Michael Jordan’s Employee Throws His Own Driver Under The Bus To Defend Dale Jr's Chase Complain

23XI Racing’s Freddie Kraft doubts Bubba Wallace’s Cup championship chances, backing Dale Jr’s playoff criticism

Freddie Kraft, spotter for Bubba Wallace at 23XI Racing—co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan—has ignited a firestorm by publicly declaring that Wallace has no chance of winning the NASCAR Cup Series championship this year. Speaking candidly on the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Kraft openly dismissed his own driver’s title hopes, inadvertently fueling Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s ongoing campaign to overhaul NASCAR’s postseason format. Currently 14th…

Michael Jordan’s Employee Throws His Own Driver Under The Bus To Defend Dale Jr's Chase Complain

Freddie Kraft spots for Bubba Wallace at 23XI Racing. His job at the team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan is to be his driver’s eyes from the top of the grandstand, calling out traffic, giving position updates, and keeping him out of trouble. What he is supposedly not to do is go on a podcast and tell the world his driver has no shot at the Cup Series championship. Kraft, however, did it anyway. And in doing so, he handed Dale Earnha…