NASCAR Cup driver Tyler Reddick saw his car flip during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Reddick, piloting the No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry XSE, found himself in a precarious position during the second stage of the race when a big wreck ended his race.
As he moved through the outside lane on the 90th lap, trouble unfolded when Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. slid up the track, boxing Reddick in and pushing his car into the wall. This collision not only involved Elliott's No. 9 Chevrolet but also implicated Brad Keselowski. Reddick's car was sent into a spin, going onto the frontstretch grass and flipping before.
Miraculously, the car ended up the right way up meaning Reddick was able to navigate the wreckage back to the pits, although the car was too damaged to continue. His day at Las Vegas concluded with a disappointing 35th place finish, pending post-race inspection outcomes.
Reflecting on the incident, Reddick commented:
"You just have to be aggressive on restarts.
"It's how the NextGen racing has been from the beginning. I kind of saw them both have a moment, and I just had a split-second to make a decision. You have to be aggressive on the restart. It is hard to pass after a while.
"Being myself on a mile and a half, being aggressive – by the time I realized I was in trouble, the 19 (Martin Truex Jr.) started sliding and the 9 (Chase Elliott) was coming up and I was pretty much already on their outside at that point, with nowhere to really go.
"Yeah, you just have to be aggressive on restarts. It's how the Next Gen racing has been from the beginning. I kind of saw them both have a moment, and I just had to split second make a decision.
"I needed to make the decision earlier when I saw them sliding to be more conservative to avoid an incident – just not who I am, but it is unfortunate," Reddick added. It took us out of the race.
"We had a really, really fast Jordan Brand Toyota Camry, probably would have been in the mix all race long, but we will go to Homestead – a place where I have had to get it done before and go for it there."
The incident impacted other championship contenders as well. Chase Elliott, also engaged in the playoffs, faced substantial difficulties. Although Elliott managed to continue briefly, his vehicle sustained considerable damage, necessitating lengthy repairs that hindered his standing in the race.
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