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Tyler Reddick needed a little longer than expected to win theNASCAR Cup Series.
His winning situation was worth the wait.
Redick defeated course defending champion and current point leader Chase Elliott on Sunday in Road America. The victory is the 92nd start of his cup career, which includes five second-place finishes.
"It was just a great relief," Redick said.
Tyler Reddick loads with Chase Elliott NASCAR Cup Series race that won the United States. (AP)
Richard Childress RacingThe driver took pole position and beat Elliott, who led 36, 3.304 seconds. rice field. 62 laps. Elliott put Tony Stewart in second place, aiming to win his eighth road course in his career cup. This is one step behind Jeff Gordon's record.
"He's the man who has won more road courses than anyone else in the last few years," Redick said.
Kyle Larson was third, followed by Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez.
Both Elliott and Redick far exceeded the field and made a pit stop with about 20 laps remaining. Elliott had a narrow lead to Redick when he came out of the pit, but when they returned to the front of the puck, Redick eventually pulled in front of him.
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Redick said that on lap 47 all the cars were in front of him. I made a pit stop.
"While we had decent tires and couldn't get enough gaps, I kept him close enough to put me under pressure there." Said Elliott. "I made a few mistakes. I made a few mistakes and I was able to get him close enough out of sync, but then I started to struggle."
Elliott Leaded most of the day as he took pole position and tried to chase last week's victory in Nashville with another player. He was chasing his third win of the season.
No one has won more than one race in the first 18 events. This is the first time for a winner at least three times in the second half of the season.
Instead, Reddick has become the fifth and first winner of the year.
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First wins in each of the first three road course races of the year There was a person. Reddick broke through Road America after Chastain won the Sonoma at the Circuit of the Americas and Suarez.
Other first-time winners were Austin Cindric of Daytona and Chase Briscoe of Phoenix.
Reddick, who won the Xfinity series in 2018 and 2019, seemed to be on the verge of winning his elusive first victory many times before Sunday.
Perhaps the most notable example was April Bristol. That night, Redick and Chase Briscoe were competing for the lead when two cars went wild and Kyle Busch was able to slip through them for victory. Redick also led 90 laps in Fontana earlier this year, finishing 24th after William Byron hit him against the wall.
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"This year is a year away from greatness 1 It was one mistake, "Reddick said. "Finally done today"
Team owner Richard Childress, in a conversation with the driver on Sunday morning, felt a breakthrough and revealed it.
"I told him this morning," You're going to win this race. We can't beat ourselves and we need to be solid, "Childress said. Told.
Reddick confirmed that his boss's predictions came true.
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The Cup Series will head to the Atlanta Motor Speedway next Sunday. Kurt Busch won the championship last year.
