Another piece of the Silly Season puzzle has fallen into place on Wednesday when it was announced the reigning Xfinty Series champion Tyler Reddick would be moving up to the Monster Energy Cup Series next season.
On September 17 it was announced that Daniel Hemric would not be returning to drive the number eight car for Richard Childress Racing next season. Reddick will take over the driving duties in the number eight car.
Reddick drove for JR Motorsports during the 2018 season and took the number nine car to the championship. This season he has moved over to the Richard Childress Racing number two car where he is currently among the 12 drivers battling for the championship.
Reddick made a visit to victory five times so far this season.
Via a statement, Reddick said, “it means a lot to me that Richard, his team, and Caterpillar believe in my ability to represent them both on and off the racetrack. My goal was always to get to race on Sundays, and I’m so excited to achieve that next year with RCR, ECR and Caterpillar. I’m excited to take this next step in my career with their support, but also realize I’ve still got a lot of work to do this year with my number two team to bring home the Xfinity Series Championship. I can’t think of a better way to end RCR’s 50th celebration and kick off next year than by capturing that trophy.”