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Tyler Reddick to join JR Motorsports' Xfinity Series program in 2018


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Tyler Reddick was added to JR Motorsports' NASCAR Xfinity Series program for 2018 on a multi-year agreement, it was announced on Thursday. Reddick will drive as JRM's fourth full-time entry.

Reddick, a three-time winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, finished a career-best second in points during the 2015 season. 

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"It’s a thrill to be joining such an accomplished group of teammates in going after a championship next year," Reddick said in a statement.

Reddick competes part-time in the NXS and has one top-five and three top-10 finishes in 14 starts this year.

“We’ve seen him make a lot of strides in the short time he’s been in the Xfinity Series," Kelley Earnhardt Miller, general manager of JR Motorsports, said in the team's statement.

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