Tyler Reddick’s path into the NASCAR playoffs wasn’t exactly smooth cruising. It was a rollercoaster, and not the fun kind. Just 18 laps into the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, his No. 45 Toyota smacked the inside wall after tangling with Todd Gilliland. The 23XI crew hustled to patch things up, and Reddick clawed back into the race, but the car was never the same. He limped to a 21st-place finish, clearly not what he wanted. And yet, fate had other plans. Nine laps after his wreck, Alex Bowman, the only driver with a realistic shot at bumping Reddick out, got caught in a wreck of his own, sealing Reddick’s ticket to the postseason. But while the playoff spot is secured, the confidence? Well, that’s another story.

Tyler Reddick hasn’t sugarcoated how rough the last few weeks have been.

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