{"id":56053,"date":"2026-02-15T18:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=56053"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:04:33","slug":"last-lap-pass-makes-a-daytona-500-winner-of-tyler-reddick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/last-lap-pass-makes-a-daytona-500-winner-of-tyler-reddick\/","title":{"rendered":"Last-lap pass makes a DAYTONA 500 winner of Tyler Reddick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Tyler Reddick waived for the last possible moment to make his move\u2014and it paid off with victory in Sunday\u2019s 68th running of the DAYTONA 500.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

In the final 500 yards of the Great American Race, Reddick got a welcome push from teammate Riley Herbst, muscled his way past Chase Elliott and powered his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota toward the finish line.<\/p>\n

As the track exploded in chaos behind him, when Herbst tried an ill-fated late block on Brad Keselowski and a knot of cars slid sideways across the finish line, Reddick already was celebrating a 0.308-second victory over 2023 DAYTONA 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/p>\n

Reddick was the 25th different leader\u2014a record for the race\u2014and the only lap he led was the last one.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

After a winless 2025, Reddick expressed both satisfaction and relief at doing what 23XI co-owners Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan hired him to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year was really hard for all of us, hard for me,\u201d Reddick said. \u201cWhen you’re a Cup driver and you get to this level and drive for Michael Jordan, it’s expected you win every single year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us to go on that drought it made us look hard in the mirror, and I am really proud of everyone on our Chumba Casino Toyota Camry. Worked really hard in the offseason, and there were many points in this race where we weren’t making decisions we wanted to, but we just reset, and every opportunity we got to reset, we went back at it.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cJust speechless. I didn’t know if I’d ever win this race. It’s surreal, honestly. The best part is my son asked before this race, \u2018Are you finally going to win this race?\u2019 Something about today just felt right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final two laps produced more plot twists than a dime novel. Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar led at the white flag but spun in Turn 1 and fell out of the lead pack, taking Erik Jones and Michael McDowell with him. Elliott took control and appeared ready to win his first Crown Jewel race before Reddick gained momentum off Herbst\u2019s bumper.<\/p>\n

Moments later, Herbst\u2019s attempted block stopped Keselowski\u2019s huge run near the outside wall and sealed the win for Reddick.<\/p>\n

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NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France (L) congratulates Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing in victory lane after Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, wins the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI’m not really sure what happened with the first (Hocevar) wreck,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cBut we ended up kind of getting gifted the lead, and the 38 (Zane Smith) and I had got out by ourselves down the back. He had given me a good shove off into (Turn) 3 and then it was kind of just he and I, and at that point I just felt momentum shift, like there was going to be another run coming behind us there at some point.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, that was accurate, and then at that point in time, you’re just on defense. Man, that’s a really, really tough place to be, truthfully. Obviously looking back, you can run it through your mind a thousand times. Do you do something different? I feel like if I had thrown a double block on the 45 (Reddick), probably would have just crashed us at that point in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Behind Stenhouse, 2015 DAYTONA 500 winner Joey Logano slid across the finish line in third place, followed by Elliott and Keselowski.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, a lot of chaos,\u201d said Keselowski, who raced while still recovering from a broken right femur. \u201cLast restart I gave William Byron a great push, and just wasn’t enough to move our lane. I was giving him all I had, and then right here at the end I had this huge run and the 35 (Herbst) wrecked us. Really disappointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cTore up the 9 (Elliott), tore up the 22 (Joey Logano), a bunch of cars that didn’t deserve to be wrecked, so that was a big bummer and really stupid. Still a decent day for us to come home with a top 5 and to be competitive and have a shot to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

As wild as the finish was, the biggest melee of the afternoon came much earlier.<\/p>\n

With seven laps left in the second stage, contact between the No. 40 Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier and the No.11 Toyota of three-time DAYTONA 500 winner Denny Hamlin ignited a 20-car wreck in the tri-oval.<\/p>\n

Allgaier was leading the top line but left a narrow lane open to his right. As Hamlin attempted to fill the hole, Allgaier\u2019s car twitched toward the wall, turned across the nose of Hamlin\u2019s Camry and lit the fuse of chaos behind him.<\/p>\n

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Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, llduring the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI got to the outside lane there, got to the front\u2014got the outside lane,\u201d Allgaier said. \u201cAnd I really thought I had blocked enough of that top lane that the top line was just going to fall in behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd as soon as Denny went to that quarter-panel, it just sucked me in there. It\u2019s a hundred percent my fault. That\u2019s the frustrating part. I should have moved it up higher. But there are moments where you get a little bit complacent. You think you did everything right, but you didn\u2019t check all the boxes. That\u2019s what happened there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Herbst was listed in that incident, his car was not severely damaged and survived to become a key component in the 23XI victory, as Jordan acknowledged after the race.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI thought Riley did an unbelievable job pushing at the end,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cThat shows you what teamwork can really, really do. He doesn’t get enough credit. He won’t get enough credit. But we feel the love. We understand exactly what he did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hung in there all day. Great strategy by the team, and we gave ourselves a chance at the end. Look, I’m ecstatic. I don’t even know what to say. It feels like I won a championship, but until I get my ring, I won’t even know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith, Chris Buescher, Herbst, Josh Berry and Bubba Wallace finished sixth through 10th, respectively. Byron, trying for a third straight DAYTONA 500 win, came home 12th, and pole winner Kyle Busch was 15th.<\/p>\n

The lead changed hands among the record 25 different drivers 665 times. Smith took the first stage win\u2014the first of his career\u2014and Wallace won the second under caution for the 20-car accident.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

DAYTONA 500 Champion – Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)<\/p>\n

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DAYTONA 500 winning Crew Chief Billy Scott (No. 45) and 23XI Team Owner Denny Hamlin –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BillyScottandDennyHamlin.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Grand Marshal Nate Bargatze –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DISNateBargatze021526.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Honorary Pace Car Driver Kurt Russell –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DISKurtRussell021526.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Pre-race performer Miranda Lambert –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MirandaLambert.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Birds.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Cup Series Race – DAYTONA 500<\/b><\/p>\n

Daytona International Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Daytona Beach, Florida<\/b><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 15, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 147.107 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 56 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 0.308 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 5 for 32 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 65 among 25 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 K. Busch 1-3;J. Nemechek 4-7;K. Busch 8-11;J. Logano 12-13;J. Nemechek 14-18;J. Logano 19;J. Nemechek 20-28;J. Logano 29;J. Nemechek 30;J. Logano 31-34;C. Briscoe 35-57;C. Elliott 58;T. Gilliland 59;Z. Smith 60-68;A. Allmendinger 69;R. Blaney 70-71;A. Cindric 72-74;D. Hamlin 75-76;B. Wallace 77-79;C. Ware 80-81;R. Chastain 82-83;*. Allgaier(i) 84;T. Dillon 85-87;*. Allgaier(i) 88;R. Stenhouse Jr. 89;R. Chastain 90-95;A. Cindric 96-97;R. Chastain 98-100;S. Van Gisbergen 101-103;K. Larson 104;K. Busch 105-108;K. Larson 109-112;K. Busch 113;K. Larson 114;K. Busch 115-116;K. Larson 117;K. Busch 118-121;D. Hamlin 122;*. Allgaier(i) 123;B. Wallace 124-130;R. Stenhouse Jr. 131-133;B. Wallace 134-136;*. Heim(i) 137-138;B. Wallace 139;C. Bell 140;*. Heim(i) 141;B. Wallace 142-144;C. Bell 145;B. Wallace 146;C. Bell 147-148;*. Heim(i) 149;C. Bell 150-151;B. Wallace 152;*. Heim(i) 153-156;C. Bell 157;B. Wallace 158-162;C. Bell 163-164;B. Wallace 165-180;C. Buescher 181-184;K. Busch 185;R. Chastain 186;C. Elliott 187;J. Logano 188;M. McDowell 189-198;C. Hocevar 199;T. Reddick 200.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 Bubba Wallace 9 times for 40 laps; Chase Briscoe 1 time for 23 laps; John Hunter Nemechek 4 times for 19 laps; Kyle Busch 7 times for 19 laps; Ross Chastain 4 times for 12 laps; Michael McDowell 1 time for 10 laps; Christopher Bell 6 times for 9 laps; Joey Logano 5 times for 9 laps; Zane Smith 1 time for 9 laps; * Corey Heim(i) 4 times for 8 laps; Kyle Larson 4 times for 7 laps; Austin Cindric 2 times for 5 laps; Chris Buescher 1 time for 4 laps; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 times for 4 laps; * Justin Allgaier(i) 3 times for 3 laps; Ty Dillon 1 time for 3 laps; Denny Hamlin 2 times for 3 laps; Shane Van Gisbergen 1 time for 3 laps; Chase Elliott 2 times for 2 laps; Cody Ware 1 time for 2 laps; Ryan Blaney 1 time for 2 laps; AJ Allmendinger 1 time for 1 lap; Todd Gilliland 1 time for 1 lap; Tyler Reddick 1 time for 1 lap; Carson Hocevar 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 38,2,12,77,7,17,71,60,48,4<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 23,12,42,8,35,67,17,45,22,7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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