{"id":167715,"date":"2026-02-25T00:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167715\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:04:38","slug":"tyler-reddick-starts-season-with-back-to-back-wins-and-indycar-kicks-off-in-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167715\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Reddick starts season with back-to-back wins and INDYCAR kicks off in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All Times Eastern<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR CUP SERIES<\/p>\n<p>DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne<\/p>\n<p>Site: Austin, Texas. <\/p>\n<p>Track: Circuit of the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Race distance: 95 laps, 228 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., qualifying, 11:10 a.m. Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX).<\/p>\n<p>Last year: Christopher Bell grabbed the lead from Kyle Busch with fewer than 10 laps remaining and fended off a late push from William Byron to win by 0.433 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Tyler Reddick's crew reacts after winning a NASCAR Cup Series...\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"433.125\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977877_866_image.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Reddick&#8217;s crew reacts after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Hampton, Ga. Credit: AP\/Colin Hubbard<\/p>\n<p>Last race: Tyler Reddick earned his second consecutive series win, edging Chase Briscoe on the final lap of overtime in a race that featured a track-record 57 lead changes.<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 8, Avondale, Arizona. <\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.nascar.com <\/p>\n<p>NASCAR O&#8217;REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES<\/p>\n<p>Focused Health 250<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Daniel Su\u00e1rez's team works during a NASCAR Cup Series auto...\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"433.125\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977878_148_image.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s team works during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Hampton, Ga. Credit: AP\/Colin Hubbard<\/p>\n<p>Site: Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Track: Circuit of the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Race distance: 65 laps, 156 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 p.m., qualifying, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, race, 3 p.m. (CW). <\/p>\n<p>Last year: After suffering an early pit-road penalty, Connor Zilisch rallied to take the lead with 10 laps remaining to secure his second career win.<\/p>\n<p>Last race: Sheldon Creed earned his first-ever series win after capitalizing on a last-second wreck by leader Austin Hill at EchoPark Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 7, Avondale, Arizona. <\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.nascar.com <\/p>\n<p>NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES<\/p>\n<p>OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p>Site: St. Petersburg, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Track: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>Race distance: 80 laps, 144 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 p.m., qualifying, 5:05 p.m. Saturday, race, Noon (FOX). <\/p>\n<p>Last year: Inaugural race.<\/p>\n<p>Last race: Kyle Busch recorded a series-record ninth win at EchoPark Speedway after surviving a three-way battle with Ben Rhodes and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 20, Darlington, South Carolina. <\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.nascar.com <\/p>\n<p>FORMULA 1<\/p>\n<p>Last race: Lando Norris secured his first world championship at the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, edging out Max Verstappen by just two points after a season-long fight.<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 7, Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.formula1.com <\/p>\n<p>NTT INDYCAR SERIES<\/p>\n<p>Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<p>Site: St. Petersburg, Fla..<\/p>\n<p>Track: Streets of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>Race distance: 100 laps, 180 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, practice, 9:30 a.m., qualifications, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, warmup, 9 a.m., race, Noon p.m. (FOX). <\/p>\n<p>Last year: Finishing 2.8 seconds ahead of teammate Scott Dixon, Alex Palou dominated the streets of St. Petersburg while securing his 12th career win in the season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Last race: Alex Palou won his third consecutive series championship, securing the title in four of the last five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 7, Avondale, Arizona. <\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.indycar.com <\/p>\n<p>NHRA DRAG RACING<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 8, Gainesville, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/www.nhra.com <\/p>\n<p>WORLD OF OUTLAWS<\/p>\n<p>WORLD OF OUTLAWS BIKE WEEK JAMBOREE<\/p>\n<p>WORLD OF OUTLAWS BIKE WEEK JAMBOREE<\/p>\n<p>Next race: March 6-7. <\/p>\n<p>Online: http:\/\/worldofoutlaws.com <\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne Site: Austin, Texas. 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