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Tyler Reddick wins 2026 Daytona 500
Tyler Reddick won the 2026 Daytona 500 by leading only the final lap after a last-lap surge caused Chase Elliott to crash, securing a victory for 23XI Racing.
- On Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 after a last-lap surge that sent Chase Elliott into the wall, allowing Reddick to sail past in a Toyota for 23XI Racing.
- With nine laps remaining, a final caution when Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell collided set up the last four laps of the race, where Reddick surged past the wrecked field.
- Celebrating in Victory Lane, Tyler Reddick, 30, from Corning, California, earned his ninth Cup Series victory, ending a 38-race drought, and met Michael Jordan for a bear hug.
- The outcome reshapes early-season narratives and it was not immediately clear whether NASCAR would review the last-lap contact between Reddick and Elliott for penalties.
- The victory came weeks after the federal antitrust lawsuit led by Michael Jordan, who watched from a suite overlooking the track, was settled, changing NASCAR's revenue-sharing model.
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Daytona's race had an electrifying ending that ended with Tyler Reddick's celebration
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Pasadena Star NewsTyler Reddick wins Daytona 500 in car owned by Michael Jordan
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win in NASCAR’s season opener. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap Sunday: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. “Just incredible how it all played out. …
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