Tyler Reddick smiled and conceded he’s in a good place championship-wise with a huge 122-point advantage over second place – his 23XI Racing team co-owner and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin. He’s earned a season-best five wins in the opening 13 races, including the Daytona 500 trophy and his 10 top 10 finishes is also a series best.
Reddick acknowledged the points-advantage is welcome, but his team must continue to push forward and not get too comfortable.
“It’s way better than being down a hundred something points to first,” said Reddick, who drives the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. “It’s a great spot to be in. Naturally, our confidence is in a really good place. Outside of that, when things go a little bit wrong, I don’t feel like our hair is on fire or we’re freaking out. The times we’ve had days go wrong we’ve still managed to have strong wins and win a couple of them.
“Just think our mindset is in a good place to manage it well. Yes, we want to win races, but we’ve done a really good job of, if it’s not going to be a win on that night, knock on wood, we’ve had a top 15 in every race this year. We’ve just done a really good job of having a high floor and that’s allowed us to hold the gap.”
