Reddick led on the white flag lap, however Brad Keselowski pushed Michael McDowell again out entrance and into the lead as the sector went into Turns 1 and a couple of.
Coming into the tri-oval, McDowell blocked Keselowski within the exterior lane and Keselowski dove to the within. McDowell, only a step sluggish, tried to dam that transfer as properly however as a substitute his No. 34 Ford received became the wall.
As automobiles scattered all through the infield from the wreck, Reddick drove by Keselowski and took the checkered flag by 0.208 seconds for his first win of the 2024 season.
“Man, it is unimaginable. Everybody on this No. 45 Toyota Camry labored actually laborious immediately,” Reddick stated after the race. “Did not actually work out in that third stage for us, however we have been capable of combat and defend our observe place.
“Was that loopy, guys? Was that loopy, followers, huh? That was chaos. That is Talladega for you.”
Requested how he was capable of stay up entrance surrounded principally by Ford drivers, Reddick stated, “Simply received to present loads of credit score to Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex. It was simply us Toyotas left, they usually pushed me with every part that they had. So here is credit score to Martin and Ty. With out these pushes, we do not win this race.”
Roughly 30 laps earlier, the seven Toyotas had all pit collectively to kick off a ultimate spherical of inexperienced flag cease solely to see 4 of them get taken out of a rivalry in a wreck on lap 156 of 188.
Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 Chevrolet, a type of caught up within the final lap wreck, wound up on its aspect and crossed the end line earlier than ending up touchdown on all 4 wheels. Nobody was injured within the wreck.
Noah Gragson ended up third, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fourth and Alex Bowman rounded out the highest 5.
Finishing the highest 10 have been Anthony Alfredo, William Byron, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Hemric and Harrison Burton.
McDowell, who began on the pole, ended up credited with a thirtieth place end and led probably the most laps (36).
Stage 1
Austin Cindric held off Chase Elliott by a scant 0.004 seconds in a side-by-side battle to seize the Stage 1 win. Byron was third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Kyle Busch accomplished the highest 5.
Stage 2
After navigating a tough gasoline technique, Joey Logano held off teammate Cindric by 0.136 seconds to win Stage 2. Kyle Larson was third, Austin Dillon fourth and Ross Chastain rounded out the highest 5.
Throughout a spherical of inexperienced flag pit stops late within the stage, Lajoie spun off the exit of pit street however was capable of get re-fired and again on observe with out a warning.
Stage 3
Following the break between Phases 2 and three, many of the lead lap automobiles elected to pit with Logano first off pit street. Logano led Larson and Cindric when the race resumed with 62 laps remaining.
Coming into Flip 3 on lap 133, Elliott received into Justin Haley, who received into Christopher Bell and Bell’s 20 Toyota spun and slammed into the wall in an incident that additionally collected Chase Briscoe and Zane Smith. Bell was knocked out of the race.
The lead lap automobiles all took the chance to pit with Logano the primary off pit street however almost your entire area pit once more below penalty to high off their tanks which left Berry within the lead with 49 laps to go.
A gaggle of seven Toyota drivers have been the primary to hit pit street with 36 laps remaining to make their ultimate inexperienced flag cease for gasoline to make it to the top of the race.
Quickly after that group pit, John Hunter Nemechek received into the again of Bubba Wallace getting into Flip 3 on lap 156. Wallace then received into Erik Jones, which despatched Jones’ No. 43 laborious into the Flip 3 wall.
As Nemechek’s broken No. 42 Toyota got here again down the observe he hit Denny Hamlin – which left all 4 automobiles out of the race.
McDowell led Reddick and Keselowski when the race resumed with 27 laps to go.
Reddick, racing aspect by aspect with McDowell, pulled forward for the lead on the skin line with 5 laps remaining.
