FLM – Tyler Reddick roared away from William Byron in the second overtime and broke Ford\u2019s stranglehold on Michigan International Raceway, winning the NASCAR Cup Series\u2019 postponed FireKeepers Casino 400 on Monday in Brooklyn, Mich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Martin Truex Jr. brought out the sixth caution with six laps left, leader Reddick and the rest of the top 10 stayed out for the first of the two-lap dashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Restarting on the top lane, Reddick and Byron were side-by-side when Ross Chastain, running 11th, spun on the backstretch to set up a second shootout. However, Byron led Reddick in the final scoring loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That made Reddick start the second OT below Byron. Reddick\u2019s No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota got a great launch, pulled away from Byron and held off the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet by 0.168 seconds for his seventh career win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victory, Reddick\u2019s second this season, broke Ford\u2019s nine-race MIS winning streak, which dated to Kyle Larson\u2019s victory in a Chevrolet in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was Toyota\u2019s first win since Matt Kenseth was victorious in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch and Michigan native Brad Keselowski completed the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 at Lap 45 on a drizzling Sunday afternoon. After a second rain delay, NASCAR could not get the 200-lap race restarted in the state\u2019s scenic Irish Hills and postponed the 24th event on the Cup schedule until Monday morning. The start of Sunday\u2019s race was delayed by more than two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 12 laps to go in Stage 2 following a round of pit stops on Monday, caution flew for three separate incidents on the track involving Joey Logano, AJ Allmendinger and Todd Gilliland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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