Reddick wins in Phoenix as NASCAR Cup Series championship tightens after miserable day for Larson
Reddick earned his sixth win of the season as Larson finished 34th and saw his playoff lead cut to five points.
- On Sunday, Tyler Reddick earned his sixth win of the season at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., tightening the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings as points leader Kyle Larson struggled.
- Larson entered the race with a 49-point lead but qualified 22nd and finished 34th after his Chevrolet hit the wall late in the race following a right front tire failure.
- Ryan Blaney placed second and Chase Elliott third, while Toyota driver Reddick overtook Chase Briscoe with 17 laps remaining despite Bubba Wallace leading 52 laps earlier.
- Larson now holds just a five-point lead over Christopher Bell in the standings, with Briscoe third, 24 points back, while Hamlin, Blaney, Joey Logano, and Reddick remain in contention.
- The Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama next weekend for the eighth of 10 postseason races as championship contenders battle for positioning.
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Reddick wins in Phoenix as NASCAR Cup Series championship tightens
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Tyler Reddick earned his sixth win of the season in a NASCAR playoff race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, becoming one of several drivers to make big gains in the Cup Series championship standings on a miserable day for leader Kyle Larson.
Tyler Reddick Outduels Chase Briscoe for Sixth Victory of the Season
Tyler Reddick looked unstoppable early in 2026, winning five of the first nine NASCAR Cup Series races and matching a feat last achieved by Dale Earnhardt in 1987. But after conquering Kansas in April, the No. 45 Toyota suddenly stopped finding Victory Lane. Race after race passed without another win, turning a historic start into […]
Phoenix delivers Larson the punch his Cup Series rivals were hoping for
Larson and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team did not finish the race after a blown tire in Turn 1 with 30 laps to go, resulting in a 34th-place finish on a day when the team had already been struggling mightily with the handling of their Chevrolet.
TOYOTA RACING - NCS Phoenix Post-Race Report - 10.18.26 - Tyler Reddick used a key two-tire stop by crew chief Billy Scott late in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway and held off several other front-runners to earn his series-leading sixth win of the season. by Official Release
Tyler Reddick used a key two-tire stop by crew chief Billy Scott late in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway and held off several other front-runners to earn his series-leading sixth win of the season.
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