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Reddick, Bell, and Jones to Start NASCAR Cup Anduril 250 From Rear After Unapproved Adjustments
Points leader Tyler Reddick, along with Christopher Bell and Erik Jones, will start Sunday’s race at the back after splitter damage led to penalties for unapproved adjustments.
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Tyler Reddick will start the NASCAR Cup Series Anduril 250 from the rear of the field after his No. 45 team made unapproved adjustments to repair splitter damage. Christopher Bell and Erik Jones received the same penalty and will also start at the back, according to Dustin Long of USA Sports.
All three drivers had splitter damage. Reddick leads the Cup standings by 19 points over Denny Hamlin. Hamlin won last week’s race at Pocono while Reddick finished second. Reddick opened the season with victories in the first three events, including the Daytona 500.
In 16 races this year he has recorded 12 top-10 finishes and 10 top-five finishes. After the Pocono race Reddick said the result was disappointing in the context of the championship battle. “Everyone is racing hard for track position.
Some of it’s just bad luck, I guess, where you catch cars. Yeah, it’s a bummer,” he said, per Nate Ryan of NBC Sports. “I mean, if (Denny Hamlin) wasn’t the winner, you could consider this a good day.
Reddick also addressed the narrowing points gap before the San Diego race. “No matter the points day we had before now, we come into here setting ourselves up to try and win,” he said, per Speedway Media. com reported the starting-position penalties on June 21, 2026.
