Tyler Reddick

Tyler Reddick

Born Tyler George Reddick
(1996-01-11) January 11, 1996
Corning, California
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg)
Achievements Youngest NASCAR Truck Series winner at Daytona International Speedway (19)
Awards 2016 Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Car no., team No. 42 (Chip Ganassi Racing)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
63 races run over 4 years
2016 position 9th
Best finish 2nd (2015)
First race 2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Rockingham)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win 2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last win 2016 DC Solar 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 40 3
Statistics current as of November 18, 2016.

Tyler George Reddick (born January 11, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Racing career

Reddick's 2013 Truck

Reddick began his racing career at the age of four, competing in Outlaw Karts; soon after he was competing in mini sprints, midgets, dirt late models and sprint cars.[1] He was the youngest driver to qualify for the pole position at Eldora Speedway World 100, the youngest driver to win at the East Bay Winter Nationals, and the youngest winning driver in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.[2] He is also the youngest driver ever to qualify for a feature race in World of Outlaws sprint car racing.[3]

Reddick made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series in 2012; in October of that year, Reddick won in his first career start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at Rockingham Speedway.[4] Reddick made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in April 2013, driving for Ken Schrader Racing at Rockingham Speedway; he was involved in an accident during the race, and finished 30th.[5]

Reddick's No. 29 F-150, sporting a special paint scheme for the 2016 Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway.

In November 2013, it was announced that Reddick had been signed by Brad Keselowski Racing to compete in the Camping World Truck Series; he was scheduled to drive the team's No. 19 Ford in 16 events in the series in 2014, before running the full series schedule for the team in 2015.[1] On February 20, 2015, Reddick got his first career victory in the Camping World Truck Series at Daytona. On May 29, Reddick got his second career victory in the Truck Series at Dover. He led the points during the later stages of the summer until wrecking at Mosport, at which point he surrendered the lead to eventual champion Erik Jones. Reddick would ultimately finish second in his first full year of competition.

In 2016, Reddick returned to BKR switching the No. 19 to the No. 29, with his new BKR teammate Hemric using his previously No. 19. Reddick started the season with a crash at Daytona, finishing 18th. Reddick would have been a contention for the championship in 2016, but he failed to make it in to the chase. Reddick would win at Las Vegas, for his first victory of the season. On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Reddick would not return to BKR next season. On November 18, 2016, it was announced that Reddick joined Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro in the Xfinity Series on a part-time basis starting in 2017.[6]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "Reddick Joins Keselowski's Truck Squad". November 16, 2013. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2013-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Tyler Reddick official website. Accessed 2013-11-17.
  3. ↑ "Richards leads Firecracker 100 after first night". June 25, 2010. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Accessed 2013-11-17.
  4. ↑ Cunningham, Jason. "Larson captures K&N Pro Series East Crown". November 3, 2012. NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Accessed 2013-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Du Quoin resident to race today". September 2, 2013. Carbondale, IL: The Southern Illinoisan. Accessed 2013-11-17.
  6. ↑ "REDDICK TO DRIVE FOR CGR IN XFINITY SERIES". NASCAR. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Reddick - 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Reddick - 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
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