Amidst the many many controversies NASCAR is seeing in recent days, fans and the community were delighted to see the talented Tyler Reddick snatch up his first victory for the season. After a hard-fought battle, the young speedster preserved through the challenges of the complicated track to snatch a stellar win.

It seems that the #45 driver is already in the good books of his team boss, Denny Hamlin, who, along with his partner Michael Jordan, owns the team 23XI Racing!

Veteran driver Denny expressed his joy when his new driver managed to hold his ground in the Circuit of The Americas and eventually emerged victorious despite the bumpy and eventful race.

Furthermore, speaking to a local news channel based in Charlotte, Denny voiced how he felt seeing the youngster “pull through” the “chaos”.

Denny Hamlin shares his thoughts on Tyler Reddick’s victory at COTA

The last race in Austin saw an underdog climb up the ranks as the 23Xl Racing driver claimed his first victory of the season. And, this win has earned him quite the praise from Denny, and the community.

While speaking to Ashley Stroehlein, Denny said, “it was very encouraging to see the #45 on top of the pylon for most of the most of the day.”

“But then all the chaos at the end, you’re just hoping that he can pull through but really happy for him and now all of our full-time drivers have gotten a win in our team.” 

With these comments, Denny, who managed a 16th spot in the race, praised the speedster for his perseverance and highlighted the milestone his team achieved that day.

The #11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver even jokes about the “three chances” he got for himself on the weekend.

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COTA, the race that proved Reddick’s mettle

The whole NASCAR fraternity cheered the driver after he achieved the seemingly impossible.

Moreover, after a fierce battle with Alex Bowman and William Byron, Tyler had his next war with the ‘bad boy’ himself! Kyle Busch came in a close second fending off attacks from Bowman. Tyler, other than these intense battles, even overcame a tight triple overtime to clinch the victory in an exciting fashion.

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Eventually, Tyler managed to outpace Kyle in the race and cruised to an awesome win in yet another exciting race. Fans definitely had fun even though some hardcore fans were skeptical about the road course.