Tyler Reddick rewrote the NASCAR history books Sunday, March 1, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, becoming the first driver in history to win the season’s first three races.

After a winless 2025, Reddick and 23XI Racing brought winning speed to each track, starting from the pole position at COTA. After dropping to eighth during the first stint in Stage 1, Reddick roared through the field. He even outran road course ace Shane Van Gisbergen in the final laps.

“Trying to minimize the mistakes,” Reddick said, was the key to victory. “That’s what (Van Gisbergen’s) so good at man, he does not make mistakes, and I certainly made a couple.”

With 11 laps to go, Van Gisbergen closed to within reach of Reddick in a bid for six-straight road wins. The three-time Supercars Champion applied his prowess to pressure the leader in the esses for the next five laps.

“I'm leading, and there's SVG, the guy I've been trying to beat for a while now,” Reddick said. “To be able to outlast him there and hold on for the win. It's just incredible.”

When Reddick faced a challenge from Van Gisbergen or any other, he found an extra gear. One such strength was straightaway speed, where Reddick pulled away from his competition.

“We did not like getting beat like that at road courses,” Reddick said of ending Van Gisbergen’s road course reign. “And it's one race, but it was so important, so fitting that we’re able to get three in a row and make history.”

Van Gisbergen’s unprecedented road course streak ended with a second-place finish. That said, this driver still boasts a 1.167 average finish across his last six starts at this racing discipline.

“Weird to be disappointed with second,’ Van Gisbergen said. “Following Tyler, his driving was immaculate, and this car was very good too, so I tried, but didn't quite have enough.”

NBA legend and 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan was thrilled to take another trip to victory lane and announced that he’ll be at Phoenix, where Reddick looks to join eight drivers to win four consecutive races.

“It's time for change,” Jordan said. “I'm proud of the team that we put together. Denny's done an unbelievable job in terms of helping to build this team, and I think the team has done a good job in just taking our leadership and going out and winning.

“That's what it's about, winning.”

Eight-place finisher Ryan Blaney flashed speed throughout the weekend, showcasing strong long-run pace in his Ford Mustang. However, a caution on lap 75 set Blaney on a tire deficit.

2025 COTA winner Christopher Bell used that same caution to take four fresh tires and advance into third place. He led teammate Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin to finish inside the top 10.

For Hamlin, the veteran notched his first top-10 finish at the only track where he lacked one.

Rookie Connor Zilisch recovered from a choppy weekend to a 14th-place result. Zilisch was spun out twice in turn one after charging through the field on two separate occasions.

The latter instance occurred when Zilisch was running fifth with 17 to go. Hamlin nosed into William Byron, who collided with Austin Cindric and Zane Smith, which sent Zilisch around.

Several drivers suffered from heat-related issues during the race; cool suits failed for AJ Allmendinger and Kyle Larson. After finishing ninth, Allmendinger collapsed. Medical staff helped him onto a stretcher, and he was later checked and released from the infield care center.

NASCAR stops next at Phoenix Raceway for the Straight Talk Wireless 500 in a doubleheader weekend with the NTT IndyCar Series. IndyCar action begins Saturday, Mar. 7 at 3 p.m. EST, and the cup race is scheduled for Sunday, Mar. 8 at 3:30 p.m. EST.