Overview
- Tyler Reddick won at Kansas Speedway on Sunday after a late caution and overtime restart, giving him five victories in nine races and a reported 105-point lead in the standings.
- A widely shared video from pit road showed 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan placing a hand on Denny Hamlin’s neck and kissing his head during celebrations after the finish.
- Hamlin said on his Actions Detrimental podcast that his feelings were fully with his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team that day and that he did not expect Jordan to share his disappointment.
- Jordan explained he was “racing against Denny” and treated the moment as part of their ongoing trash talk as business partners who compete against each other on race days.
- Analysts, including Kevin Harvick and Frontstretch, say Reddick is on pace to challenge the Next Gen-era single-season wins mark of six as 23XI’s rise and Toyota’s strong form reshape the early-season pecking order.