Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, marking his fourth victory of the season.
Reddick overcame early electrical issues and a slow pit stop to secure the win.
Brad Keselowski finished second after leading a race-high 142 laps and winning the first two stages.
Got any other ideas?
Because all the curveballs the NASCAR Cup Series is throwing at Tyler Reddick aren’t working right now.
On March 22, for the fourth time in the six races this season, Reddick won. The driver of 23XI Racing’s No. 45 car overcame early electrical issues and a throwback performance by runner-up Brad Keselowski to tame the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
Preorder our Dale Earnhardt book here
Keselowski claimed the first two stages and led a race-best 142 laps, but Reddick snatched the lead with 28 to go and held onto it. He crossed the finish line six seconds ahead of the field.
Here are three takeaways.
1. Not much can stop points leader Tyler Reddick since Daytona 500 win
Reddick began from pole position. He led 77 laps, more than everyone other than Keselowski.
But it didn’t have the makings of an ideal day early.
On Lap 44, he had a slow stop due to a tire-change issue.
Reddick also complained of voltage issues on Lap 2 after hitting a bump hard in Turn 2. He pitted before pit road opened after Stage 1 to change the battery and check the alternator belt. His team determined it was an internal problem in the alternator, and because of the early stop, Reddick was relegated to the back for the Stage 2 restart.
He later mentioned potential brake trouble.
Reddick finished in the top five in each of the first two stages, though, and jumped back in front late. He maintains a 95-point lead over Ryan Blaney in the standings.
“I know never to give up,” Reddick said. “I think it’s very fitting that when we finally get our first win here at Darlington that the Lady in Black would test us like that. We’ve been so close so many times. I mean, Lap 1, we had the charging problem where the battery wasn’t charging at all. All day long just not running fans. Sweat my tail off inside the race car.”
He previously placed second three times at Darlington.
2. Brad Keselowski turns in best performance of season
Across the first five races of the year, Keselowski led 14 laps. Leaving Darlington, that number now sits at 156.
It marked his second top-five of 2026 and first since the Daytona 500, where slotted fifth. In the previous four races, Keselowski placed 17th, 20th, 15th and 10th. He ranks ninth in the point standings, 143 behind Reddick.
“I think we got the most out of the day we were getting to get, honest, but we scored a lot of stage points, second place, first-place loser, but that’s OK,” Keselowski said. “We’re doing the things we need to do and making the most of the days we have.”
The 42-year-old, who is still recovering from a broken leg during the offseason, is searching for his first win since the Goodyear 400 at Darlington on May 12, 2024.
3. Next race on NASCAR schedule comes at Martinsville
After Darlington, which opened in 1950, NASCAR heads to another historic oval next week.
Martinsville Speedway and the Cook Out 400 are next on the docket. The race is set for 3:30 p.m. on March 29. All 400 laps will air on FS1.
Martinsville has been a mainstay on the schedule since NASCAR’s earliest days. The 0.526-mile short track welcomed its first fans in 1947 and hosted its first Cup event in 1949.
In 2025, Denny Hamlin won its spring race and William Byron emerged victorious in October’s Xfinity 500 playoff event.