Corning, California (03/15/12) – 16-year-old, Tyler Reddick made his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut over the weekend in the ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway (Mobile, Alabama).

In the practice session in race trim Tyler was on the leader board all day as the fifth fastest car, and of the cars not in qualifying trim he was actually third fastest overall. In qualifications Reddick would record the 19th fastest time. While it was not what he and the team had hoped for, it was still an impressive performance in his first true, asphalt debut.
The 200 lap event threw several curve balls at Tyler and the #18 KSR/Broken Bow Records/Stoney Creek Records Chevrolet team. Early in the event Reddick would have to make three, unscheduled pit stops due to an over-heating engine. Without the unplanned stops Tyler would’ve been running in the top five on the restarts. Instead he kept finding himself at the very back of the field and passing, perhaps, the most cars of any driver all day. With the unneeded pit stops, Tyler was trapped on the track on a long, green-flag run with old tires due to putting fresh tires on during the second unscheduled stop.
Consequently, Tyler had to make the longer green flag run on tires with twice the laps of anyone else. Despite having older tires Tyler was consistently coming from the back of the field to the 13th position. Late in the race Tyler would finally fall a lap down with 120 laps on his tires, compared to 60-70 laps on the leader’s tires. He would ultimately get the much-needed caution to put him back on the lead lap, but wouldn’t get it until late in the event with just three laps remaining. He would restart 17th with three laps remaining and would go on to pass two cars to record a 15th place finish.
Overall it was a successful debut for the team, and Tyler commented, “All in all I had a great car and that kept us in the race. We were much faster than we finished, but the three pit stops just put us in a hole. If we had been fortunate enough to get a yellow around lap 140 to change tires I think we had a car that could’ve finished in the top three, but it just didn’t happen. We finished 15th on the lead lap, without a single mark on the car. Overall I’m extremely happy with our performance, and I can’t wait to get back behind the wheel of this hot rod at Salem Speedway next month.”
Reddick is also quick to mention that there are many people to thank for this great opportunity. “I have a lot of great people, who are supporting me and helping me with this ARCA deal. I would like to thank Kenny Schrader and the KSR team, Jeremy Thompson, the over-the-wall crew from Kyle Petty Racing, Broken Bow Records/Stoney Creek Records, Jason Aldean and My Kinda Party, Federated Auto Parts, Hendrick Motorsports, Hoosier Tires, Bell Helmets, and IMPACT Race Products. It takes a lot to make this happen, and without any of their help I couldn’t be doing what I love,” notes Reddick.
Full results from the event are available at www.ARCARacing.com.
The team has opted to take the upcoming weekend, March 16th-17th, off from racing as they prepare to return to action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana) on March 24th in the 15th Annual Indiana Ice Breaker. More information on the event can be found at www.BrownstownSpeedway.com and www.LucasDirt.com .
Tyler Reddick would like to thank his corporate and associate sponsors, which include Broken Bow Records and Jason Aldean, Gaerte Engines, Hoosier Tires, ASI Racewear, Racers Against Drugs (R.A.D.), BASE Fuels (Paul Hollender), Wiles Driveshafts, IMPACT Race Products, Champion Oil (Mike Reddick), Beaya Headers, Mom & Dad, Nana and Papa, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Tyler Reddick, please visit www.TylerReddickRacing.com .

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