Tyler Reddick breaks silence on Bubba Wallace getting severely penalized for Martinsville race manipulation
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick has shared his opinion on the Martinsville race manipulation saga and penalty for three drivers.
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Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace (Via IMAGO)
The 2024 NASCAR season saw one of the most controversial races of the year last Sunday at Martinsville. The champoionship-4 lineup was determined after some controversial calls from NASCAR and moves from the drivers. The biggest saga from the weekend though was the race manipulation allegation against three drivers.
Bubba Wallace, Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain were found guilty and were give financial and point penalties. Their crew chief and senior team executive were also suspended from attending the finale. Now Tyler Reddick, Wallace’s teammate, has spoken on the suspension ahead of his maiden championship-4 race. He admitted that he will miss No:23 crew chief Bootie Barker and Dave Rogers.
I feel like we have good depth, we’ve got great people. Personally, I wish Dave and Bootie were here for sure. But I don’t know, I think Dave does a really good job with his role, Bootie is a great leader of his team, and I think they’ll be able to do what they need to do this weekend.
Tyler Reddick told Bob Pockrass.
While further talking about the point, Tyler Reddick pointed out that he wished to see them at Phoenix supporting him and celebrate potential success. But he hopes there will some opportunities for them to stand together in the finale.
Tyler Reddick on whether not having 23XI Racing competition director Dave Rogers and Bubba Wallace crew chief Bootie Barker at the track this weekend will impact him: pic.twitter.com/YDu517mI0Y
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) November 7, 2024
So, yeah, I guess personally I wish they were here if things go well, to celebrate this moment, but if things go well there will be opportunities outside of Sunday to take it in with those folks.
Tyler Reddick added.
Tyler Reddick admits he will miss Bootie Barker and Dave Rogers
While further talking about the point, Reddick pointed out that Bootie Barker and Dave Rogers has been awesome guys to be around him and admitted that they will be missed in the finale. He was looking forward to potentially winning the championship and celebrate with them.
I mean, I mean, Bootie’s just an awesome guy to be around, so yeah, you know, I certainly will miss him this weekend. And getting to know Dave over the years, yeah, I like having him around, too…I guess, again, personally I just wish they were here if things go well for us to celebrate together but we’ll get to do that later on if things go right.
Tyler Reddick said.
The comment from Reddick shows how involved the No:23 and the No:45 team were for the championship finale. It will be interesting to see if the Reddick will face any negative effect due to the absence of two senior crew members of 23XI Racing.
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