Dubbed “The California Kid” because he’s from Corning, California, many do not know that Tyler Reddick spent six of his teenage years in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Du Quoin is located a mere 85 miles from Madison, Illinois, home of Gateway Motorsports Park. It’s no surprise Reddick will have many friends in attendance from the area where he raced dirt cars before moving to Charlotte to pursue a NASCAR career.
The No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing driver has hit top gear in the last couple months. He scored his third consecutive top five with a fifth-place showing at Iowa Speedway last Saturday. Over the past five races, he has gained 11 positions in the points standings (moving up to fifth), while registering an average finish of 6.8.
In two Gateway starts, Reddick has finished 13th (2014) and eighth (2015).
“Gateway means a lot to me and my family,” Reddick said. “I have a lot of friends who are coming to that race, so I definitely want to run well in the Cooper Standard Ford F-150. I spent a lot of time growing up in Du Quoin and I know that area better than I know where I live now in Charlotte.
“There are a lot of good, hardcore race fans in that area that love all forms of racing. We were really close to winning it last year, but came up a little short. I'm going the extra mile to make sure that we have a good race and put ourselves in a position to win like we did last time."
From Jayski.
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