Driver Hub/Top 10 Cup/Tyler Reddick
Wikimedia Commons · Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 2026
Tyler Reddick
He won the first three of 2026 — including Daytona
Back-to-back Xfinity champ. Closest finish in NASCAR history. Then he opened 2026 by winning the first three Cup races, Daytona 500 included.
@TylerReddick·2026 Cup through the Dollar Tree 301: 4th · 860 points · 23XI Racing No. 45
- Car
- #45 Toyota
- Team
- 23XI Racing
- Born
- January 11, 1996
- Hometown
- Corning, California
- Titles
- Xfinity 2018 · 2019
- 2026 Cup
- 4th · 860 pts
The ride
The No. 45 Camry
2026 Cup · Las Vegas spring
No. 45
Jordan-branded 23XI Toyota. Road courses love him. Restrictor plates loved him in February. After Loudon he sits fourth, 139 out of first — the early-season heater now a long-game points fight.
Wikimedia Commons · Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 2026
Childhood
Corning, California — olive trees and dirt cars
Tyler George Reddick was born January 11, 1996 in Corning, a small Northern California town more famous for olives than superspeedways.
He came up the dirt and late-model path, then hit NASCAR’s national series with a chip on his shoulder and a road-course brain.
The Xfinity years made the name national: titles in 2018 and 2019, plus the closest finish in NASCAR history at Daytona — 0.0004 seconds.
Family
Off the clock
Reddick and Alexa DeLeon are raising two boys. The 23XI gig means his boss on race day is also the guy he is chasing in points — Hamlin.
- PartnerAlexa DeLeon
- KidsTwo sons
- OwnersDenny Hamlin & Michael Jordan
Hometown & home
Corning on the birth certificate. 23XI on the timing stand.
Downtown Corning is still the postcard — water tower, small-town storefronts, a long way from Charlotte.
23XI Racing is the weekday address now. The No. 45 Toyota is the car that opened 2026 on a historic heater: first three Cup races, including the Daytona 500.
Racing career
From hometown nights to the No. 45
2014–17
Trucks, then a national seat
He learned traffic in Trucks before the Xfinity door opened. The California dirt still showed up in how he attacked a corner.
2018–19
Two Xfinity titles
Back-to-back championships, plus that photo-finish at Daytona. Cup teams started calling.
2020–now
Richard Childress, then 23XI
Cup with RCR, then the jump to 23XI’s No. 45. The 2026 season-opening sweep put him on every recap in the country.
The 2026 launch
Nobody had ever won the first three
In 2026 Reddick became the first driver in Cup history to win the opening three races of a season, and one of those was the Daytona 500. The rest of the year has been about converting that start into a Chase seat.
2026 Daytona 500
First 500 for Reddick and a 23XI statement
Historic start
First driver to win Cup races 1, 2, and 3
Xfinity titles
2018 and 2019 back-to-back
Closest finish
0.0004 seconds at Daytona, 2018
Hardware
What the résumé paid
Daytona 500
2026
Xfinity titles
2018 · 2019
Season-open sweep
First 3 of 2026
2026 points
4th after Loudon
2026 Cup through the Dollar Tree 301: 4th · 860 points · 23XI Racing No. 45
Sources for this desk: public biographical records and 2026 Cup points through the Dollar Tree 301 at Loudon. Images: Wikimedia Commons portraits, hometown photos, and Las Vegas spring Cup car shots. Fan site — not affiliated with NASCAR, 23XI Racing, or Toyota.