Tyler Reddick wins first NASCAR race of the season at Talladega Superspeedway after epic final lap showdown

23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick emerged victorious in the 2024 GEICO 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ford looked to be on the brink of snapping its winless streak with pole-sitter Michael McDowell cruising to a victory. However, Tyler Reddick stole the lead in the final stages of the race, clinching his first victory of the season at the 2.660-mile surface.

Earlier in the night, Austin Cindric of Team Penske beat Texas race winner Chase Elliott by the brink of a margin to win Stage 1. Meanwhile, his teammate Joey Logano clinched Stage 2.

Reddick, driver of the No. 45 Toyota fended off RFK Racing driver and co-owner Brad Keselowski, with the latter securing back-to-back runner-up finishes in Texas and Talladega. McDowell, who seemed primed for victory in the final stages, made contact with Keselowski in the last lap, setting up a multi-car crash.

Including McDowell, the final-lap crash saw several frontrunners wreck, including Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, and Ross Chastain caught up in the mayhem.

Multiple Toyota drivers also found themselves in a precarious position, with Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and John Hunter Nemechek colliding in Turn 3 which cut short their race prematurely.

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Full results of GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway as Tyler Reddick wins

1. Tyler Reddick (#45)

2. Brad Keselowski (#6)

3. Noah Gragson (#10)

4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (#47)

5. Alex Bowman (#48)

6. Anthony Alfredo (#62)

7. William Byron (#24)

8. Todd Gilliland (#38)

9. Daniel Hemric (#31)

10. Harrison Burton (#21)

11. Martin Truex Jr (#19)

12. Chase Briscoe (#14)

13. Ryan Preece (#41)

14. Ross Chastain (#1)

15. Chase Elliott (#9)

16. Josh Berry (#4)

17. Carson Hocevar (#77)

18. Ryan Blaney (#12)

19. Ty Gibbs (#54)

20. Kyle Larson (#5)

21. Austin Cindric (#2)

22. Cody Ware (#15)

23. Chris Buescher (#17)

24. Kurt Busch (#8)

25. Daniel Suárez (#99)

26. Shane Van Gisbergen (#16)

27. Zane Smith (#71)

28. Austin Dillon (#3)

29. Michael McDowell (#34)

30. Joey Logano (#22)

31. Corey LaJoie (#7)

32. BJ McLeod (#78)

33. John Hunter Nemechek (#42)

34. Justin Haley (#51)

35. Erik Jones (#43)

36. Bubba Wallace (#23)

37. Denny Hamlin (#11)

38. Christopher Bell (#20)

This was Tyler Reddick's sixth NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career and his first since Kansas last season. The 28-year-old driver will next compete in the Würth 400 at Dover International Speedway next weekend on 28 April.