Motor Sports

3/24/2026 |  Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic (Associated Press (AP)) Denny Hamlin likes comparing his lightning-fast assembly of 23XI Racing to solving a Rubik’s Cube.
He knows there’s one critical piece left to solving the championship puzzle for the budding NASCAR powerhouse that he’s built with NBA great Michael Jordan.

3/23/2026 |  4 Takeaways From Darlington's Dominant Tyler Reddick, Michael Jordan Win (Fox Sports) Darlington Raceway (Darlington, S.C.) — Tyler Reddick had to gut out a race-winning performance in a hot race car without some of the creature comforts because of an ailing electrical system that wouldn’t charge Sunday afternoon.
When you have basketball icon Michael Jordan as your boss and watching you race, it is probably best not to complain and do everything you can to win. Reddick did that, as he shut down all of his driver cooling systems in the race car for the final portion of the race, where he rallied to lead the final 28 laps and earn his fourth victory just six races into the season.

3/23/2026 |  The $200m shock: Geopolitics are rewriting the future of F1 (Insider Sport) Formula 1 (F1) is built on certainty, operating as one of the most tightly structured commercial systems in global sport. Each race is scheduled years in advance, and every contract and sponsorship is priced against a fixed calendar. It is precise engineering, both on and off the track.

3/23/2026 |  Tyler Reddick wins at Darlington in 4th NASCAR win this season for Michael Jordan’s team (NBC Sports) DARLINGTON, S.C. — Tyler Reddick chased down Brad Keselowski and led the final 28 laps Sunday at Darlington Raceway for his fourth NASCAR Cup Series victory this season.
Reddick, who drives for the 23XI Racing team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan, started from the pole position and led 77 laps in his No. 45 Toyota to win by 5.847 seconds over Keselowski.

3/19/2026 |  Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to drive the honorary pace car at the Indianapolis 500 (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Curt Cignetti, who coached Indiana to its first national title in football, will drive the honorary pace car at the Indianapolis 500.
Race organizers made the announcement Tuesday night during the World Baseball Classic championship game. Cignetti will drive a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, touted as the most advanced Corvette ever made, at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 24.