Michael Jordan's NASCAR driver makes history with 3rd straight win to start 2026 season

NASCAR prima Tyler Reddick made past connected Sunday arsenic helium picked up his 3rd consecutive triumph to commencement the 2026 play astatine the Circuit of the Americas successful Austin, Texas.

Reddick is the archetypal operator to triumph 3 consecutive races to commencement the season. He held disconnected Shane van Gisbergen implicit the last 20 laps to seal the win. Reddick won astatine Daytona to statesman the twelvemonth and picked up a triumph past week astatine Atlanta.

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23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick celebrates his triumph with his squad members during a NASCAR Cup Series car contention successful Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 1, 2026.  (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

"It’s 1 race, but it was truthful important," Reddick said. "It’s truthful fitting to get 3 successful a enactment and marque history."

Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing squad came into the twelvemonth with immoderate momentum aft settling a national antitrust suit with NASCAR. The colony was considered a large ineligible triumph that secured a franchise-style exemplary and ensured the squad would stay successful concern for the agelong term.

"I’m arrogant of the squad we enactment together," Jordan said, crediting co-owner Denny Hamlin arsenic being the "mastermind" down its racing success.

Michael Jordan, Basketball Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing celebrates with Tyler Reddick, operator of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, aft winning his 3rd contention successful a enactment to commencement the 2026 NASCAR play winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne astatine Circuit of The Americas connected March 1, 2026 successful Austin, Texas. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

"I conscionable enactment up the money. Denny’s done an unthinkable occupation gathering this team."

Jordan said helium planned to beryllium successful Phoenix adjacent week to spot if Reddick tin spell 4-for-4.

The clutch show from Reddick landed him his 11th vocation triumph and his 2nd astatine the Circuit of the Americas, a way that was built for Formula 1.

23XI Racing's squad co-owner Michael Jordan celebrates a last thigh by Tyler Reddick during a NASCAR Cup Series car contention successful Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 1, 2026.  (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

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"You spot SVG coming back, you get a small nervous, but I deliberation helium had him covered the full day," Jordan said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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