Tyler Reddick and the No. 8 Childress Vineyards Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at Sonoma Raceway… Tyler Reddick will be making his first start at Sonoma Raceway, his home track, during this weekend’s event. The northern California-native ran well at his first visit to Circuit of the Americas, another new road course for him, earlier this year and earned both his first NASCAR Cup Series career pole and a top-10 finish there. Reddick looks to continue that success with another strong performance during his debut on the California road course this week.
About Childress Vineyards… Childress Vineyards is a premier winery located at the southern gateway of the Yadkin Valley in Lexington, North Carolina. Owned by Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner and Hall of Fame member, Childress Vineyards has been producing award-winning wines with the expertise of Winemaker Mark Frizsolowski. Open daily for tours, tastings, and lunch in the Bistro. Information about Childress Vineyards can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/childresswines/, on Twitter at @ChildressWines and on Instagram at Instagram.com/childresswines.
TYLER REDDICK QUOTES:
RCR has continued to have strong runs across both Cup teams recently. Has anything in particular helped push the teams forward?
“It’s definitely a good direction we’re going in. The intensity and detail we are bringing to our debriefs and pre-race strategy remains the same. We are still all aggressively hungry to continue to push and be better. Between Austin and I, our crew chiefs and our alliance teams, we’re just all working really well together and paying a lot of attention to all the little details that make up the difference between spots on the track. The same mentality and drive is there that we had last year on the Cup side. We’re focused on continuing to improve, which is the name of the game. You don’t want to become content or complacent. We’ve had a great stretch of runs with the No. 8 team over the past month or so, but we haven’t changed our mentality at all. If anything, we’re continuing to turn up the intensity to find what we’re looking for.”
How are you preparing for Sonoma Raceway, knowing you’ve never raced there before?
“I’ve never seen or step foot on property at Sonoma Raceway, but I’m really excited about this weekend. Obviously, the road courses are something myself and my team have worked really hard on being better at. I feel like the things we made gains on as a team and the things I made gains on as a driver at COTA will help if we get into a tire management on a road course situation this weekend. I’ve also got a lot more sim time scheduled for this week, but we’ve been working on Sonoma for quite a while now. AJ Allmendinger has been a big help as well, coming over and sharing some of his knowledge with me on how to approach the course. He has really helped me on the road courses over the past few years and changed the way I approach them. I have zero laps of experience at Sonoma, so it’s going to be a learning process on Sunday for sure, but I’m ready for it with the No. 8 Childress Vineyards team.”
Richard Childress Racing at Sonoma Raceway… In 73 starts at the 10-turn stadium course, Richard Childress Racing owns a storied history with two wins (with Dale Earnhardt in 1995 and with Robby Gordon in 2003), one pole award (Earnhardt, 1995), 14 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.,-based team has led 140 laps at Sonoma Raceway, completed 7,623 of the 7,670 laps contested (99.4 percent) and has recorded just one DNF since the NASCAR Cup Series made its debut at the track in 1989.
Richard Childress Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course… In 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the 2.258-mile road course, Richard Childress Racing has accumulated nine top-five finishes, 12 top-10 finishes, one pole award, led 72 laps and averages a starting position of 10.8 and finishing position of 11.2. The Welcome, North Carolina, organization has completed 1,817 laps of the 1,827 (99.5 percent) that they have competed at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Catch the Action… The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Mid-Ohio 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be televised live Saturday, June 5, beginning at 1 p.m. ET on FS1 and will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
The NASCAR Cup Series’ Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway will be televised live Sunday, June 6, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on FS1 and will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
