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佛羅裡達州代托納海灘—六屆NBA冠軍邁克爾喬丹（Michael Jordan）現在也是代托納500大賽冠軍。
泰勒·雷迪克事件 “The Great American Race” 週日，在代托納國際賽道上的最後一圈傳球讓喬丹·菲爾進行了瘋狂的慶祝儀式。 這位 NBA 名人堂成員在勝利車隊上擁抱了雷迪克，然後與 23XI Racing 共同舉起了哈雷厄爾獎杯。
週二即將迎來63歲生日的喬丹將在自己生日時佩戴一枚代托納 500 枚戒指，並在勝利之路上讓大家知道他佩戴尺寸為 13 枚的戒指。
“It feels like I won a championship, but until I get my ring, I won’t even know,” 喬丹說。
第二條記錄了車隊共同所有者丹尼·哈姆林（丹尼·哈姆林）的信息，他在周日的尖叫聲中獲得了第30名，從根本上改變了歷史上第三位獲得四輛Daytona 500的自行車，在NASCAR賽季揭幕戰的一次車隊會議上向23XI工作人員傳達了這一信息。
“He loves his race team,” 哈姆林說道，提醒他的同伴們，當雷迪克在2024年塔拉迪加決時，他們終於看到了成就感。 “I was like ‘You know, you guys understand the responsibilities you have, that you have the power to bring joy to Michael Jordan. You have that power and nobody else can do it.’
“沒有什麼比看到他的船員能夠組裝出來的東西更讓他高興的了，他們把它牢牢記在心裡。”
Reddick, in a Toyota, led only one lap Sunday: the one to the checkered flag. He was the 25th different driver to lead a lap for a new Daytona 500 record.
“這一切進行都是無與倫比的。獻身於代托納的瘋狂，” Reddick said. “我已經因為尖叫而失去了聯繫。從來沒有想過我會成為代托納 500 大賽的冠軍。”
Reddick, a 30-year-old from Corning, California, won for the ninth time in the Cup Series and first time since late in the 2024 season. Winless last year, Reddick was primarily focused on his infant son, who was found to have a tumor in his chest that affected his heart. Reddick opened last year with a runner-up finish in the Daytona 500.
He snapped the 38-race losing streak by finishing one place higher Sunday and winning to start a celebration that included multiple stars of NASCAR. It included Jordan, a global icon, and Hamlin, at 45 the oldest full-time driver in the Cup Series.
Reddick is teammates with Bubba Wallace, who went to victory lane in tears after leading a race-high 40 laps before finishing 10th. Jordan wrapped his arms around Wallace from behind and spoke closely into Wallace’s ear in a brief speech of encouragement.
“我不再希望我的情緒與他們真正重要的日子中失去一些距離。生日快樂，MJ。這是一場巨大的生日吶喊，” Wallace said. “我認為這變成了我們一周的一次，基本上是我參加過的最糟糕的500場比賽，而且晉級很短，很糟糕。
“Led a lot of laps, lap leader, I believe. It was a good day for us, but damn. Try again next year.”
喬吉布斯車隊（Joe Gibbs Racing）的參賽哈姆林（Hamlin）在最後的警告中茁壯起來，當時他和弟弟克里斯托弗貝爾（Christopher Bell）在最後9圈發生碰撞。它為最後四圈的空間提供了最後衝刺。
當卡森·霍切瓦（Carson Hocevar）突然衝出擂台時，埃利奧特（Elliott）在最後一圈的起點上取得了領先。雷迪克在萊利·赫布斯特的隊友們激勵下取得了巨大的進步，與埃利奧特發生了接觸，導致埃利奧特分裂，然後在納斯卡年度最激動人心的賽事中為喬丹贏得了勝利。
“It’s stuff you dream of as a kid,” 雷迪克說。 “Now, I definitely didn’t look into the future and know that I would drive for Michael Jordan. But to be able to have someone like Michael Jordan believe in me enough, someone like Denny Hamlin.
“我正在努力尋找最有效的生活方式，在我向他們所做的保證上，反之亦然。”
Jordan was the face of the December federal antitrust lawsuit that NASCAR settled on the ninth day of trial. The settlement changed the revenue-sharing model in the United States’ top motorsports series.
Jordan watched the win from a suite overlooking the superspeedway built by the France family — NASCAR founders and private owners — that he just beat in federal court. NASCAR chairman Jim France, who was personally a defendant in the suit, went to victory lane to congratulate the winners.
“我什至無法想像。變得如此令人欣慰，” Jordan said of the victory. “你永遠不知道這些比賽將如何結束。你應該努力下去。我們那已經是全世界了。船員們高高地接近，我們最終為自己帶來了風險。看到了，我很高興。”
The victory marked a Daytona sweep for three team owners heavily involved in the trial. Bob Jenkins, who joined 23XI in suing NASCAR, opened the weekend with a victory when Chandler Smith won the Truck Series opener on Friday night for Front Row Motorsports.
Richard Childress, who testified on behalf of 23XI and Front Row and was the subject of disparaging text messages by since-departed NASCAR chairman Steve Phelps, was the winning team owner Saturday when Austin Hill won.
Then it was time for Jordan and Hamlin, the two front-facing litigants, as they got their first Daytona 500 victory together.
“我們組成的一切都是安全的，” shrugged Hamlin, who called the trio of weekend winners “巧合。”
Former race winners Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano finished second and third as Toyota, Chevrolet and Ford each placed a driver on the podium. Elliott wound up fourth and sat dejected and in disbelief on the outside wall of the track after climbing from his car.
“我們的兄弟們，或者最終取得了領先……在預定日期之後，你就可以進行國防了。夥計，說實話，這是一件非常、本質上很難想的事情，” Elliott said. “顯然看看，你還得把你的想法翻遍1000個案例，成就你的東西嗎？ 」
