Hot take: Can anyone stop Tyler Reddick’s summer strength?
Kyle Petty dives into Tyler Reddick's performance at Michigan, his summer stretch and his top-10 finishes since the Coca-Cola 600.
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00:00All right, I'm coming to you from a hotel room in Atlanta.
00:08I came down early after yesterday's race to get my seat to watch Tyler Reddick start the
00:14playoffs.
00:15How fantastic was that race yesterday?
00:18I'm telling you, some of the best racing I've seen in Michigan.
00:21We saw some solid dicing, some solid racing, high, low, a little bit of everywhere.
00:27Tyler Reddick, when we started the stage three, it was all the way back in 15th or 16th.
00:32He was almost the last car on the lead lap.
00:35He drove his way to the front in the last segment of the race.
00:40Now, we're not going to hear that a lot in this sport anymore.
00:42He drove his way to the front.
00:45What a fantastic day for that team.
00:47I'm going to say this.
00:48I think we go back to Chicago, we go to Richmond, we go to Indy, we go to Nashville,
00:54second, third.
00:55He's just knocking out those seconds and thirds.
00:57Since the Coca-Cola 600, he's only finished outside the top 10 one time.
01:03That's all the way back in May.
01:04All the way back in May, one time.
01:07This team has established itself.
01:09Tyler Reddick has established himself.
01:1223-11, seemingly out of nowhere.
01:14A team that's four years old is now poised to take the regular season championship
01:20against the Penske, against the Hendrick, against the Roush, against the Gibbs,
01:25against these teams that are established.
01:27These guys have done a phenomenal job.
01:29Tip of the hat to Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, who, by the way,
01:33shouldn't have left yesterday or been back in victory lane.
01:36But Tyler Reddick proves again that talent can be found a lot of places,
01:42but when you least expect it, it's about four foot tall and staring you in the eyes
01:46because that guy can get it done.
01:48Up on the wheel, lap after lap after lap.
01:51We saw the restart.
01:52How many times have we seen a restart take it away from the guy that should win the race?
01:56Tyler Reddick grabbed that race by the throat and went on to win it.
02:01Kudos for him.
02:02Takes the regular season championship.
02:04That's why I'm in Atlanta.
02:05Getting a good seat to watch the trophy presentation.