{"id":482773,"date":"2026-02-16T02:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/482773\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T02:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:27:14","slug":"michael-jordans-nascar-team-wins-wild-daytona-500-wreck-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/482773\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team wins wild Daytona 500 wreck-fest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A four-lap dash was set up when the three Toyotas of Corey Heim (#67 23XI Racing), Denny Hamlin #11 Joe Gibbs Racing, and Christopher Bell (#20 Joe Gibbs Racing) crashed into the outside wall coming towards the tri-oval with 10 laps to go.<\/p>\n

Spire Motorsports\u2019 Michael McDowell led the field to the green flag with Reddick on his inside.<\/p>\n

McDowell and his teammate Carson Hocevar worked together to get to the front of the field until the penultimate lap when the pair got separated.<\/p>\n

The Spire Motorsports pair got several car lengths clear, but a run from Erik Jones in the #43 Legacy Motor Club Camry on the high line pushed the #77 Hocevar Camaro clear of the #7 McDowell Camaro.<\/p>\n

Hocevar led at the white flag, but moments later got a shot from behind the #43 Jones Camry and spun to the inside. Jones and McDowell followed suit.<\/p>\n

Despite the spinning cars, the race remained green.<\/p>\n

Chase Elliott, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Tyler Reddick were line astern at the front of the field.<\/p>\n

Behind them, Zane Smith pushed Elliott clear to the lead of the race. Then Reddick got a run with support from fellow Toyota driver Riley Herbst.<\/p>\n

Then came the decisive move. As Elliott swerved left and right, Reddick went low and shot through to the lead to take the win, leaving Herbst to wreck with Brad Keselowski, who took Elliott, Smith, Joey Logano, and Chris Buescher out too.<\/p>\n

TYLER REDDICK WINS THE DAYTONA 500! pic.twitter.com\/nOAjUM4Buu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

It was an emotional first-time Daytona 500 win for Reddick, who last year raced while his son was ill.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know. Last year was really hard for all of us, hard for me,\u201d said Reddick.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re a Cup driver and you get to this level and drive for Michael Jordan, it\u2019s expected you win every single year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us to go on that drought we did made us look hard in the mirror, and really proud of everyone on our Chumba Casino Toyota Camry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorked really hard in the off-season, and there was many points in this race where we weren\u2019t making decisions we wanted to, but we just reset, and every opportunity we got to reset we went back at it.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust speechless. I didn\u2019t know if I\u2019d ever win this race. It\u2019s surreal, honestly. Honestly, the best part is my son asked before this race, Are you finally going to win this race? Something about today just felt right.<\/p>\n

We HAVE to take another look at the final lap of the Daytona 500. pic.twitter.com\/1sAaD5FZM4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the lead there when that caution came out, lined up next to McDowell, and we just kind of kept getting hung a couple times in the closing laps there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust every time we\u2019d kind of break up, there would be nowhere left to go but to push, and they pushed me, obviously.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teammate Riley Herbst gave me a lot of pushes there and then tried to win the race for himself, as he should at the end there. Just incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a long night if I\u2019ve already lost my voice from screaming. Never thought I\u2019d be Daytona 500 champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trackhouse Racing\u2019s Shane van Gisbergen finished a lap down in 30th.<\/p>\n

Results: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLaps
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n45
\nTyler Reddick
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n200<\/p>\n

2
\n47
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\nHyak Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n0.308
\n0.308<\/p>\n

3
\n22
\nJoey Logano
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n0.442
\n0.134<\/p>\n

4
\n9
\nChase Elliott
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n0.477
\n0.035<\/p>\n

5
\n6
\nBrad Keselowski
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n0.547
\n0.07<\/p>\n

6
\n38
\nZane Smith
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n0.573
\n0.026<\/p>\n

7
\n17
\nChris Buescher
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n0.61
\n0.037<\/p>\n

8
\n35
\nRiley Herbst
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n200
\n0.675
\n0.065<\/p>\n

9
\n21
\nJosh Berry
\nWood Brothers Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n1.209
\n0.534<\/p>\n

10
\n23
\nBubba Wallace
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n200
\n1.985
\n0.776<\/p>\n

11
\n4
\nNoah Gragson
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n2.076
\n0.091<\/p>\n

12
\n24
\nWilliam Byron
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n2.714
\n0.638<\/p>\n

13
\n7
\nDaniel Suarez
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n3.897
\n1.183<\/p>\n

14
\n10
\nTy Dillon
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n18.412
\n14.515<\/p>\n

15
\n8
\nKyle Busch
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n19.06
\n0.648<\/p>\n

16
\n5
\nKyle Larson
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n20.346
\n1.286<\/p>\n

17
\n51
\nCody Ware
\nRick Ware Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n21.123
\n0.777<\/p>\n

18
\n77
\nCarson Hocevar
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n22.292
\n1.169<\/p>\n

19
\n16
\nAJ Allmendinger
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n22.293
\n0.001<\/p>\n

20
\n1
\nRoss Chastain
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n33.462
\n11.169<\/p>\n

21
\n43
\nErik Jones
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n200
\n37.603
\n4.141<\/p>\n

22
\n71
\nMichael McDowell
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n44.56
\n6.957<\/p>\n

23
\n54
\nTy Gibbs
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n200
\n1:02.390
\n17.83<\/p>\n

24
\n41
\nCole Custer
\nHaas Factory Team
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n200
\n2:15.848
\n1:13.458<\/p>\n

25
\n60
\nRyan Preece
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n200
\n2:55.048
\n39.2<\/p>\n

26
\n42
\nJohn Hunter Nemechek
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n199
\n0.386
\n-2:54.662<\/p>\n

27
\n12
\nRyan Blaney
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n199
\n0.466
\n0.08<\/p>\n

28
\n67
\nCorey Heim
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n199
\n0.551
\n0.085<\/p>\n

29
\n84
\nJimmie Johnson
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n199
\n0.64
\n0.089<\/p>\n

30
\n97
\nShane Van Gisbergen
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n199
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

31
\n11
\nDenny Hamlin
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n198
\n2 laps
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

32
\n66
\nCasey Mears
\nGarage 66
\nFord Mustang
\n195
\n5 laps
\n3 laps<\/p>\n

33
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n195
\n5 laps<\/p>\n

34
\n2
\nAustin Cindric
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n193
\n7 laps
\n2 laps<\/p>\n

35
\n20
\nChristopher Bell
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n191
\n9 laps
\n2 laps<\/p>\n

36
\n19
\nChase Briscoe
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n188
\n12 laps
\n3 laps<\/p>\n

37
\n3
\nAustin Dillon
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n137
\n63 laps
\n51 laps<\/p>\n

38
\n40
\nJustin Allgaier
\nJR Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n123
\n77 laps
\n14 laps<\/p>\n

39
\n34
\nTodd Gilliland
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n123
\n77 laps<\/p>\n

40
\n48
\nAlex Bowman
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n123
\n77 laps<\/p>\n

41
\n78
\nBJ McLeod
\nLive Fast Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n4
\n196 laps
\n119 laps<\/p>\n

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