US EditionTyler Reddick wins 2026 Daytona 500
Tyler Reddick won his first Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, after a last-lap surge amid a record 66 lead changes.
- Tyler Reddick won the 68th Daytona 500 with a last-lap pass on Chase Elliott at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15, 2026.
- After a late caution and pileups, Denny Hamlin pushed Justin Allgaier near Lap 123 causing a spin, and an 18-car melee on Lap 125 reshaped the field.
- Reddick led just one lap in the 200-lap race featuring 66 lead changes among 26 drivers, capturing his ninth career win at the 2.5-mile oval.
- For 23XI Racing, Denny Hamlin said the win is "big for the sport" and highlights their recent antitrust settlement with NASCAR.
- On the 25th anniversary, NASCAR's momentum is linked to the settlement with Michael Jordan, set against reflections on Dale Earnhardt's 2001 crash.
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Michael Jordan is one of the most beloved sporting icons in the world. The six-time NBC champion is internationally renowned, the Chief Wish Ambassador to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, regularly contributes to disaster relief, and in 1996 was instrumental in the defeat of the Monstars. But he’s now raising eyebrows after a bizarre video has emerged during celebrations at the Daytona 500 event. Yesterday, Jordan had reason to celebrate as his NASCA…
The 23XI squad driver took the lead in an exciting NASCAR competition, which had 25 different leaders.He took the lead in the final meters and gave the former Chicago Bulls star his first victory in the emblematic race.
By AP Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed while he and Reddick were fighting for victory. Reddick, driving a Toyota for 23XI Racing, only led one lap on Sunday: the one that took him to the plaid flag for the team of the NBA Hall of Fame member and three times winner of the Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin. “Incredible as it all happened. A real Daytona madness,” said Reddick. “I’ve lost the voi…
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