Reddick’s Darlington Win Gives 23XI a Fourth Victory to Open 2026
Magic Johnson’s salute to Michael Jordan shows the team’s surge reaching far beyond NASCAR.
Overview
- Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington for his fourth Cup Series win in the first six races of 2026.
- Michael Jordan vaulted the pit wall to celebrate with 23XI Racing in a viral scene right after the checkered flag.
- Reddick overcame electrical trouble that killed cooling in the cockpit and still pulled away to win by 5.847 seconds.
- He had already swept the season’s first three races at Daytona, Atlanta, and COTA, a first in NASCAR history.
- After Darlington, reports list Reddick first in points with 325 and teammate Bubba Wallace third with 205 for 23XI, which Jordan co-owns with Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk.