Michael Jordan celebrates NASCAR Talladega win with driver Tyler Reddick’s son
- Jordan, 61, has owned and operated 23XI Racing since 2020
- Reddick ran away with the victory in Alabama after a crash on the final lap
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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 at this year’s race.
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Jordan, 61, who first got involved in racing in 2020, can be heard telling Beau that his father has done a “great job” before asking the toddler: “Are you going to celebrate?”
‘Yes!’ Beau replied, as hugs and high-fives went around among the 23XI Racing team members.
Reddick ran away with the win at Alabama as front-runner Michael McDowell swerved up and down the track in an attempt to block Brad Keselowski before crashing with the finish 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 #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, posing in victory lane
It was a typical Talladega finish and the start of a raucous party on pit road with Jordan.
“This looks like a playoff game in the NBA,” the Basketball Hall of Famer said in Victory Lane. “I’m so ecstatic.”
McDowell, the pole sitter, was in a position to give Ford a much-needed first win of the year, but his chaotic attempts to block Keselowski, another Ford driver, cost them both.
McDowell spun, Keselowski had to check and Reddick sped past to win by 0.166 seconds.
Jordan, 64, said dramatic finish to Sunday’s race in Alabama was ‘like an NBA playoff game’
Reddick celebrates with his car at the track after winning the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500
A pile of cars behind them was also knocked out. Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 machine slid across the finish line on its side, pinned to the wall in front of the massive grandstands.
Reddick got out of car No. 45 and sped over the fence like Spider-Man.
“That was crazy, fans,” he shouted. ‘Chaos. Typical Talladega.”
Keselowski settled for second and again fell short of his first win since 2021 during this 4.26-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. That’s just how it goes.’