Michael Jordan Is Coming To NASCAR
NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is forming a new NASCAR team with NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin. Their team’s driver will be Bubba Wallace.
Hamlin made the announcement on twitter saying, “Tonight, I’m excited to announce MJ and I are starting a new, single car
@NASCAR Cup Series team for 2021. Deciding on a driver was easy – it had to be @BubbaWallace.” Jordan retweeted him soon afterward.
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Tonight, I’m excited to announce MJ and I are starting a new, single car @NASCAR Cup Series team for 2021. Deciding on a driver was easy - it had to be @BubbaWallace. pic.twitter.com/nIJv0X6ZOX
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) September 22, 2020
Wallace retweeted Hamlin, saying, “This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career. I’m grateful and humbled that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.”
This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career. I’m grateful and humbled that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) September 22, 2020
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Wallace later tweeted:
And they thought I was done after this year...
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) September 22, 2020
Goodnight peeps!🤘🏾 pic.twitter.com/s52aEU3woL
“Historically, NASCAR has struggled with diversity, and there have been few Black owners,” Jordan said in a statement. “The timing seemed perfect, as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more.”
