Tyler Reddick spins out on pit road after losing wheel during Ally 400
After leading for 33 laps and running P2 for a while, Tyler Reddick lost a wheel after Stage 2 pit stops and spun out on pit road. Reddick almost managed to get it back to pit road after a loose wheel was put on his No. 45 The BIG 615/Moneylion Toyota Camry. However, it was too late and the NASCAR driver lost control of his car as his wheel rolled away.
It is a tough pill to swallow when you are running so well, win Stage 1, and then you have a mistake like this. The good news is that Tyler Reddick seemed to save his car amid the spin. He didn’t make contact with any walls, at the very least.
With Michael Jordan watching from the pit box, Reddick was putting on a show. He unfortunately will have to work his way through the field now, two laps down, and hope for the best. Something tells me this caution won’t be the last.
Tyler Reddick is a great driver. He can come back from this setback, but he’ll need some help. Not just cautions, but he needs help from his pit crew as well. What you don’t want when you’re running P2, is to have a pit issue like this. It just sets everything back.
It will be a hard trek now back to the top-10 let alone the top-5 and competing for the lead. Reddick has the talent, he just needs his opportunities.
Tyler Reddick struggling to get back
As Stage 2 comes to an end, things aren’t looking great for Tyler Reddick. His No. 45 Toyota Camry is back in 34th place and he is still two laps down. Even with a caution on the restart after Reddick’s incident, he remains down. The 23XI team had high hopes for this race but that mistake might have taken it from them.
Reddick’s boss, meanwhile, is doing just fine. Denny Hamlin went on to win Stage 2 after passing his teammate Martin Truex Jr. for the lead. Hamlin and the Toyotas as a whole have done a great job in this race. However, there is still some competition around.
Ross Chastain is threatening to battle for the lead. Christopher Bell and William Byron are also poking around in the top-5 and trying to make themselves known.
Tyler Reddick likely won’t compete for the lead or get a top-10 finish. Still, there is hope for some others in the field. This race is getting interesting as the final stage comes around and the sun is full set in Music City.