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Tyler Reddick

2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series

● Playoff eligible
1st
Position
620
Points
5
Wins
13
Starts

Through May 24, 2026

Coverage (13 articles)

What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race

John Speedway·

The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.

Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.

Charlotte's Team Is Running Away With It

John Speedway·

23XI Racing — built in Huntersville by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin — has four wins in seven races to start the 2026 Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick leads the standings by 82 points. Charlotte's newest racing team is beating the corridor's decades-old dynasties.

Kyle Larson Can't Win the $100,000 at Bristol Saturday. He Can Still Win the Race.

John Speedway·

Kyle Larson is the defending winner of Saturday night's Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol — and he's not eligible for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. The reigning Cup champion has won his last two O'Reilly Series starts at Thunder Valley. The four drivers fighting over six figures still have to beat him.

Kyle Larson Heads to Nashville on a 37-Race Winless Streak.

Jack Beckett·

Kyle Larson hasn't won a Cup Series race since Kansas in May 2025. The streak now stands at 37 — his longest since joining Hendrick Motorsports — and on Sunday night he returns to the track where his 5.2 average finish is the best he has anywhere.

Denny Hamlin Beat His Own Teammates to the Line at Nashville for Win No. 62

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville by 0.115 seconds — and the two cars he beat were his own Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, in a three-wide sweep to the line. Points leader Tyler Reddick crashed across the finish and still leads by 97.

Two Toyotas, One Title, and the Track Ford Refuses to Lose

John Speedway·

Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.

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