Nascar Race Today: Tyler Reddick Makes History with Three Straight Wins at COTA and DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix

In the latest nascar race today coverage, Tyler Reddick held off a late charge from Shane van Gisbergen to take the checkered flag at the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at the Circuit of the Americas, becoming the first Cup Series driver to win the first three races of the season. The victory further cemented a dominant early-season run and left the championship picture tilted in Reddick's favor.

Nascar Race Today: Final lap and the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix

Reddick took the checkered flag in a race run at Circuit of the Americas, fending off van Gisbergen over the final 20 laps. The win at the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne was earned after Reddick started from the pole and managed pressure in the closing stages, keeping van Gisbergen behind as the challenger faded in the final six laps.

Reddick's historic three-start streak

This victory completed an unprecedented run: Reddick had already won the season-opening Daytona 500 and followed with a win at Atlanta the next week, then converted the pole into victory at COTA to make it three straight. The COTA triumph was Reddick's 11th career victory, his second at Circuit of the Americas and the first time he has achieved multiple wins at the same track, having previously won at COTA in 2023.

Van Gisbergen's challenge and road-course form

Shane van Gisbergen pushed hard throughout the race and was on Reddick's bumper for several laps in the final stage, but he never found the pace to make a clean pass. Van Gisbergen fell farther behind over the final six laps and was denied a record-tying sixth consecutive road-course win. He had won five of six road-course races in 2025, and the only road race he did not win last season had been at Austin.

Ownership moment, team momentum and the legal backdrop

Reddick drives a Toyota co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Jordan joined Reddick's 23XI pit crew at the finish, exchanging high-fives as the car completed its victory lap. Jordan, identified as a basketball Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion, praised the team's composition and credited co-owner Denny Hamlin—who also serves as a driver for Joe Gibbs Racing—as the mastermind behind the operation while characterizing his own contribution more simply. The ownership group previously pursued a federal antitrust lawsuit; the settlement in December was framed as a major legal victory that secured a permanent franchise-style model and ensured the team would remain in business for the long term. That backdrop has coincided with a run of race-track dominance.