{"id":1486700,"date":"2022-02-28T14:48:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1486700"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:48:13","slug":"tyler-reddick-wants-formula-1-superstar-lewis-hamilton-to-try-nascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/tyler-reddick-wants-formula-1-superstar-lewis-hamilton-to-try-nascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Reddick Wants Formula 1 Superstar Lewis Hamilton to Try NASCAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Don\u2019t let the results for the first two points races of the season mislead you. Tyler Reddick<\/a> is going places other than just the Richard Childress Racing garage for repairs after another crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reddick was having a breakthrough day Sunday at Auto Club Speedway when misfortune struck for the second straight week. Still, there\u2019s every reason to believe that the two-time Xfinity Series champion will be a factor throughout his third full season in the NASCAR Cup Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Reddick was in command Sunday at Fontana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick poses for a photo during NASCAR Production Days at Clutch Studios on Jan. 19, 2022 | Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The number of lead changes at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday was dizzying, and Tyler Reddick was involved in many of them. The driver of the No. 8 Chevy took the lead from Erik Jones 11 laps into the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 and relinquished it to Jones on Lap 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By day\u2019s end, Reddick would move to the front nine more times. The last run began on Lap 134, and he was still out front on Lap 152 when disaster hit. The Richard Childress Racing car slowed entering Turn 1 as Reddick felt a tire go down while riding the high groove. He was set to limp into the pits, but William Byron\u2019s No. 24 Chevy side-swiped Reddick into the wall, adding to the car\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damage to the right rear toe link cost Reddick two laps on pit road, leading to a 24th<\/sup>-place finish. It was a crushing end to a day on which the 26-year-old from Corning, California, led for 90 laps, which is 17 more laps than he led in the first 75 races of his Cup Series career combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsolutely gutted by how our race unfolded, but I couldn\u2019t be prouder of this whole team and what we were able to do a majority of this race today,\u201d Reddick said, according to NASCAR.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Reddick has much respect for Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It was so great to be back at @AutoClubSpdwy! I\u2019m extremely proud of everyone at @RCRracing<\/a>. My pit crew was absolutely on it. My team made great adjustments. It\u2019s hard to leave the track upset, because everyone did such a great job. So I leave today with a smile on my face! \ud83d\ude01<\/p>— Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) February 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>