NASCAR Insider Calls Michael Jordan?s Driver a ?Golden Retriever?, Exposing Why He Won?t Reach Cup Glory

There is a popular saying in the arena of NASCAR that goes, ‘rubbing is racing’. Although NASCAR doesn’t promote dirty racing, since the time of Dale Earnhardt and even before that, contact and hard racing have been two inconspicuous elements in the sport of NASCAR. And it’s in these slugfests that the real essence of stock car racing lies.

However, not everyone resorts to violence while racing their opponents. After witnessing Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell’s seemingly non-violent way of racing Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the community was left divided, wondering just one thing. Could Bell have raced Larson a bit harder? Or was his approach the correct one? A week later, even Michael Jordan’s star driver faced criticism in the light of Bell’s actions.

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In today’s world of competitive racing, Denny Hamlin is perhaps one of those drivers who wouldn’t think twice before wrecking a fellow racer. For him, the victory matters more than what anyone thought about him. And it’s this champion mentality that has gotten him 7 victories at the ‘Tricky Triangle’, with the recent one coming after he nudged Kyle Larson into the outside wall.

But not everyone is Denny Hamlin. In a recent episode of ‘Rubbin’ is Racing’, hosts Large and Spider expressed how a Hendrick Motorsports driver and a member of the Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlin-owned team was totally the opposite of Hamlin when it came to hard racing.

The discussion began with William Byron. Large felt like although Byron was an excellent racer, he had never been aggressive in his way of racing. Large exclaimed, “To be honest, I don’t think Byron has it in him. Byron seems pretty much alter-boyish.”

Spider disagreed. He thought if winning was the need of the hour, the #24 Chevy star would be willing to make a move against his opponent. However, he wasn’t so sure about Tyler Reddick.

“I don’t know what I’m basing that on, it’s just the vibe I get… Reddick is like a Golden retriever, I can’t see that happening,” Large admitted. Comparing Reddick to a golden retriever; indeed Reddick is viewed as a harmless driver.

However, will Reddick prove Spider right at Homestead-Miami? Or will he prove him wrong to win it and make his way into the Championship 4 race?

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Tyler Reddick is in a must-win situation at Homestead- Miami

Stakes are extremely high as Tyler Reddick enters the 4EVER 400 with a 16-point deficit from the cutline. The good news is, Reddick has seen an impressive amount of success at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, Homestead-Miami is perhaps going to be critical for him for a different reason.

With a 16-point deficit and Martinsville ahead of him, Reddick might be frowning hard at his chances of winning the Championship 4. In his 7 starts at Martinsville, Reddick has just one top-15 finish, and that was a P8 finisher in 2021. So that leaves him with Homestead-Miami’s asphalt track as his sole forte.

Unlike Martinsville, Reddick’s performance at Homestead-Miami is quite good. He has won back-to-back Xfinity Series wins at this track in 2018 and 2019. Moreover, in his first two starts here, he scored 2 top-5 finishes.

It’s just a matter of time before the fans get to see if Tyler Reddick ousts his ‘Golden Retriever’ reputation on Sunday. We are as excited as you are!

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