4 Takeaways From Tyler Reddick's History-Making COTA Win
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Tyler Reddick went from no wins in 2025 to making history in 2026. The 23XI Racing driver won Sunday at Circuit of the Americas to become the first driver in Cup Series history to open the season with three consecutive victories. In dominating on a road course, Reddick’s victory at COTA — even though he won there in 2023 — might have been the most impressive of the three, which started with drafting-track races at Daytona and Atlanta. "it's unbelievable," 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin said in his post-race news conference. "I'm not going to see it again in my lifetime, someone to go out there and win three races in a row to start the season." Here are my takeaways: 1. Reddick Makes History How much more can you say about Reddick, who won the 2024 regular-season title but then went winless in 2025? He had eight career victories coming into the season and while considered a great talent, even this would have been difficult to predict. He was the class of the field Sunday, along with road-course ace Shane van Gisbergen. SVG, the winner of five of the six road-course races last year, was unable to catch Reddick throughout the final stage. Reddick led 58 of the 95 laps, including the final 20. "We did not like getting beat like that at road courses," Reddick said in his television interview after the race. "It's one race, but it was so important, so fitting that we were able to get three in a row and make history." 2. Long Trackhouse Day Trackhouse Racing drivers had high hopes, with Ross Chastain on the front row and van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch known for their road-racing prowess. It just wasn’t in the cards for van Gisbergen, who faded over the last 15 laps. "Just following Tyler, his driving was immaculate and his car was very good, too," van Gisbergen said in his television interview after the race. "I tried but didn't quite have enough." Zilisch showed promise but was involved in a few incidents, including one late in the race when he was top five and was turned a
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