Tyler Reddick Iowa Speedway Recap

Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) bounced back from early race struggles to grab a third place finish in the American Ethanol 200 Friday night at Iowa Speedway.  Reddick collected his sixth top five in eight races this season and remains second in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings, 12 points behind the leader.

 

Tyler started third and had maintained that position when he struggled to come up to speed following the first caution on lap 11.  He briefly dropped outside the top 20 but recovered and was moving through the field when he pitted under the second caution on lap 27 for four tires and adjustments and restarted 16th on lap 30.

 

Shortly after the race went green Reddick radioed his crew that he thought he had a loose wheel.  The third caution period gave the team an opportunity to pit on lap 43 to make sure the right side wheels were secure.  Reddick lined up fifth for the restart on lap 50.

 

Reddick was eighth when the fourth caution gave him the chance to pit for four tires and adjustments on lap 123 and was fifth when the green flag waved on lap 127. 

 

He was seventh when the fifth caution waved on lap 152.  Reddick pitted for four tires and adjustments one lap later and was sixth for the restart on lap 156.  He quickly picked off two spots on the restart and was fourth when the sixth and final caution on lap 159 set up the restart.

 

Reddick restarted fourth on lap 164 and was third one lap later.  As the race entered its closing laps, Reddick and Matt Crafton waged an entertaining battle for third.  Crafton nudged Reddick off Turn 2 with two laps to go and pulled alongside on the final lap but Reddick held him off, edging his rival to the finish line by one truck length.

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