The Cutline: Can Anyone Stop Tyler Reddick?

Three races into 2026, and we’re already watching history unfold. On this episode of The Cutline, Armany DePaul reacts to Tyler Reddick’s unprecedented start to the season following the action at COTA

• Has Tyler Reddick already separated himself as the clear championship favorite after becoming the first driver to win the season’s first three races across three completely different track types?
• Is Shane van Gisbergen being overrated when it comes to his oval potential, despite remaining elite on road courses?
• Could early-season health concerns for drivers like AJ Allmendinger and Alex Bowman quietly shape the depth of this championship fight?
• And with the Trucks and Xfinity series delivering strong weekends of their own, is Cup actually losing the overall race weekend battle right now?

Armany digs into what Reddick’s early dominance means, as the question now shifts from whether Reddick is hot to whether anyone in the field has the balance to cool him off before Phoenix reshapes the narrative yet again. If this is the tone of 2026, we’re in for something special.