Tyler Reddick: Five NASCAR overtimes at Nashville was caused by a 'perfect storm'
Tyler Reddick believes the five overtimes during the Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was something that won't likely happen again. On the Actions Detrimental podcast , Denny Hamlin asked Reddick about his thoughts on "unlimited" overtimes.
"I feel like just based on the situation with there everyone was on fuel, that's why we had so many just from cars running out of gas," Reddick said. "Coming from the start/finish line, I don't know. It was just a perfect storm. I feel like most of the time, we've had overtime unlimited attempts for years and years now, and the most we've seen is like two or three.
"I think it was just an oddity in the stats. It was just a perfect storm for everyone to have just a lot of caution. Maybe they think about... I mean I'm sure they're going to have a lot to think about. Is there a way we can save the guys that are close on their windows some fuel when we get in this situation? Do we stop the field and reorder it so we don't burn three or four or five laps of caution and fuel? I don't know what you do."
Despite the five overtimes, Reddick finished third behind Zane Smith and Joey Logano. That sounds great on paper, but Reddick knows he missed out on an opportunity for a win.
Tyler Reddick talks about missing an opportunity at Nashville"I don't know if we just missed the adjustment a little bit, didn't adjust enough, but from that point on to when the race ended there we were just too tight," Reddick said on the podcast when talking about a restart with around 60 to 70 laps to go. "Coludn't make moves, couldn't go anywhere, so that was frustrating for sure."
Reddick added: "I feel like I got there with one to go. I mean kind of all day long I've been adversely affect by the Big Arc in the late Apex and pretty much had zero success running within two or three car links of somebody on the bottom doing that. When that would happen, I just lose my run. I wouldn't even be anywhere near for another lap and a half.
