The nerves were frayed on Saturday night at Daytona for a couple of drivers, to say the least. For Tyler Reddick, it was only for a few moments but for Alex Bowman the wait stretched for a seeming eternity.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick crashed early in NASCAR's regular-season finale Saturday night and still clinched a spot in the playoffs. How? Just nine laps later, Alex Bowman wrecked at Daytona International Speedway and, with Bowman out of the race, it automatically locked Reddick into the 16-driver field.

At Daytona, Tyler Reddick got involved in an early-race wreck, which temporarily hampered his chances of advancing to the playoffs.