Tyler Reddick claimed victory at Talladega Superspeedway after leader Michael McDowell crashed while blocking Brad Keselowski in the final moments of the race. This incident caused a multi-car wreck that ended with Corey LaJoie sliding across the finish line on his side.
Reddick took advantage of the chaos to secure his first win of the season and sixth of his career. McDowell had been in the lead and attempted to block Keselowski as he made a move to pass. However, Keselowski’s maneuver forced McDowell into the wall, triggering the crash that involved multiple cars.
Keselowski finished in second place, breaking a 107-race winless streak, while Noah Gragson achieved a career-best third place finish and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. placed fourth. Reddick’s victory marked the eighth consecutive different winner at Talladega, a testament to the unpredictability of the track. The race, which spanned 188 laps, featured an impressive 73 lead changes among 23 drivers, the highest number of lead changes at Talladega since the introduction of the Next Gen car in 2022. The event was slowed by four cautions totaling 21 laps.
Austin Cindric and Joey Logano emerged as the winners of Stage 1 and Stage 2, respectively. Up next for the series is a race at Dover on April 28 at 2 p.m. ET on FS1.
