Tyler Reddick needs no pep talk or motivation when it comes to winning his first Cup Series title. He drives for Michael Jordan and the NBA Hall of Famer collected six championships in his unwavering desire for excellence at all times.
Car owner Michael Jordan watches from the pits during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Tyler Reddick , center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Ryan Blaney , front left, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.
“I think there has been one specific competition meeting that he said he wanted to participate in. He listened to it and listened to it, and at the end, he gave his opinion on what he heard, and he didn’t like what he heard and he gave some pointed remarks on what championship teams sound like and what winning teams sound like and how we need to change the way we are communicating and the way we are shifting blame all over the place,” Hamlin said.
Reddick will race in his first championship four Sunday against reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney, two-time NASCAR champion Joey Logano and William Byron, who is making his second consecutive appearance in the title race. The crown will go to the driver who finishes the highest among the championship four.
His tone was the complete opposite of Team Penske teammates Blaney and Logano, who have a shot at giving team owner Roger Penske a third consecutive Cup championship. Penske is rolling into Phoenix fresh off last weekend’s sports car World Endurance Championship and another sports car title in IMSA. “We have a chance to do it for him. It’s just great to be in a position to where we can do it, have two cars that can do it. There always is pressure because this is a big moment,” Blaney continued. “But pressure is fine. It means you care when you feel pressure and you’re anxious about things. It means you give a crap about what you’re doing. It’s how do you respond to that and how do you kind of use it to drive you. It would be great to add another one.
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