“I wish I could have been just a little bit closer.” Tyler Reddick felt dejected after finishing runner-up at the Southern 500. The No. 45 Toyota was hit by Josh Berry’s Ford on the first lap, and Reddick’s day almost ended. The 23XI Racing driver recovered and rebounded with a car faster than Chase Briscoe’s. However, Reddick was never able to pass Briscoe’s fiery dominance, as the latter led for 300+ laps. And he blames NASCAR’s 2022 innovation for it.

Ever since it debuted in 2022, the Next-Gen car has been in the middle of a raging debate. From causing concussion-laden wrecks to increasing parity in the race field, many of the car’s aspects have gotten on Cup Series drivers’ nerves. Now, Tyler Reddick finds himself at his wits’ end with the racecar.

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