Tyler Reddick signs multiyear contract extension to remain with 23XI Racing
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Tyler Reddick signed a multiyear extension to remain with 23XI Racing as driver of its No. 45 Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series, he announced on the FOX pre-race show ahead of Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Reddick, 30, has driven for the team co-owned by racer Denny Hamlin and basketball superstar Michael Jordan since 2023. Reddick made history to start 2026, becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win each of the year's first three races.
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Now a Daytona 500 champion, Reddick has won five of the opening nine races of 2026, becoming the fourth driver and first since seven-time champion and Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to achieve the feat.
Hamlin was bullish on signing Reddick to the team in 2022, when Reddick was still competing for Richard Childress Racing. Although the original agreement was scheduled to begin in 2024, Reddick began racing for 23XI Racing in 2023 when the organization reached an agreement with RCR to release Reddick from his contract and replace Kurt Busch in the No. 45 car.
"Franchise drivers don't come around that often," Hamlin said in 2022. "And so if there's ever one that you feel like you can grab, you go after it."
Reddick is a two-time champion in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, winning his first title in 2018 with JR Motorsports before earning his second in 2019 with RCR.
The California native moved into the Cup Series on a full-time basis with RCR in 2020, earning his first win in July 2022 at Road America, nine days before his initial contract announcement with 23XI Racing.
Reddick has won 13 Cup races, with multiple wins in four of the past five seasons, the exception coming in a winless 2025. Reddick also won the 2024 Regular Season Championship and earned his 2,000th lap led in the Cup Series in a March 22 win at Darlington Raceway.
In addition to his Cup success, Reddick also has 10 wins in O'Reilly Auto Parts Series competition and three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victories.