Starting at the pole position at the Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway race, Tyler Reddick had a great start. However, Richard Childress Racing’s #8 driver soon saw an early exit after a great start. Finishing the race at the 35th position, Reddick was the second to retire from the race after Kevin Harvick’s early exit.
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After leading for 38 laps, Tyler Reddick received an early competition caution. Soon, he tried to make an exit at the second turn. However, while doing so, he smacked the outside retaining wall of his car. The incident left the right side of his car completely damaged and the #8 could not complete the race.
Frustrated and furious about the incident, Tyler Reddick couldn’t control himself. According to a tweet shared by The Athletic Motorsport’s Reporter, Jordan Bianchi, Reddick expressed his frustration on his radio. He said; ” Are we f***ing done?”
"Are we f***ing done?"
No. 8 radio
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) September 11, 2022
A reaction like this would be expected from a driver who started at the pole position and was leading the race for a while. In a post-race interview with NBC, Reddick said; “The right-rear tire just blew like we’ve had a few times. At Fontana (Auto Club Speedway), I was able to save it. But here, it snapped at the worst possible point, and we just killed the wall.”
He further stated; “It broke the control arm on the right-front, so our day was over. We leave here with not a lot of points, so we’ll have to fight hard at Bristol (Motor Speedway).”
Reddick was not the only one who had a tough day at the Kansas Speedway. Apart from him Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch also faced some issues that ended the race prematurely for them.
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch’s early exit like Tyler Reddick
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Bitterly disappointed with his race at the Kansas Speedway, Kevin Harvick was the first driver to exit the race. Around lap 33, NASCAR Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace and Ross Chastain drove up the track right ahead of Harvick. Owing to this, Harvick lost his grip and his car eventually wrecked by slamming into the wall.
This led Harvick to finish last. This is the second time this season that Harvick faced an on-track mishap. Earlier at the Cook Out Southern 500 race, Harvick’s car burst into flames and he blamed NASCAR’s Next Gen cars for it. Apart from him, Kyle Busch also had a bad day at the Kansas Speedway.
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The two time NASCAR Cup Series champion was driving at the 11th position. However, as a penalty for driving through too many pit-roads, Kyle Busch was pushed back on the field. With his momentum lost, a crash in the wall proved to be the final nail in the coffin for him.