No Love Lost Between Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher Despite “Pretty Big Hit” at Darlington
Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick. Image Credits: Imagn. Late pit calls can often turn into mayhem across NASCAR, handing some teams an edge while leaving others to pick up the pieces.
In recent races, a pattern has come into view. A driver dives for pit road without much warning, and the car behind, still at speed, has nowhere to go. The result is contact, and at times, chaos.
That same scene played out again at Darlington Raceway, this time involving Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher. The flashpoint came in Stage 3 on Lap 241 when Buescher, out front, unexpectedly slowed to make his move to pit road. As Reddick closed in behind him, he ran into the back of Buescher’s No.
17 Ford, sending Buescher spinning into the wall. Reddick later said he did not see any signal that Buescher was heading to the pit lane. The damage forced Buescher into a delayed stop on pit road.
Reddick, meanwhile, stayed in the hunt and went after Brad Keselowski for the lead. Buescher, for his part, did not fan the flames after the race, treating it as part of the give-and-take that comes with racing. “It’s racing,” Buescher said.