Tyler Reddick wasn\u2019t looking to take chances entering the NASCAR Cup playoffs, but a well-timed aggressive move paid big dividends at Kansas.
in the middle , Reddick dove to the inside off Turn 4 and powered around them to take the lead for the first time in the race.
He then held off Hamlin on the final lap to secure the win, which locked him into the second round of the playoffs regardless of his finish next weekend at Bristol, Tenn. “With the speed that we bring week-in and week-out, especially in this first round, we can to a degree kind of afford to – I love racing at 105 percent, but like I don’t know if this is the time to do it in this first round,” Reddick said.
“You get an overtime restart, go for it, right? But try and minimize the risk just a little bit. I think for all of us, just pull it back a little bit, let’s have some consistent days. We have enough speed to still get points, and we’re working on that. “So, I think we go into the Round of 12, we pick it up just a little bit, and as we keep going, we’ll just keep amping it up if we have to.”
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