Tyler Reddick

Reddick was born in Corning, California and grew up in DuQuoin and Peoria, Illinois. He attended DuQuoin Christian Fellowship School before completing his education through homeschooling and graduating in 2014. He is the grandson of Benny Brown, founder of BBR Music Group. Reddick is married to Alexa DeLeon, and the couple has two sons.

Reddick began racing at the age of four in Outlaw Karts, later competing in mini sprints, midgets, dirt late models, and sprint cars. He was the youngest driver to qualify for the pole at Eldora Speedway World 100, the youngest winner at the East Bay Winter Nationals, and the youngest winning driver in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. He is also the youngest driver to qualify for a feature race in World of Outlaws sprint car racing.

Reddick debuted in the ARCA Racing Series in 2012. That October he won his first career start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at Rockingham Speedway.

Reddick made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in April 2013 for Ken Schrader Racing at Rockingham Speedway, finishing 30th after an accident. In November 2013 he was signed by Brad Keselowski Racing to drive the No. 19 Ford.

On February 20, 2015, Reddick scored his first Truck Series victory at Daytona, followed by a second win at Dover in May. He led the points deep into the summer before crashing at Mosport, surrendering the lead to eventual champion Erik Jones, and finished second in the standings. In 2016 he returned in the No. 29, won at Las Vegas, but failed to make the playoffs. On November 10, 2016, it was announced he would not return to BKR.

Eight days after the BKR announcement, Reddick joined Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro in the Xfinity Series part-time from 2017. In September 2017 he won his first Xfinity race at Kentucky Speedway, leading 66 laps and finishing 14 seconds ahead of teammate Brennan Poole.

On September 14, 2017, Reddick was signed by JR Motorsports to replace William Byron in the No. 24 car for the full 2018 Xfinity season. On February 17, 2018, he beat teammate Elliott Sadler in a photo finish at Daytona — a margin of 0.0004 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR history. He won the season finale at Homestead to claim his first Xfinity Series championship.

On October 31, 2018, Reddick announced a move from JR Motorsports to Richard Childress Racing for 2019. In April 2019 he won his first race with RCR at Talladega in the MoneyLion 300. He got into a fight with Cole Custer on pit road at Kansas. He won at Homestead to claim his second consecutive Xfinity Series championship.

Reddick made additional Xfinity starts in later seasons: a 2021 attempt with Our Motorsports at Daytona was rained out; at Homestead driving RSS Racing’s No. 23 he finished second but was disqualified for failing rear height requirements in post-race inspection. He drove for Jordan Anderson Racing at Circuit of the Americas in May 2021, won for Big Machine Racing at Texas in 2022, and made select starts with Sam Hunt Racing in 2023 and 2024.

Reddick made his Cup debut at the 2019 Daytona 500 driving the No. 31 for RCR, starting 39th as an open non-charter car. On lap 159 contact from Cody Ware sent him airborne before being struck by Jimmie Johnson; on lap 191 he was caught in "The Big One" that collected 20 drivers. In only his second Cup start, at Kansas, Reddick finished ninth. On October 2, 2019, RCR announced him as driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet for 2020.

Reddick’s first full Cup season produced three Top 5 and nine Top 10 finishes. At Texas he opted not to pit under caution and led with 23 laps to go, finishing second to RCR teammate Austin Dillon — RCR’s first 1–2 since the 2011 Good Sam Club 500. He led late at Talladega in the GEICO 500 but finished 20th. A collision with Kyle Busch in the closing laps of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona cost him the lead and his playoff spot; he finished 19th in the standings.

Reddick returned to the No. 8 for RCR. At Homestead-Miami Speedway he cleared Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson in the closing laps but could not catch race winner William Byron. A 5th-place finish at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona earned him his first playoff berth; he was eliminated after the Round of 16 at Bristol. He finished 13th in the standings.

At Road America Reddick held off Chase Elliott for his first Cup win. At the Indianapolis Road Course he won again in overtime. A third win came at Texas despite having been eliminated from the playoffs at Bristol. He finished 14th in the standings. On July 12, 2022, it was announced he had signed with 23XI Racing for 2024; on October 15, 2022, 23XI bought out his remaining RCR contract to place him in the No. 45 for 2023, replacing Kurt Busch.

After a Daytona 500 DNF, Reddick won at COTA in triple overtime — the first win for the No. 45 since Kurt Busch’s final career victory in the 2022 Advent Health 400. In May, NASCAR docked the No. 45 team ten owner and driver points for unapproved ballasts at Darlington. He qualified for the playoffs, won at Kansas to reach the Round of 12, but was eliminated in the Round of 8. He finished a career-high 6th in the standings.

Reddick’s first win of the season came at Talladega, overtaking Brad Keselowski after Keselowski triggered a multi-car crash; this was also team owner Michael Jordan’s first appearance at a driver’s win celebration. A second win followed at Michigan. At the Southern 500 Reddick clinched the regular season championship, beating Kyle Larson by one point while dealing with a stomach bug throughout the race.

At Las Vegas on lap 90, Reddick was caught three-wide with Chase Elliott and Truex Jr.; Elliott’s car was shoved into his, spun them both, and Reddick’s car rolled once before landing on all four tires, leaving him 36th. Facing a deep points deficit, Reddick won at Homestead on the final lap by passing Ryan Blaney and team owner Denny Hamlin on the outside, securing a spot in the Championship 4 at Phoenix. He finished 4th in the final standings.

Reddick finished runner-up at Daytona and collected top-fives at Austin, Darlington, Atlanta, and Chicago. He made the playoffs but was eliminated after the Round of 12, finishing 9th in the standings. His newborn son Rookie was diagnosed with a tumor during the season but recovered and was released from hospital by season’s end. The ongoing lawsuit between 23XI Racing and NASCAR, in which 23XI and fellow plaintiff Front Row Motorsports were parties, created additional pressure throughout the year.

Reddick won the 2026 Daytona 500 after teammate Riley Herbst pushed him past Zane Smith and race leader Chase Elliott in the final stretch; Elliott and Smith wrecked behind him. It was the first Daytona 500 win for 23XI Racing and the first Toyota victory at Daytona since team owner Denny Hamlin in 2020.

The following week at Atlanta, despite suffering significant damage from an earlier incident, Reddick charged back to win, becoming the first driver since Matt Kenseth in 2009 to win the first two races of a season. At Austin the next week he won again — the first driver in NASCAR history to win the first three races of a season.

He continued his form through the early season, winning at Darlington for a fourth victory and then at Kansas after an overtime restart, becoming the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to win five of the first nine races of a season.

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