Tyler Reddick’s wild and bizarre ride at Las Vegas

NASCAR’s regular season champion Tyler Reddick was having a strong run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Stage 1 win already in the bag until lap 89, when his 2024 Cup Series Championship hopes suffered a literal twist of fate. 

It was on the restart — Reddick made a run on the outside to go three-wide with Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. beneath him through Turns 3 and 4. Battling for fourth position on track, Truex drifted up on corner exit, putting Elliott in a difficult position. He tried to lift, but it was too late. The Hendrick Motorsports star made contact with the charging Reddick and both drivers spun down the track. They moved across the front stretch, collecting Brad Keselowski and all three cars spun out of control through the infield grass.

It was fairly standard for a restart wreck — until Reddick’s car crossed over from the grass to the asphalt section that makes up Turns 3/4 in the Legends car oval. He went completely sideways facing pit road — the car hopping up off the ground.

Tyler Reddick’s car lifts up off the ground

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The car was already leaning when the right-side tires returned to Earth. It dug into the grass, fighting against it for a brief moment before finally rolling forward.

Tyler Reddick’s car digs into the grass

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The car laid on the passenger side door as Keselowski’s car made its way back up the track. Both Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney hit the outside wall as they attempted to avoid the orange No. 6 Ford. In the background, Elliott’s car also hopped across the paved part of the infield, but his No. 9 Chevrolet did not flip, thankfully.

Tyler Reddick begins to roll as Brad Keselowki spins back across the track

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Reddick’s car was fully upside down when it returned to the pavement, skidding across the restart zone with grass and dirt flying.

Tyler Reddick rolls

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Unlike blowovers like Corey LaJoie at Michigan and Josh Berry at Daytona, this car did not stay on its roof for very long. The No. 45 Toyota never stopped rotating, continuing to roll forward while fully on the apron.

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Jordan Brand Toyota Camry flips in the infield grass

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