Tyler Reddick won the spring race at Talladega in 2024, but it was a little cheap as the Toyotas were the first manufacturer to make their final pit stop in that race, which vaulted Reddick into the lead after the crash John Hunter Nemechek triggered took out most of the others. Since that allowed him to restart on the front row, he simply maintained his position en route to win, but that had more to do with manufacturer strategy than Reddick's own driving. Unlike his teammate Bubba Wallace, he hasn't really been a consistent threata on drafting tracks and indeed that win was the only time he finished bette than seventh, or bette than 14th in the Next Gen era. In a year when he has lost a lot of his top-end speed, he probably won't win and he'll likely finish worse than his starting position of 15th, making him a mediocre option for DFS play.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
