“I think there is a lot of benefit to that these days. ‘Why did you do this? Why did you do that?’ “I guess the benefit for us is that we get to ask him questions and hear about it. “Everybody was looking at his data at COTA,” Truex said. says that Reddick has been a valuable addition. When the series raced there in March, Reddick was the lone Toyota driver to qualify in the top 10 and went on to win that race.įellow Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. He was the Toyota driver for the Goodyear tire test in January at Circuit of the Americas. Reddick became available when RCR signed Kyle Busch for this season. A nice bonus was getting Reddick, who won twice on road courses last year at Richard Childress Racing.Ģ3XI Racing signed Reddick last summer for the start of the 2024 season.
That was a key factor for the turnaround for Toyotas. We got to revamp that this year, and certainly, the whole package it put together more for the Toyotas and that is what you are seeing.” “The way we developed our car was really made to have a big spoiler on it, and when NASCAR and the drivers wanted to reduce the downforce, it made it to where our cars weren’t that good. When the cars are so close, when one has an aerodynamic advantage at one spot over another, it is going to be great for one track and bad for another. “Last year, we were at a pretty big disadvantage at tracks like this, which gave us an advantage at other tracks. “I think that Tyler is an element of it, but certainly, I think our cars are better,” Hamlin said of the Toyota teams. While Saturday’s qualifying doesn’t guarantee success in today’s race, it’s a step forward for Toyota.
Reddick, who drives for the team Hamlin co-owns with Michael Jordan, starts second. Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green.
MORE: Sonoma Cup race detailsĪn improved road course program, helped by Tyler Reddick’s move from Richard Childress Racing to 23XI Racing, sees five Toyotas starting in the top 10 for today’s race at Sonoma. That hadn’t happened since the manufacturer’s inaugural Cup season in 2007. The road courses proved difficult for Toyota teams last year, but Sonoma was especially painful. While Daniel Suarez celebrated his first career Cup win last year at Sonoma Raceway, Toyota left this road course with its worst Cup performance in more than a decade.
0 kommentar(er)
