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“Stop Crying Wolf Here and Get Our Sh*t Back Together” – RCR Crew Chief Gave Tyler Reddick a Ferocious Pep Talk in Darlington

Published 09/08/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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The action-packed Darlington race did not seem to be going the way Tyler Reddick wanted it to go. He needed a little pep talk from his crew chief, who did in fact do a great job, to get Reddick’s spirits back on top.

During one of their radio interactions, Reddick kept apologizing for his mistakes and the problems that he was facing. Tyler stated, “I’m more concerned that I have lost way more spots on the racetrack than the guys lost me. Just working on something, gotta figure out something to not lose three, four, five spots on the restart here.” His crew chief responded, “You’re fine man, we’ve got time to get back up in there. Let’s stop crying wolf here and get our **** back together.”

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He reminded Reddick that they were racing for themselves, so asked the RCR driver to be smart about it. Reddick ended up nabbing the 3rd spot for himself by the end of the race.

Tyler Reddick says he is uncertain regarding his future at RCR for 2023

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Despite reports suggesting that Tyler Reddick will continue with RCR for 2023, the future 23XI export believes that there might be a chance that he might get replaced for next season, amid tensions with Richard Childress and himself.

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Talking about his earlier announcement declaring that he would be moving to the 23XI Racing team for the 2024 season, Reddick stated, “but, it’s obvious, some feelings have been hurt. Yeah, I don’t know. I think I’m going to be there next year, I’m pretty sure that’s what the plan is, but they are certainly trying to figure out what their future is going to look like. It’s not going to involve me.”

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His 23XI contract starts only from 2024 and not 2023, hence the hiccup regarding his future remains a debate. Even though Childress has specifically mentioned that he is to continue for the next season.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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Pritam Priyedarshi