NASCAR: Tyler Reddick earns first Xfinity Series win at Kentucky

Tyler Reddick earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway with Chip Ganassi Racing in the #42 Chevy.

The second race of the season for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kentucky Speedway marks the final standalone race of the 2017 season. This was also the final time the track would host a standalone race for the series, as that race date is set to be moved to Las Vegas in 2018. Many thought that the playoff opener for the second division would be won by a non-playoff driver, and indeed it was. Tyler Reddick took his first career Xfinity Series victory at Kentucky.

Reddick, driving the #42 Chevy for Chip Ganassi Racing, had the widest margin of victory in an Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, winning by more than 14 seconds. Teammate Brennan Poole came home in second, earning the CGR team a 1-2 finish. Justin Allgaier, Ryan Preece, and Cole Custer would round out the top five.

While Reddick dominated the final quarter of the race at Kentucky, many other young guns took their turns at the front as well. Polesitter Kyle Benjamin led the most laps on the night, leading the early stretch of the race. Then it became the Cole Custer show, as the driver of the #00 Ford would win both Stage 1 and 2 of the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300. Ryan Preece, in his final start with Joe Gibbs Racing for 2017, also had some time in the lead.

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The race for the top of the playoff grid in the Round of 12 was between the drivers of JR Motorsports and Cole Custer. William Byron, Justin Allgaier, and Elliott Sadler entered the playoffs as three of the favorites to advance to the championship four in Homestead, but perhaps after his run at Kentucky Cole Custer has joined them. The bottom four in the championship hunt heading out of the Bluegrass State are Brendan Gaughan, Blake Koch, Michael Annett, and Jeremy Clements.

Here are the full race results from the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway (playoff drivers in italics):

Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Ryan Preece, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Cole Custer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Brian Scott, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Matt Tifft, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Kyle Benjamin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
Michael Annett, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
William Byron, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
JJ Yeley, Toyota, TriStar Motorsports
Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing
Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
Josh Williams, Chevrolet, King Autosport
Quin Houff, Chevrolet, Precision Performance Motorsports
B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
David Starr, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Jimmy Means Racing
Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, Team Penske
Angela Ruch, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
Korbin Forrister, Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
Mike Harmon, Dodge, Harmon Racing
John Jackson, Chevrolet, MBM Racing
Timmy Hill, Dodge, MBM Racing
Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Shepherd Racing Ventures
Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, King Autosport
Carl Long, Toyota, MBM Racing
Jeff Green, Chevrolet, RSS Racing

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The next race in the Xfinity Series playoffs will come from the Monster Mile in Dover, Delaware. Coverage of racing from Dover International Speedway can be seen on Saturday, September 30 on NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.

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