Shane van Gisbergen had not survived the Round of 16. The Kiwi speedster left a trailblazing record in 2025, clinching four road course wins. He could not replicate these stunning stats on oval tracks, however. His string of poor finishes eventually shunned him from the title run. Yet SVG’s road course prowess remained intact nonetheless. And despite Tyler Reddick’s pole-winning event, SVG got ahead.

Unlike SVG’s lost hopes, Tyler Reddick still had a fighting chance at the Charlotte Roval. He had a history of three road course wins, all achieved after the Next-Gen’s car rollout in 2022. And after finishing 0.032 seconds ahead of SVG to earn his second Busch Light Pole Award of 2025, Reddick seemed to be in a good spot. But his 2025 misfortunes caught up with him eventually.

Tyler Reddick

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