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.