Tyler Reddick received Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection DuraMax Grand at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, changing into the primary driver in NASCAR historical past to open a season with three straight victories.
Reddick held off street course ace Shane van Gisbergen over the race’s ultimate 17-lap inexperienced flag run to earn his second win at COTA and the eleventh of his Cup Collection profession. 2026 is now tied with 2022 and 2024 because the winningest years of Reddick’s profession.
“Means the world,” Reddick instructed Fox Sports activities. “It is so becoming. We get going on the finish there, and I am main, and there is SVG. To have the ability to outlast him there and maintain on for the win is unbelievable.”
Reddick received Sunday’s race from the pole and did so with 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan in attendance.
“It is time for change,” Jordan instructed Fox Sports activities. “Tyler got here in with probably the most stress. He had the prospect to win three in a row. That is the toughest one to win. The blokes put collectively a terrific automotive. I am pleased with the workforce we put collectively.”
Jordan confirmed he will likely be at Phoenix Raceway March 8 to observe Reddick race for a fourth straight win.
Van Gisbergen continues to be but to win at COTA and got here up one spot shy of tying a file held by Jeff Gordon for probably the most consecutive street course wins with six.
Reddick held off van Gisbergen, who was huge in his mirror, for the primary half of the race’s ultimate run earlier than pulling away within the closing laps. He is the primary Cup Collection driver to win three straight races since Christopher Bell received at Atlanta, COTA and Phoenix early within the 2025 season.
Notable outcomes
Van Gisbergen, Bell, Stage 2 winner Ty Gibbs and Michael McDowell rounded out the highest 5, with Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger and Denny Hamlin finishing the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embrace Bubba Wallace in eleventh, Kyle Busch in twelfth, Connor Zilisch in 14th, Brad Keselowski in twentieth and Stage 1 winner Ross Chastain in thirty fifth.
Alex Bowman completed thirty sixth after he exited his automotive late within the race. Bowman was not feeling effectively for almost all of the race and had aid driver Myatt Snider end the race. Chase Briscoe ran up entrance and led laps early earlier than a mechanical difficulty relegated him to a last-place end (thirty seventh).
