TC Daily Pit Stop: Tyler Reddick and Michael Jordan Win the Daytona 500; Daytona was Packed!
TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Sorry for the lack of newsletter frequency during the last week. Travel to and from Daytona, made it increasingly difficult to get a newsletter out each day. This won’t be an issue going forward! - Toby
The Final Lap Podcast: Tyler Reddick Wins Daytona 500, Byron’s 3-Peat Denied, Atlanta Fantasy Picks
The 2026 Daytona 500 is in the books, and Tyler Reddick is officially a Daytona 500 champion. Toby and Kerry talk about the Great American Race, Toby details how packed Daytona International Speedway was, and the two talk about how close William Byron somehow came to pulling off a third consecutive Daytona 500, despite a plethora of issues in Sunday’s race.
Additionally, Rowdy Dragon provides his fantasy racing tips and tricks for this week’s race at Atlanta.
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Tyler Reddick Sneaks By Chase Elliott for 2026 DAYTONA 500 Victory
Chase Elliott looked like he had his first Daytona 500 win secured as he exited Turn 4 with the race lead. However, Tyler Reddick had moment, sliced to the inside of the track, and snatched the lead, and win from Elliott’s grasp on the final lap of Sunday’s race.
As Reddick marched to the finish line, Elliott crashed along with the remainder of the top-five as Riley Herbst made contact with Brad Keselowski, trigging a big last-lap crash.
“My teammate, Riley Herbst, gave me a lot of pushes there and then tried to win the race for himself, as he should have at the end. Just incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness,” Reddick said.
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RACE RESULTS
DRIVER STANDINGS
Post-Daytona 500 Stories
Why Did Kyle Busch Bail Out of the Pack With Two to Go in Daytona 500?
Tumultuous Speedweeks Ends with DAYTONA 500 Heartbreak for Carson Hocevar
Race To The Chase: Some Heavy Hitters In Precarious Spot Heading Into Atlanta
NASCAR Trying to Identify Fan Who Interrupted Suarez Interview
OTHER NASCAR Headlines
Alpha Prime Racing Appoints Former NASCAR Race Director Jusan Hamilton as President
Carson Kvapil Fills 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Schedule With Four Races at DGM Racing
1-800-PACK-RAT Joins RCR in Multi-Race, Multi-Series Primary Sponsorship
ATLANTA ENTRY LISTS
Entry List for NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway
There are 38 cars on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway. The two “Open” entries are the No. 44 NY Racing Team with JJ Yeley, and the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports team with BJ McLeod.
Entry List for NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Bennett 250 at EchoPark Speedway
There are 39 drivers that will battle for the 38 spots in Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at EchoPark Speedway.
Among the notables are Cody Ware, driving the No. 30 Barrett-Cope Racing entry, Gio Ruggiero in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing entry, Joey Gase in the No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports entry, and Mason Maggio in the No. 91 DGM Racing entry.
Entry List for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 at EchoPark Speedway
There are 36 trucks on the entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 at EchoPark Speedway. Notables in the event include Corey Heim in the No. 1 TRICON Garage truck, Adam Andretti in the No. 5 TRICON Garage truck, Ty Dillon in the No. 25 Kaulig Racing truck, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the No. 45 Niece Motorsports truck, John Hunter Nemechek in the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing truck, and Carson Hocevar in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports truck.