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23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick emerged victorious in the 2024 GEICO 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ford looked to be on the brink of snapping its winless streak with pole-sitter Michael McDowell cruising to a victory. However, Tyler Reddick stole the lead in the final stages of the race, clinching his first victory of the season at the 2.660-mile surface.
Earlier in the night, Austin Cindric of Team Penske beat Texas race winner Chase Elliott by the brink of a margin to win Stage 1. Meanwhile, his teammate Joey Logano clinched Stage 2.
Reddick, driver of the No. 45 Toyota fended off RFK Racing driver and co-owner Brad Keselowski, with the latter securing back-to-back runner-up finishes in Texas and Talladega. McDowell, who seemed primed for victory in the final stages, made contact with Keselowski in the last lap, setting up a multi-car crash.
Including McDowell, the final-lap crash saw several frontrunners wreck, including Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, and Ross Chastain caught up in the mayhem.
Multiple Toyota drivers also found themselves in a precarious position, with Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and John Hunter Nemechek colliding in Turn 3 which cut short their race prematurely.
Full results of GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway as Tyler Reddick wins
1. Tyler Reddick (#45)
2. Brad Keselowski (#6)
3. Noah Gragson (#10)
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (#47)
5. Alex Bowman (#48)
6. Anthony Alfredo (#62)
7. William Byron (#24)
8. Todd Gilliland (#38)
9. Daniel Hemric (#31)
10. Harrison Burton (#21)
11. Martin Truex Jr (#19)
12. Chase Briscoe (#14)
13. Ryan Preece (#41)
14. Ross Chastain (#1)
15. Chase Elliott (#9)
16. Josh Berry (#4)
17. Carson Hocevar (#77)
18. Ryan Blaney (#12)
19. Ty Gibbs (#54)
20. Kyle Larson (#5)
21. Austin Cindric (#2)
22. Cody Ware (#15)
23. Chris Buescher (#17)
24. Kurt Busch (#8)
25. Daniel Suárez (#99)
26. Shane Van Gisbergen (#16)
27. Zane Smith (#71)
28. Austin Dillon (#3)
29. Michael McDowell (#34)
30. Joey Logano (#22)
31. Corey LaJoie (#7)
32. BJ McLeod (#78)
33. John Hunter Nemechek (#42)
34. Justin Haley (#51)
35. Erik Jones (#43)
36. Bubba Wallace (#23)
37. Denny Hamlin (#11)
38. Christopher Bell (#20)
This was Tyler Reddick's sixth NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career and his first since Kansas last season. The 28-year-old driver will next compete in the Würth 400 at Dover International Speedway next weekend on 28 April.
