“We’re done”: Tyler Reddick sums up disastrous crash in 4 words on team radio

Tyler Reddick exited the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race early after his car crashed and flipped out of turn 4. The damage was so severe that Reddick told his No. 45 crew on the radio that their day was done.

The 28-year-old California native drives the No. 45 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. He is one of the eight remaining NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers, along with favorites Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, and William Byron.

Per Dalton Hopkins of Frontstretch, Tyler Reddick radioed everything in the car broke after a huge crash on lap 89 in Stage 2.

“Everything's broke. We're done,” Reddick said on the radio.

Tyler Reddick was running in sixth on the outside when he made contact with Chase Elliott’s No. 9 car. In turn, the No. 45 car hit the wall before collecting Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 car on his way to the infield grass. The Toyota car further took a toll after it flipped once and damaged the front left wheel.

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular season champion drove his car to the pits but the crew couldn’t get it fixed in time.

Tyler Reddick had to settle with a DNF at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, while Chase Elliott carried on with the race, although he dropped behind the pack.

The early exit likely hurt his chances of advancing to the Championship 4, given the rest of the playoff drivers score good points in the ongoing race. The 23XI driver can bounce back in the next two races of the Round of 8 scheduled at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, respectively.

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Tyler Reddick believes unexpected things can happen amid Kyle Larson’s dominance

Ahead of the Las Vegas race, Tyler Reddick shared his thoughts on the strong performances of Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports. While Reddick gave credit for the show Larson has put on so far in the postseason, the No. 45 believes he can still compete at the front as “unexpected things” can happen.

Speaking with veteran NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass, Reddick said:

“I think it’s so hard to predict in a one-race format, but certainly the way the 5 has performed, the 24 has performed, and the 20, they have been doing a really good job. Yeah, you would expect those three to find their way, and I think it’s on the other five of us to put together a solid round." said Reddick.

He added:

"Unexpected things can take place but we'll just focus on what we do for our team.”

Tyler Reddick entered the South Point 400 third in the playoff standings and +10 above the cutline. He was behind Kyle Larson (+33) in first and Christoper Bell (+13) in second.