Tyler Reddick to join Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team in 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Tyler Reddick to join Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team in 2024

New York Times  

Tyler Reddick will join 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, in 2024, the team said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday. “All we know is we wanted him.” 23XI president Steve Lauletta said the team’s lineup will remain the same for 2023, and Reddick had a team option at Richard Childress Racing that was already picked up for next season. “I got my first opportunity in a Cup car with that team and it’s been great to grow with them,” Reddick said. And when we get to the racetrack this weekend, we part ways and I’ll see you in a year and a half.” Meanwhile, RCR released a statement saying it was “proud of the success” Reddick has had at the team, but said the “timing of this announcement could not be any worse.” GO DEEPER Tyler Reddick signing a slam dunk for Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and 23XI Why is this a good move for 23XI?

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Truex wins pole for final NASCAR full-time race as Logano highest qualifying title contender
1 month, 1 week ago

Truex wins pole for final NASCAR full-time race as Logano highest qualifying title contender

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Martin Truex Jr., who is retiring from full-time NASCAR competition after Sunday’s season finale, won the pole for the championship-deciding race at Phoenix Raceway. “I don’t really know the significance of it — I guess it hasn’t really sunk in yet, but I’m excited for the weekend,” Truex said. I’m looking forward to having a fun weekend …

Michael Jordan instills winning attitude at 23XI Racing as Reddick races for 1st NASCAR Cup title
1 month, 1 week ago

Michael Jordan instills winning attitude at 23XI Racing as Reddick races for 1st NASCAR Cup title

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Tyler Reddick needs no pep talk or motivation when it comes to winning his first Cup Series title. “That was kind of a pivotal moment for our team and our drivers to hear and taking responsibility for each person’s shortcomings and how you are going to get better, and that was a big moment in shifting our …

Denny Hamlin won’t guarantee 23XI will be at Daytona 500 following judge’s ruling
1 month, 1 week ago

Denny Hamlin won’t guarantee 23XI will be at Daytona 500 following judge’s ruling

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin, along with Michael Jordan the co-owner of 23XI Racing, for the first time is not guaranteeing their team will field cars at the start of the next season. “There’s certain things that we’re going to have to navigate, so I hope so.” There is a clause in the new charter agreements that begin next season …

Tyler Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024
4 months ago

Tyler Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024

Associated Press  

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Tyler Reddick capped an emotional week with his second NASCAR Cup Series win this year. This win should go for him, his family and friends.” Reddick moved past Kyle Larson into the top spot in the Cup standings, and his win opened another spot in the playoffs because he was one of 12 drivers who had already …

Denny Hamlin on GOATs, post-driving future, long-ago altercation with Bubba Wallace: 12 Questions
4 months, 1 week ago

Denny Hamlin on GOATs, post-driving future, long-ago altercation with Bubba Wallace: 12 Questions

New York Times  

Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who also co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan. It’s who’s got race craft — that is managing races, managing risk — who’s got speed, who’s good on short tracks, who’s good on superspeedways, road courses. Road course racing …

Top 5, Kansas: Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr. and the NASCAR playoff picture
1 year, 3 months ago

Top 5, Kansas: Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr. and the NASCAR playoff picture

New York Times  

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Five thoughts after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway … 1. “That’s the thing about NASCAR racing that is so different from other sports, is things out of your control can keep you from winning,” Hamlin said Sunday after finishing second. “That’s the thing about NASCAR racing … things out of your control …

Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas
1 year, 3 months ago

Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas

Associated Press  

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every time Tyler Reddick walked into a competition meeting at 23XI Racing and talk turned to Kansas Speedway, it seemed that just about everyone in the room had a win there but him. Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday, …

Top 5, COTA: NASCAR’s road-course restarts, Tyler Reddick and the ringers
1 year, 8 months ago

Top 5, COTA: NASCAR’s road-course restarts, Tyler Reddick and the ringers

New York Times  

AUSTIN, Texas — Five thoughts after Sunday’s NASCAR race at Circuit of the Americas … 1. Reddick explained it this way: He doesn’t have a certain driving style at road courses — primarily because each track is different — but rather a “method of approach.” In his head, he has a “ranking system” to identify the most important factors of …

Tyler Reddick survives late restarts to win NASCAR Cup race at COTA
1 year, 8 months ago

Tyler Reddick survives late restarts to win NASCAR Cup race at COTA

LA Times  

Tyler Reddick scored his first victory with new team 23XI Racing by holding on over multiple late restarts to win in triple overtime Sunday at Circuit of the Americas, the first road course race on this year’s NASCAR schedule. It was Reddick’s fourth career Cup Series, all on road courses; Reddick won a year ago at Road America and on …

NASCAR free agency: What we’re hearing about Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, 23XI and more
2 years, 4 months ago

NASCAR free agency: What we’re hearing about Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, 23XI and more

New York Times  

The annual game of NASCAR musical chairs known as “Silly Season” is starting to come into focus since The Athletic last published an update. “ genuinely wants to solve for success, and success for Kyle Busch is he’s running the 18 car next year for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota, and he’s demonstrated a level of collaboration and openness to …

AUTO RACING: Reddick rules road, NASCAR playoff pressure up
2 years, 4 months ago

AUTO RACING: Reddick rules road, NASCAR playoff pressure up

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES FireKeepers Casino 400 Site: Brooklyn, Michigan Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:35 p.m., and qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m.. Track: Michigan International Speedway Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR XFINITY SERIES New Holland 250 Site: Brooklyn, Michigan Schedule: Saturday, practice, 9:05 a.m., qualifying, 9:35 a.m., and race, 3:30 p.m.. Track: Michigan …

Reddick’s jump to 23XI a start for NASCAR driver shuffling
2 years, 5 months ago

Reddick’s jump to 23XI a start for NASCAR driver shuffling

Associated Press  

LOUDON, N.H. — Tyler Reddick can add Michael Jordan to his contacts list. Almirola, the defending New Hampshire Motor Speedway race winner, has recently hedged on his decision and said he’d be open to driving a few races next season, especially if sponsor Smithfield was on board. Busch said Saturday a new contract “would be nice, sooner than later.” “But …

23XI Racing makes surprise hire in Tyler Reddick for 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

23XI Racing makes surprise hire in Tyler Reddick for 2024

Associated Press  

23XI Racing got a jump on the 2024 Cup Series season with the surprising announcement Tuesday that it signed Tyler Reddick to join the NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. Hamlin said he expected 23XI to remain a two-car organization and did not address how Reddick and the other drivers would fit -- though at 43, Busch’s …

Tyler Reddick signing a slam dunk for Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and 23XI
2 years, 5 months ago

Tyler Reddick signing a slam dunk for Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and 23XI

New York Times  

Since forming 23XI Racing nearly two years ago, the team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin has demonstrated a willingness to make big, bold moves. And so, if there’s ever one that you feel like you can grab, you go after, you do whatever it takes to make that happen and then you work on the details later.” Similar …

Reddick’s team confident after breakthrough Cup Series win
2 years, 5 months ago

Reddick’s team confident after breakthrough Cup Series win

Associated Press  

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tyler Reddick finally has his first Cup Series victory and probably a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs. I truly think that we will be a contender for the championship when we get into it,” team owner Richard Childress said Sunday after Reddick’s win at Road America. But Reddick had come close enough before — five runner-up finishes …

Reddick wins at Road America for 1st NASCAR Cup victory
2 years, 5 months ago

Reddick wins at Road America for 1st NASCAR Cup victory

Associated Press  

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tyler Reddick needed a little longer than expected to win in the NASCAR Cup Series. “He’s been the guy that’s won more road courses the last couple of years than anybody,” Reddick said. I was gaining a gap there a couple times and made a couple mistakes and let him get back close enough to get …

NASCAR free agency: Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and others eye their future
2 years, 6 months ago

NASCAR free agency: Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and others eye their future

New York Times  

As the calendar turns to June, NASCAR’s free agency scramble known as “silly season” will heat up with the time of the year when teams begin working in earnest on firming up their plans for the following year. Busch would like a big-money, long‐term contract befitting his status as a two‐time Cup champion who is still one of NASCAR’s best …

Slam Dunk: Jordan picks 23 for car number of new NASCAR team
4 years, 2 months ago

Slam Dunk: Jordan picks 23 for car number of new NASCAR team

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Picking the car number for Michael Jordan’s new NASCAR team was a slam dunk: Bubba Wallace will drive the No. Jordan named his team 23XI Racing — that’s pronounced twenty-three eleven — in honor of both his retired uniform number with the Chicago Bulls and the car number of his partner and three-time Daytona 500 champion Denny …

Michael Jordan forms Nascar team with Bubba Wallace as driver
4 years, 3 months ago

Michael Jordan forms Nascar team with Bubba Wallace as driver

The Independent  

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Hamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for Wallace
4 years, 3 months ago

Hamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for Wallace

The Hindu  

Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. “The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more.” Jordan becomes the first Black principal owner …

NBA Great Michael Jordan Forms NASCAR Team with Bubba Wallace as Driver
4 years, 3 months ago

NBA Great Michael Jordan Forms NASCAR Team with Bubba Wallace as Driver

News 18  

Basketball great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have partnered to form a new single-car NASCAR Cup Series team that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver, the trio said on Monday. Jordan, a six-time NBA champion, will serve as principal owner of the team with Hamlin a minority partner while he continues to drive for Joe …

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