As if racing on the famed Darlington Raceway wasn’t robust sufficient, Tyler Reddick had one other issue doubtlessly blocking his path to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Collection regular-season championship on Sunday night.
A abdomen bug plagued the 28-year-old all through the Southern 500, however regardless of the hostile circumstances contained in the No. 45 Toyota Camry, Reddick cast on to a Tenth-place end.
If a top-10 effort at NASCAR’s hardest observe did not settle Reddick’s abdomen, the shine of the regular-season championship trophy would possibly. Reddick gained the regular-season title by only one level over Kyle Larson, who entered Sunday’s race 17 factors behind Reddick in second place.
Reddick’s well being wasn’t too dangerous when the inexperienced flag flew, however as Stage 1 progressed, his situation appeared to worsen inside a automotive reaching temperatures of over 120 levels.