- Jordan, 61, has owned and operated 23XI Racing since 2020
- Reddick ran away with victory at Alabama after last lap crash
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NASCAR team owner Michael Jordan celebrated his 23XI Racing’s victory at Talladega Superspeedway with his driver’s son, Beau, while Tyler Reddick stole the show in the most dramatic way during the this year’s race.
Footage on X shows Jordan carrying Reddick’s four-year-old son after his team’s surprise win on Sunday, with reporters crowding around the six-time NBA champion to capture his reaction.
Jordan, 61, who first got involved in motor racing in 2020, can be heard telling Beau his dad did a “great job” before asking the preschooler: ” Are you going to party?
‘Yeah!’ » replied Beau, as hugs and high-fives among the 23XI Racing team members circulated.
Reddick ran away with the victory at Alabama, when favorite Michael McDowell swerved up and down the track in an attempt to block Brad Keselowski before eventually crashing with the finish line in sight.
Michael Jordan celebrated 23XI Racing’s victory at Talladega on Sunday with the son of his winning driver.
Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the race
Reddick, his wife, Alexa De Leon, and their four-year-old son, Beau, pose in victory lane
It was a typical Talladega finish – and it sparked a raucous celebration on pit road with Jordan.
“It’s like an NBA playoff game,” the Basketball Hall of Famer said in Victory Lane. “I’m so thrilled.”
McDowell, the pole sitter, was in position to give Ford its first victory of the year, but his topsy-turvy effort to block Keselowski – another Ford driver – ended up costing them both.
McDowell spun, Keselowski had to check and Reddick spun to win by 0.166 seconds.
Jordan, 64, said Sunday’s dramatic finish to Alabama was “like an NBA playoff game.”
Reddick celebrates with his car on the track after winning the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500
A pile of cars behind them was also evacuated. Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 machine crossed the finish line sideways, stuck against the wall in front of the huge stands.
Reddick got out of his #45 car and climbed the fence like Spider-Man.
“That was crazy, fans,” he shouted. ‘Chaos. Typical Talladega.
Keselowski settled for second, once again failing to capture his first victory since 2021 during this 2.66-mile trioval in eastern Alabama.
“We went to make a move and Michael covered it,” Keselowski said. “We went the other way and had nowhere to go when Michael came back down. That’s how it happens.
