Tyler Reddick scored 27 points on his 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 points day this year (Talladega), which is still better than the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 points day of four drivers.
Excluding DNFs, here is every driver's best and worst Points days so far:
Richard Childress Racing has elected to suspend use of the No. 8 and will run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and beyond. Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry. No one can carry it forward to the level that he did. The No. 8 is reserved and ready for Brexton Busch when he is ready to go NASCAR racing.
With his win at Watkins Glen, Shane van Gisbergen reclaimed the best Win % of any driver in the Next Gen era at 11.3% (7/62)
Every 2026 full-time driver's Next Gen Win Percentage:
Modern Era drivers who have started a season with 12 consecutive finishes in the Top 15:
Cale Yarborough, 1974
Ricky Rudd, 1991
Terry Labonte, 1997
Jeff Burton, 2008
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Tyler Reddick now has the best average finish through 12 races seen in the Cup Series in over 30 years (best since Ernie Irvan in 1994)
His five wins this season are tied with Kevin Harvick in 2018 for the most through 12 races since 1997
Something that caught my attention from Kyle Busch's interview with Sean Hannity: Kyle mentioned that his team "got our hands smacked" by NASCAR after winning Gateway in 2023 for what they were doing to their cars and were told not to bring it back.
"In 2023 when I won those three races, after the third race that we won at Gateway, we got our hands smacked for some of the stuff that we were doing to the race car that NASCAR didn't like and said 'don't bring that back.'
"It wasn't anything, like, against the rules. It was just, you always exploit the gray area. So we exploited a gray area and we found something and we had an advantage."
Kyle mentioned that something that drew him to RCR in 2022 was that he felt like they were ahead of the curve on the Next Gen car (citing Tyler Reddick's success), but that they've since fallen behind.
Your teammate has 5 wins in 9 races. You’re happy for them—but at some point, you’ve got to wonder… when is it your turn?
Had a great conversation with Bubba Wallace about exactly this. 👇
Tyler Reddick started the season with 8 Next Gen wins.
With 5 wins in 9 races to start the year, he has soared to 13 wins, the 4th most of any driver in the Next Gen car.