Kevin Harvick questions Tyler Reddick’s “lack of urgency” till Roval
Ex-NASCAR Cup champion Kevin Harvick had made a strong question about Tyler Reddick’s performance in the playoffs.
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The 2024 regular season champion Tyler Reddick has been struggling massively in the post-season. If not for the extra bonus points, he got for topping the table in the regular season, he wouldn’t have made it out of the Round of 12. The disqualification of HMS’ Alex Bowman after his car was found underweight, also helped his case.
Tyler Reddick performing really well on Sunday at Roval, despite his car not having the best car and the crash he had with Denny Hamlin and Daniel Hemric, was the reason for his promotion. Ex-Cup champion Kevin Harvick, while talking about the No:45 teams’ performance, questioned the lack of urgency shown by the team and driver before Roval.
I loved how they performed under pressure. When I look at that, I’m like, ‘Where is that all the time? Where is that urgency all the time?’ I wanna see that from Lap 1. We saw him in practice have a little spin out there getting going, but that urgency and that communication and the things they had when they had to have it, how do you find that and make that just be the norm?
Kevin Harvick said via Happy Hour podcast.
The ex-SHR driver pointed out that the team has to find a way to keep the level of urgency they found at Roval alive and used it to their advantage in the upcoming events. Harvick is waiting to see if and when can Reddick find that extra gear to perform on the championship level.
That last piece of the puzzle to be able to do that outside of when you need to do that is really what takes guys to the next level. That’s really what I’m waiting on from Tyler Reddick is how does he find that extra gear every lap to be able to go put on that show even when he’s not in need of it.
Kevin Harvick added.
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Another driver who produced a statement performance at Roval was Reddick’s 23XI Racing boss Denny Hamlin. He was able to make it into the next round with ease, virtue of his top 5 run. Kevin Harvick, who has previously picked Hamlin as the championship favorite, has good chance of making it into the final four with his good performance.
Having the 45 get in the playoffs and having the 11 (Hamlin) car get in the playoffs, you could really hear the sense of relief that came from Denny Hamlin. When you heard him talk about those first two rounds of races and the dynamic that comes with all the unique racetracks that they had to go to, I feel like they’re going to run good at Vegas.
Kevin Harvick said.
Hamlin and Reddick are in a good spot to get into the Cup season finale, due to their impressive performance. It will be interesting to see how the Toyota owner-driver duo will perform in the Round of 8, with three proper tracks on the schedule.
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