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What it’s like under Michael Jordan’s watch in the heat of a NASCAR race

What it’s like under Michael Jordan’s watch in the heat of a NASCAR race

Many of those who played alongside Michael Jordan in the NBA have described him as someone who would test a teammate’s mental toughness to come through in key moments. Some failed to meet this high standard. But for those that earned Jordan’s trust, he had little hesitation passing them the ball with the game on […]

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NASCAR dishes out $600,000 in fines, suspends 9 over race manipulation

NASCAR dishes out 0,000 in fines, suspends 9 over race manipulation

Charlotte, N.C. — NASCAR issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams on Tuesday for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway. The penalties came down after a contentious final battle Sunday at the Virginia track in which Christopher Bell initially qualified for the championship final four but his move to

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Michael Jordan’s 23XI, NASCAR have first preliminary hearing regarding antitrust lawsuit

Michael Jordan’s 23XI, NASCAR have first preliminary hearing regarding antitrust lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin started off NASCAR championship week by facing the sanctioning body in federal court. 23XI, which along with Front Row Motorsports is suing NASCAR and its CEO Jim France for antitrust violations, had its first in-person courtroom showdown with NASCAR during a Monday hearing over

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NASCAR suspends Truck Series driver Conner Jones for 1 race after intentional crash

NASCAR suspends Truck Series driver Conner Jones for 1 race after intentional crash

NASCAR suspended Truck Series driver Conner Jones for one race on Wednesday after he intentionally crashed another driver, Matt Mills — who was hospitalized for two days over the weekend as a result of the wreck. Jones, 18, lost his temper while racing Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and rammed into Mills’ rear bumper, sending Mills’

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Michael Jordan confident in outcome of lawsuit against NASCAR: ‘We want a fair deal’

Michael Jordan confident in outcome of lawsuit against NASCAR: ‘We want a fair deal’

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael Jordan expressed confidence Sunday in the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit his 23XI Racing team recently filed against NASCAR in federal court, telling The Athletic, “I wouldn’t have filed it if I didn’t think I could win.” Jordan made his comments before Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, sitting atop the pit

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NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’

NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’

TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Denny Hamlin was digesting the reaction to his race team filing an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR this week, fiancée Jordan Fish sent him a clip from the film “Moneyball.” “The first guy through the wall — he always gets bloody,” the actor depicting Boston Red Sox owner John Henry says in

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For Michael Jordan, it got personal, and now NASCAR could be forever changed

For Michael Jordan, it got personal, and now NASCAR could be forever changed

In “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s documentary on the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan never actually said “And I took that personally.” That line is the stuff of memes, but Jordan did not utter it. What Jordan really said was this: “It became personal with me.” Maybe it’s a small difference, but the actual quote packs

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23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports sue NASCAR alleging monopolistic practices

23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports sue NASCAR alleging monopolistic practices

Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by basketball icon Michael Jordan, accused NASCAR of being a monopoly in a joint antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in federal court. 23XI Racing, the team co-owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, joined with Front Row Motorsports to allege NASCAR and its CEO Jim France

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NASCAR champion Kyle Larson experiences the lowest-lows and the highest-highs | CNN

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson experiences the lowest-lows and the highest-highs | CNN

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson experiences the lowest-lows and the highest-highs Kyle Larson sits down with Coy Wire and reflects on his past 18 months, which saw him suspended from NASCAR after using a racial slur during a livestream. Larson was reinstated for 2021 and had one of the best seasons in NASCAR history, culminating in

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