With a record 36 lead changes, Sunday was the best Texas Motor Speedway race in NASCAR history. In terms of everything else, it was probably the worst.
Joey Logano had a quip that summarized much of the Cup Series’ Sunday in Texas: “Square tires.”
Adam Cheek and Beth Lunkenheimer break down all of NASCAR’s action at Texas, from William Byron’s retaliation to the safety issues that arose.
In a NASCAR race that spanned nearly six hours, Justin Haley was able to survive the Texas heat to earn a surprise third-place finish with Kaulig Racing.
Behind Tyler Reddick’s win, his first at Texas, came a pivotal call from NASCAR Cup Series race control that affected the races of William Byron and Denny Hamlin
Persevered, Tyler Reddick did, taking the checkered flag in the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 five hours after the NASCAR Cup Series green flag in Texas.
Tyler Reddick became the fourth consecutive non-championship-eligible driver to win in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Driver responses varied, but just about everyone agreed that trying anything would be better than the current Texas layout.
A handful of drivers with the best chance to stop Noah Gragson from winning his fourth race in a row all crashed out at Texas.
Noah Gragson won his fourth straight Xfinity race. Read some of the other winners and losers from the event.