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Tyler Reddick Gives Heartfelt Response to Team Suspensions Before NASCAR Finale
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick has offered a heartfelt response as his team faced unfortunate suspensions merely days ahead of the NASCAR Championship finale.
These team disruptions come in the wake of NASCAR’s disciplinary actions following allegations of race manipulation at a Martinsville event. Key figures within 23XI Racing, including competition director Dave Rogers and Bubba Wallace’s crew chief Bootie Barker, were suspended, presenting a formidable challenge for the team at an important part of the season.
Despite the absence of these colleagues, he still has confidence in the team’s ability to perform.
“I feel like we have good depth, we’ve got great people,” Reddick stated. “Personally, I wish Dave and Bootie were here for sure. But I don’t know, I think Dave does a really good job with his role, Bootie is a great leader of his team.”
The suspensions are part of broader penalties imposed by NASCAR on the team, which include substantial fines and points deductions, stemming from the race at Martinsville where the team was suspected of manipulating the race.
Bubba Wallace was at the center of the controversy, and was found to have feigned a flat tire. This action was allegedly designed to assist his teammate, Christopher Bell. The penalties have undeniably altered their morale just ahead of what is 23XI Racing’s inaugural appearance in the Championship 4.
The Championship 4, a climactic drive featuring Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron, was directly influenced by the Martinsville incident. William Byron secured his spot due to Bell’s disqualification.
Following the controversial race weekend, the likes of Veteran driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. have called for harsher measures, including athlete suspensions, to prevent future manipulative tactics in the sport
Reddick seems unfazed.
“Bootie’s just an awesome guy to be around, so yeah, you know, I certainly will miss him this weekend. And getting to know Dave over the years, yeah, I like having him around, too. But there’s been weekends we’ve gone to the track and Dave isn’t there.”
Reddick remains focused on the immediate challenge, drawing on Bubba Wallace’s data and displaying a positive outlook as he prepares to compete.
“I guess, again, personally I just wish they were here if things go well for us to celebrate together but we’ll get to do that later on if things go right,” he said.
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Standings
- Ryan Blaney
- Joey Logano
- Tyler Reddick
- William Byron
- Christopher Bell
- Kyle Larson
- Chase Elliott
- Alex Bowman
- Denny Hamlin
- Martin Truex Jr
- Austin Cindric
- Daniel Suárez
- Brad Keselowski
- Chase Briscoe
- Ty Gibbs
- Harrison Burton
- Chris Buescher
- Bubba Wallace
- Ross Chastain
- Kyle Busch
- Carson Hocevar
- Michael McDowell
- Todd Gilliland
- Noah Gragson
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Ryan Preece
- Josh Berry
- Zane Smith
- Erik Jones
- Daniel Hemric
- Justin Haley
- Corey LaJoie
- Austin Dillon
- John H. Nemechek
- Kaz Grala
- Cody Ware
- Jimmie Johnson
- Joey Hand
- Derek Kraus
- David Ragan
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Will Brown
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Cam Waters
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