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Three races, three wins, and three straight celebrations with Michael Jordan. History was made at Circuit of the Americas as Tyler Reddick opened the season with an unprecedented three straight victories, holding off Shane van Gisbergen in the Texas heat while chaos and strategy shuffled the field behind them. Here’s how it scored on the Groovy Gauge, powered by Lectric eBikes.

Groovy Gauge Score: 65%

• Eric believes what makes this race memorable is the history, three straight wins to start a season has never happened in 75-plus years, especially in the parity-driven Next Gen era, and that doing it with 23XI Racing makes it feel even more impressive.
• Eric thinks Reddick beating van Gisbergen straight up matters, snapping SVG’s road course streak and doing it at a track where both are elite, raising the legitimacy of the run.
• Eric believes stage one and two dragged because of predictable strategy flips, with drivers sacrificing points for track position, making the race feel like it truly began in stage three, with the first two stages being “fillers.”
• Eric thinks the final 45 laps delivered solid intensity, with Blaney pressuring early, SVG hanging tough, and Connor Zilisch flashing high speed before late race contact derailed a potential breakout. He says just Zilisch’s climb through the field was worth watching.

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