{"id":27710,"date":"2019-08-16T23:56:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T04:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=27710"},"modified":"2019-08-17T19:19:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T00:19:50","slug":"tyler-reddick-rallies-for-dramatic-nascar-xfinity-victory-at-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/16\/tyler-reddick-rallies-for-dramatic-nascar-xfinity-victory-at-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Reddick rallies for dramatic NASCAR Xfinity victory at Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2013 Tyler Reddick\u2019s No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet had the word \u201cBEAST\u201d in big block letters on its hood Friday night.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The car was aptly named.<\/p>\n

Even though Reddick had to come from the rear of the field twice in his Tame the Beast Camaro\u2014once the result of a stiff penalty and once after a spin\u2014he still needed a bit of luck to win the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

A bit of luck\u2014and large measure of heartache for snake-bitten Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n

On older tires than Reddick had, Allgaier shot forward after a restart on Lap 287 of 300 and had a comfortable advantage until a flat tire sent him into the outside wall on Lap 289 and handed the top spot to Reddick, who had battled Brandon Jones and eventual runner-up Chase Briscoe for the second position behind Allgaier.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know (how we did this),\u201d said the reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, who picked up his fourth victory of the season, his first at Bristol and the seventh of his career. \u201cI thought we made the wrong adjustment on the last (pit) stop, but we had a really fast Chevrolet. We had fresher tires than Justin Allgaier there. We came down pit road and we were just too tight and I thought we were done for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened. Everything just happened at the right spot. I fell back to fourth, and Jones hit the fence and then (Allgaier) had some sort of issue. As you can see, I\u2019m speechless. I couldn\u2019t believe what was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minutes after limping home in eight place, two laps down, a crestfallen Allgaier was still struggling to process what had just happened.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be honest with you, this is the story of the year,\u201d said Allgaeir, who led 131 laps, second only to the 137 of Kyle Busch, who fell out because of engine failure after winning the second stage. \u201cWe had a great car tonight. I don\u2019t know if we could have beaten the 18 (Busch) apples to apples, but when he fell out, I thought\u2014especially at the end\u2014we had the best car.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what else to do, man. It\u2019s just so frustrating. These guys deserve a win. It\u2019s just a tire went down, and there\u2019s nothing you can do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Hunter Nemechek ran third, followed by Jeremy Clements, pole winner Austin Cindric and Gray Gaulding, the last driver on the lead lap.<\/p>\n

Reddick\u2019s adventurous evening started with the first 85-lap stage. After his No. 2 Chevrolet failed pre-qualifying inspection four times, Reddick was not allowed to post a lap in time trials, started from the rear of the field and immediately served a pass-through penalty that put him a lap down.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, races Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

But Reddick earned a free pass as the highest-scored lapped car when NASCAR called the first caution on Lap 7 for Mason Diaz\u2019s crash on the backstretch. Back on the lead lap, Reddick hustled his car through the field, and on Lap 81 he was fighting Allgaier for the lead.<\/p>\n

But Reddick spun in Turn 4 underneath Allgaier\u2019s Chevrolet, knocking the right rear of Allgaier\u2019s car into the outside wall. Brandon Jones sped past and scored the stage victory under caution.<\/p>\n

Stage 2 was even more bizarre. Reddick worked his way back to second, passing Allgaier for the position with eight laps left in the stage. Kyle Busch was first to the green\/checkered flag on Lap 170, but his engine had begun to fail with five laps left and gave up the ghost as he crossed the start\/finish line.<\/p>\n

That came long after championship contenders Christopher Bell and Cole Custer and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regulars Erik Jones and Joey Logano all sustained serious damage to their cars in a multicar pileup on Lap 37.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 Tame the BEAST Chevrolet, poses with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 16, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Custer went three-wide on the top to pass the lapped car of Matt Mills, who moved up the track, pinching Custer\u2019s No. 00 Ford into the outside wall. Custer\u2019s car bounced off the wall and slammed into Bell\u2019s Toyota, sending both cars sliding sideways. With no clear lane, Jones plowed into Custer\u2019s car, and Logano\u2019s Ford slid into Jones\u2019 Toyota.<\/p>\n

Both Logano and Jones retired from the race. Bell and Custer lost three laps and four laps, respectively, while their teams hustled to repair their cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypical Bristol crash,\u201d Logano said. \u201cYou see them wrecking in front of you, and you\u2019re on the brakes as hard as you can, and they just keep piling in, and you can\u2019t stop quick enough. Some of that comes from a poor qualifying effort and from that you get caught up in things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we were OK. Even saying that, we were still up to seventh or eighth. We weren\u2019t that far back from starting 19th. We were picking our way through there, but it just happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BMS2_NXS_Reddick_Burnett_Childress_081619.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 38th Annual Food City 300<\/b><\/p>\n

Bristol Motor Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Bristol, Tennessee<\/b><\/p>\n

Friday, August 16, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n

                   1. (38)  Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 300.<\/p>\n

                   2. (6)  Chase Briscoe #, Ford, 300.<\/p>\n

                   3. (9)  John Hunter Nemechek #, Chevrolet, 300.<\/p>\n

                   4. (5)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 300.<\/p>\n

                   5. (1)  Austin Cindric, Ford, 300.<\/p>\n

                   6. (13)  Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 300.<\/p>\n

                   7. (21)  Timmy Hill, Toyota, 299.<\/p>\n

                   8. (3)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 298.<\/p>\n

                   9. (15)  Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 298.<\/p>\n

                   10. (20)  Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 298.<\/p>\n

                   11. (12)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 298.<\/p>\n

                   12. (17)  Brandon Brown #, Chevrolet, 297.<\/p>\n

                   13. (22)  Shane Lee, Toyota, 297.<\/p>\n

                   14. (8)  Christopher Bell, Toyota, 297.<\/p>\n

                   15. (24)  Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 297.<\/p>\n

                   16. (18)  JJ Yeley(i), Chevrolet, 297.<\/p>\n

                   17. (10)  Noah Gragson #, Chevrolet, 296.<\/p>\n

                   18. (30)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 296.<\/p>\n

                   19. (37)  Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 292.<\/p>\n

                   20. (32)  Joey Gase, Toyota, 292.<\/p>\n

                   21. (26)  Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 292.<\/p>\n

                   22. (4)  Cole Custer, Ford, 291.<\/p>\n

                   23. (35)  CJ Mclaughlin, Toyota, 275.<\/p>\n

                   24. (23)  David Starr, Chevrolet, Engine, 273.<\/p>\n

                   25. (14)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Accident, 263.<\/p>\n

                   26. (34)  BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, Electrical, 244.<\/p>\n

                   27. (31)  Tyler Matthews, Chevrolet, 210.<\/p>\n

                   28. (36)  Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 186.<\/p>\n

                   29. (2)  Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, Engine, 171.<\/p>\n

                   30. (33)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, Suspension, 154.<\/p>\n

                   31. (25)  Tommy Joe Martins, Toyota, Transmission, 131.<\/p>\n

                   32. (7)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, Brakes, 125.<\/p>\n

                   33. (29)  Ronnie Bassett Jr., Chevrolet, Accident, 118.<\/p>\n

                   34. (11)  Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, Engine, 79.<\/p>\n

                   35. (28)  Joe Nemechek(i), Chevrolet, Oil Cooler, 43.<\/p>\n

                   36. (19)  Joey Logano(i), Ford, Accident, 37.<\/p>\n

                   37. (16)  Erik Jones(i), Toyota, Accident, 36.<\/p>\n

                   38. (27)  Mason Diaz, Chevrolet, Accident, 3.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  81.294 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 58 Mins, 1 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.655 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  9 for 59 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  11 among 7 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   A. Cindric 0;K. Busch(i) 1-59;J. Allgaier 60-81;B. Jones 82-87;M. Annett 88;N. Gragson # 89-93;K. Busch(i) 94-171;T. Reddick 172-174;A. Cindric 175;T. Reddick 176-180;J. Allgaier 181-289;T. Reddick 290-300.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Kyle Busch(i) 2 times for 137 laps; Justin Allgaier 2 times for 131 laps; Tyler Reddick 3 times for 19 laps; Brandon Jones 1 time for 6 laps; Noah Gragson # 1 time for 5 laps; Michael Annett 1 time for 1 lap; Austin Cindric 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,7,39,1,9,4,18,08,36,0<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 18,2,7,22,23,19,98,1,39,51<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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