{"id":12345,"date":"2026-02-16T10:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12345"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:06:47","slug":"tyler-reddick-wins-nascar-daytona-500-in-michael-jordan-owned-car-motorsports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12345","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Reddick wins NASCAR Daytona 500 in Michael Jordan-owned car | Motorsports News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Toyota Racing driver triumphs in NASCAR\u2019s biggest event in a car co-owned by the NBA Hall of Famer.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Michael Jordan, a six-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner too.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Reddick won \u201cThe Great American Race\u201d on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The NBA Hall of Famer bear-hugged Reddick in the victory lane and then jointly hoisted the Harley J Earl Trophy with the 23XI Racing driver.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 2 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Jordan, who turns 63 on Tuesday, will get a Daytona 500 ring for his birthday and made it known in the victory lane that he wears a size 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like I won a championship, but until I get my ring, I won\u2019t even know,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>The moment captured the message team co-owner Denny Hamlin \u2013 who finished 31st in Sunday\u2019s bid to become the third driver in history to win four Daytona 500s \u2013 delivered about Jordan to 23XI employees in a team meeting before NASCAR\u2019s season opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe loves his race team,\u201d Hamlin said, adding that he reminded the team of the fulfilment they saw in Jordan when Reddick won at Talladega in 2024. \u201cI was like \u2018You know, you guys understand the responsibilities you have, that you have the power to bring joy to Michael Jordan. You have that power and nobody else can do it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing else that can bring him the joy that seeing what his team can do, and they took it to heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4317241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4317241\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4317241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2261408395-1771231508.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick celebrates.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4317241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Reddick celebrates after winning the Daytona 500 [Jeff Robinson\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"reddick-delivers-in-the-end\">Reddick delivers in the end<\/h2>\n<p>Reddick, driving a Toyota, led only one lap Sunday: the one to the chequered flag. He was the 25th different driver to lead a lap for a new Daytona 500 record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness,\u201d Reddick said. \u201cI\u2019ve already lost my voice from screaming. Never thought I\u2019d be Daytona 500 champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reddick, a 30-year-old from Corning, California, won for the ninth time in the Cup Series and first time since late in the 2024 season. Winless last year, Reddick was primarily focused on his infant son, who was found to have a tumour in his chest that affected his heart. Reddick opened last year with a runner-up finish in the Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<p>He snapped the 38-race losing streak by finishing one place higher on Sunday and winning to start a celebration that included multiple stars of NASCAR. It included Jordan and Hamlin, at 45 the oldest full-time driver in the Cup Series.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan watched the win from a suite overlooking the famous Florida superspeedway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even believe it. It was so gratifying,\u201d Jordan said of the victory. \u201cYou never know how these races are going to end. You just try to survive. We hung in there all day. Great strategy by the team, and we gave ourselves a chance at the end. Look, I\u2019m ecstatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4317235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4317235\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4317235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26046847635795-1771231292.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Michael Jordan reacts.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4317235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan, right, speaks with NASCAR CEO and Chairman Jim France after Tyler Reddick won the 2026 NASCAR Daytona 500 [Nigel Cook\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota Racing driver triumphs in NASCAR\u2019s biggest event in a car co-owned by the NBA Hall of Famer. 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