Tyler Reddick finished second in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday to earn his second career top-five finish.
Reddick’s top-five finish added 42 points to his season total.
Reddick started in 24th position and led five laps in the race, holding the lead a total of two times. The second-year driver has earned two top-five and six top-10 finishes in his career.
The Corning, California native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting one spot higher than his career mark of 25 and completing the race 16 places ahead of his 18 career average finish.
Reddick’s second-place finish came against 41 other drivers. The race endured 10 cautions and 45 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag, there were 29 lead changes.
Austin Dillon earned the win in the race, followed by Reddick’s second-place finish. Joey Logano placed third, Kyle Busch secured fourth place, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.