Reddick tops rookies in Coca-Cola 600
Tyler Reddick scored his second top 10 of 2020 but was not second-best among Cup Series rookies in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600.
Reddick finished 8th as the highest-finishing rookie, ahead of no. 95 Christopher Bell who finished 9th, as the second-highest finishing rookie, in his best finish of the season so far.
No. 41 Cole Custer finished three spots behind Bell, in 12th. Custer received the lucky dog under the lap 302 caution but then received an uncontrolled tire penalty under a lap 349 caution before rebounding for his second top 15 finish of the season.
No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek finished 16th after leading one lap. Nemechek was the only rookie to lead with it coming on lap 163 during a cycle of green-flag pit stops.
No. 15 Brennan Poole finished 30th while No. 00 Quin Houff finished 35th to round out the rookies in the field.
Tyler Reddick continues to lead the rookie of the year points, with a 43-point lead over Cole Custer, heading into Wednesday night’s Alsco Uniforms 500k (TV: FS1, Radio: PRN; 8pm EST)
SOURCES:
NASCAR
Racing-Reference.info
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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