How quickly things changed for Tyler Reddick. The championship leader went from taking the lead on fresher tires to losing the lead with a fuel issue to powering his way to an overtime win.
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He now has a series-leading five wins this season, and he is the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to win five of the first nine races.
Kyle Larson finished second. Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Brad Keselowski, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top 10.
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The driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry XSE had a truly unexpected final 10 laps at Kansas Speedway. He took the lead from car owner Hamlin with 10 laps to go. He blew right past the No. 11 with five-lap fresher tires.
At that point, it appeared that Reddick would pull away for an easy victory, yet this did not happen. He began struggling with handling while Hamlin continued to click off laps. Hamlin ultimately got behind Reddick and took advantage when the No. 45 seemingly ran out of fuel.
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Hamlin led the way with two laps to go, but he could not take the white flag before Cody Ware spun and brought out the first true caution of the day. This sent the race to overtime and sent the entire field down pit road for fresh tires.
The top 10 cars took two tires, as expected. Hamlin kept the lead off pit road while Reddick followed in second. They then made up the front row for the overtime restart.
Chaos unfolded when Hamlin entered the restart zone. Larson immediately dove to the inside to put the field three wide. He took the lead while Hamlin, Reddick, and Christopher Bell raced side-by-side.
Bell briefly moved into second place, but contact from Reddick put him into the wall. He wiggled, almost wrecked Hamlin, and then ultimately fell off the pace with a broken toe link. He finished 20th.
Larson maintained the advantage and took the white flag as the leader. However, Reddick was not yet done. He went from fourth to second as he passed both Elliott and Hamlin. He then got to Larson's inside entering Turns 1 and 2.
The two championship contenders made contact on the backstretch, but Reddick ultimately cleared for the lead entering Turns 3 and 4. He went on to take the checkered flag while Briscoe went from restarting 11th to finishing third on four fresh tires.
"Just really blessed with the late caution," Reddick told Fox Sports' Jamie Little. "Was that nuts or what? I couldn't believe it. I mean, first off, I feel like I have to say obviously just for how I feel. I never like being on the inside of it. Really hate that for Christopher Bell.
"Good, hard racing. The 11 came up, I mean, I took off tight. Not thrilled I got Christopher there. I hate that for him because he was having a good, solid day.
"Man, these late race restarts get crazy. I obviously had a run on the 5. I was shocked I was able to get to his inside there. An incredible SupplyHouse Toyota Camry all day long. Yeah, it was really painful to get that late caution."
