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Bubba Wallace heads to Victory Lane, congratulates teammate Tyler Reddick on win at Michigan

Stephen Samraby: Steve Samra08/19/24SamraSource

Bubba Wallace was involved in a wreck during the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, but he was still giddy for his teammate Tyler Reddick, who won the race.

When the race restarted for this Monday morning, Reddick certainly wasn’t a winning driver in a winning car at Michigan. P6 to P20. Then, he and his team were patient. An adjustment here and an adjustment there, and behold, he’s celebrating in Victory Lane.

Check out the moment between Reddick and Wallace, as the two 23XI Racing wheelman impressed at Michigan, even if Wallace was involved in a wreck that wasn’t of his doing.

That’s certainly a classy gesture from Wallace, who wasn’t exactly in high spirits after his P26 finish on Monday. Now, he’s one point below the cut-line for the playoffs, trailing the No. 1 of Ross Chastain at the moment.

He has two races to get back into the good, and his spot is pending the appeal of Austin Dillon, which is slated for Wednesday. Regardless, Bubba Wallace will celebrate with Tyler Reddick tonight, and get ready for an all-important trip to Daytona next weekend.

Tyler Reddick dedicates FireKeepers Casino 400 win to late mentor Scott Bloomquist

Following his overtime win at Michigan, Tyler Reddick dedicated the victory to his late mentor, Scott Bloomquist. The dirt Late Model legend played an integral role in Reddick’s career before NASCAR. 

There was a time when Reddick and his family were preparing their cars in a shop owned by Scott Bloomquist. Now that the racing icon is gone after a plane crash on Friday, there is a huge hole in the world of motorsports. 

An emotional win for sure. Reddick took time to remember his mentor and friend: “I can’t help but sit here in Victory Lane and think of Scott Bloomquist, man,” Reddick said on TV. “Huge mentor to me and an incredible role model and legend of dirt racing and motorsport.

“So, the last couple days have been tough and this really helps it. So this win should go for him and his family his friends and all that meant a lot to him.”

A long weekend and an emotional victory for Tyler Reddick. Two more races left in the regular season and he just took control of the championship battle. This is the second win of the season for Reddick and the 45 team. They, admittedly, have given a couple of races away. Nashville, Chicago are two that come to mind when thinking about it. 

Today, Reddick was steady and when he took control of the race, he didn’t let it go. For all of the issues he has had closing out races, this was an excellent example of a racer knowing exactly what he has to do in order to get the job done.

On3’s Jonathan Howard contributed to this article.