Racing With a Heavy Heart, Tyler Reddick Wins NACAR Cup Race at Michigan

• Reddick, driving the 23 XI Racing McDonald's Toyota, held off the No. 24 Chevrolet of William Byron in a second overtime restart

• The win was the first for Toyota at Michigan in the Cup Series since Matt Kenseth's win for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015.

• Reddick's triumph came six days after the death of all-time great Late Model racer Scott Bloomquist.

Racer Tyler Reddick capped a difficult week on a personal level in the best way he knew how—with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Michigan.

Reddick, driving the No. 45 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota, held off the No. 24 Chevrolet of William Byron in a second overtime restart thanks to a nice push off the restart from teammate Ty Gibbs to nail down his second win of the Cup Season.

Reddick's win for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin—Jordan was at MIS on Sunday—was the seventh of his Cup Series career.

Reddick started the day sixth after qualifying second for the race that started on Sunday. The race was suspended by rain on Sunday after the field had completed just 51 of 200 scheduled laps.

The win was the first for Toyota at Michigan in the Cup Series since Matt Kenseth's win for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015. Ford entered Monday's wrap up one with a nine-race winning streak at MIS.

Reddick's triumph came six days after the death of all-time great Late Model racer Scott Bloomquist, who Reddick says had been a mentor to him throughout his career. Reddick's racing family raced cars built at Bloomquist's shop.

"I can't help but sit here in victory lane and think of Scott Bloomquist," said the 28-year-old Reddick. "Huge mentor to me, an incredible role model and legend in dirt racing and motorsports. The last couple of days have been tough, and this really helps it. This win, I think, should go for him and his family and friends and all that meant a lot to him."

Bloomquist died in a small plane crash on his property in Mooresburg, Tenn.

"It's always tough when someone you care about passes away," Reddick said. "My thoughts are with his family."

Byron finished second, followed by Gibbs, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski in the top-five. The winning margin of victory was