The Lady in Black is one of the toughest tracks to tame on the Cup Series calendar.
Looks like someone forgot to tell Tyler Reddick.
The 23XI Racing driver overcame multiple issues during the middle of the Goodyear 400 to earn his fourth win in the first six races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, this one by five seconds.
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“Ever since I made my first lap here in an O’Reilly Auto Parts car, there’s just something about this racetrack that’s so special, just so challenging,” Reddick said. “It’s been really fun for my evolution as a driver over the years.”
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Reddick started from pole position but struggled with alternator issues during the first half of the race. The No. 45 crew had to change his battery during Stage 2 to keep him going.
If that wasn’t enough, Reddick had issues with his cool suit shortly after due to the battery change. He had to get the water out of his suit during a caution period as it was too hot to serve its original purpose. He had to improvise with a bag of ice.
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“All day long not running fans, sweating my tail off inside the race car and we knew it was going to be physical,” Reddick said. “Really wore out but I guess I don’t need as much of that cooling stuff as I normally have.”
Reddick becomes just the third driver in Cup Series history to win four of the first six races of a season, joining NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott.
“I know never to give up,” he said. “I think it’s very fitting that when we finally get our first win in Darlington that the Lady in Black would test us like that.”
Here’s an extended look at how Reddick won – and the final results from the Goodyear 400:
NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington highlights
NASCAR Cup race at Darlington: Full results
Here’s how the field finished the Goodyear 400:
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(45) Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
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(6) Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
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(12) Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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(77) Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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(2) Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford
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(54) Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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(7) Daniel Suarez, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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(24) William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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(17) Chris Buescher, RFK Racing Ford
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(43) Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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(11) Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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(19) Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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(60) Ryan Preece, RFK Racing Ford
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(97) Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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(9) Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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(1) Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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(21) Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford
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(88) Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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(20) Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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(71) Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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(8) Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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(38) Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports Ford
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(34) Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford
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(48) Justin Allgaier, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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(3) Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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(4) Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford
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(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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(41) Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
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(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
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(16) AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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(10) Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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(5) Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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(22) Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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(23) Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
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(35) Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota
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(51) Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
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(66) Timmy Hill, Garage 66 Ford
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tyler Reddick conquers Darlington in Goodyear 400: ‘So special’
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