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NASCAR Cup Series Fans React To Tyler Reddick Claiming Straight Talk Wireless 400 At Homestead-Miami Speedway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Cup Series Fans React To Tyler Reddick Claiming Straight Talk Wireless 400 At Homestead-Miami Speedway

Driver Tyler Reddick took the high line and climbed to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series’ playoff standings.  

Reddick capped a frenzied finish, passing reigning circuit champion Ryan Blaney on the last lap, capturing Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.   

Reddick finished as the third leader over the final three laps, passing Denny Hamlin, his machine’s co-owner, along Turn 1 of the final rotation and then moved up to overcome Blaney along the final corner. 

“I don’t know, we were backed in a corner and had no other choice,” Reddick said, as reported by NASCAR.com. “I knew we were on a tire deficit, and here at Homestead, that’s a death sentence, but I didn’t care.” 

Reddick, who led a race-high 97 laps, registered his third win of the season and eighth of his career. More significantly. Reddick joined Joey Logano as the two drivers who have qualified for the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 10.

X (Twitter) users responded to Reddick’s last-lap, high-line maneuver … 

Reddick displayed his emotion moments after pulling off the dramatic Round of 8 victory … 

The post-race body language of 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan was evident. The six-time NBA champion and NCAA titleholder is going for a Cup crown. The “Little kid (Reddick) drove his ass off, and I’m proud of him,” Jordan said. “He didn’t let go. He just went for it, and we needed it. We needed it.” … 

The pre-race body language of the drivers says a lot, doesn’t it? … 

For the Round of 8 drivers, Homestead-Miami represented the second of three attempts to qualify for next month’s Championship 4 race … 

Getting ‘em started … 

A typical Sunshine State green-flag start … 

For Justin Haley, whose machine was turned by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., his start appeared to be a bit gloomy. The field was slowed, but everyone missed the spinning No. 7 Chevrolet  … 

It’s about time! Fifty-three years later, Cup legend Bobby Allison was awarded his 85th career victory …  

About halfway through the race, the teams’ spotters were overwhelmed by a swarm of bees …  

Hamlin, who captured the second stage’s top bonus points, claimed the lead on Lap 160. The top six Stage 2 finishers were playoff pilots. Hamlin scraped the wall on Lap 245, but still earned a P3 … 

Suffering more problems on Lap 187, Haley spun out along Turn 3 after his machine made contact with Ty Gibbs, who complained he didn’t have fourth gear … 

Running in second place on Lap 255 and in a three-wide situation, Larson spun out after clearing Austin Dillon’s machine. The 2021 Cup champion endured a blown tire on Lap 47, forcing the No. 5 Chevrolet to a P13 finish …  

Here’s a look at the Round of 8 standings following Homestead-Miami … 

Reddick’s son locked his dad into the final four … 

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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