Tyler Reddick wins Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix; Denny Hamlin finishes 28th after flat tire, penalty

Tyler Reddick won the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway, passing Chase Briscoe with 18 laps to go and beating Ryan Blaney by 0.801 seconds for what Field Level Media reported was his NASCAR Cup Series‑high sixth win, his first at Phoenix and the 14th of his career.

Denny Hamlin had been moving forward earlier in the race and had taken two tires on a stop before leading William Byron and Chase Elliott off pit road, but was running fourth when his car cut a right‑rear tire on Lap 221. He pitted under green, was caught speeding on pit road and received a penalty that contributed to a 28th‑place finish; an earlier incident involving Cody Ware — who wrecked following a tire problem — put Hamlin a lap down, Field Level Media reported.

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