CNN Top News｜泰勒·雷迪克为迈克尔·乔丹旗下的23XI车队赢得戴通纳500大赛冠军

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.

Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap on Sunday: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.

Just incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness, Reddick said. Ive already lost my voice from screaming. Never thought Id be Daytona 500 champion.

Neither did Jordan, who met Reddick in victory lane for a bear hug and the two then jointly hoisted the Harley J. Earl trophy into the air. Jordan, who turns 63 on Tuesday, will get a Daytona 500 ring for his birthday and made it known in victory lane he wears a size 13.

It feels like I won a championship, but until I get my ring, I wont even know, Jordan said.

It was a celebration that included multiple stars of NASCAR as Reddick is teammates with Bubba Wallace, who went to victory lane in tears after dominating a huge chunk of the race but finished 10th.

Jordan wrapped his arms around Wallace from behind and spoke closely into Wallaces ear in a brief speech of encouragement.

I dont want my emotions to take away from the monumental day they just accomplished. Happy birthday, MJ. Thats a massive birthday present, Wallace said. I thought this was our week, the best 500 Ive ever had, and come up short, sucks.

Led a lot of laps, lap leader, I believe. It was a good day for us, but damn. Try again next year.

Hamlin was also in victory lane after finishing 31st and falling short in his bid to become the third four-time Daytona 500 winner.

Hamlin, who drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, was involved in the final caution when he and teammate Christopher Bell collided with nine laps remaining. It set up the final push to the finish over the final four laps.

Elliott had control on the final lap after leader Carson Hocevar was spun off the track and it appeared the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott would finally win his first Daytona 500.

Instead, Reddick made a huge surge, hit Elliott to cause Elliott to crash and sailed past to take Jordan to the Daytona International Speedway victory lane.

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.

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 came The Great American Race and Jordan and Hamlin, the two front-facing litigants got their first Daytona 500 victory.

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.

在泰勒·雷迪克与蔡斯·埃利奥特为夺冠展开激烈角逐时，埃利奥特发生撞车事故，最终由迈克尔·乔丹旗下赛车手雷迪克赢得戴通纳500大赛冠军。

效力于23XI车队的雷迪克（Reddick）驾驶丰田赛车在周日只领先了一圈：正是冲过终点方格旗的那一圈。该车队由NBA名人堂成员、三届戴通纳500冠军得主丹尼·哈姆林（Denny Hamlin）拥有。

“这一切的发展简直难以置信，这就是真正的戴托纳疯狂，”雷迪克说道。“我已经因为尖叫而失声了。从没想过自己会成为戴托纳500的冠军。”

乔丹也不例外，他在胜利通道与雷迪克相遇，两人热情相拥，随后一同将哈利·J·厄尔奖杯高举过头顶。本周二将迎来63岁生日的乔丹，将收获一枚戴通纳500冠军戒指作为生日礼物，他还在胜利通道透露自己穿13码的鞋子。

乔丹表示：“这感觉就像赢得了总冠军，但在我拿到戒指之前，我甚至无法确定。”

这场庆祝活动云集了多位NASCAR明星，因为雷迪克与队友布巴·华莱士共同参与——后者在比赛中大部分时间领先，最终却以第十名完赛，含泪走向胜利车道。

乔丹从背后环抱住华莱士，贴近他的耳朵，简短地说了几句鼓励的话。

“我不想让自己的情绪影响他们刚刚完成的重大日子。生日快乐，MJ。这真是一份厚重的生日礼物，”华莱士说道。“我本以为这周属于我们，是我经历过最棒的500赛事，结果却功亏一篑，太遗憾了。”

我应该是领跑了很多圈，成为单圈领先者。对我们来说这是不错的一天，但真可惜。明年再战吧。

哈姆林最终以第31名的成绩冲线，未能成为第三位四夺戴通纳500冠军的车手，但赛后仍现身胜利车道。

效力于乔·吉布斯车队的哈姆林在比赛尾声阶段引发黄旗——他与队友克里斯托弗·贝尔在剩余九圈时发生碰撞。这一意外为最后四圈的终极冲刺埋下伏笔。

在领先车手卡森·霍切瓦尔（Carson Hocevar）被挤出赛道后，埃利奥特（Elliott）在最后一圈掌控了比赛局势。这位纳斯卡名人堂成员比尔·埃利奥特（Bill Elliott）之子，似乎终于将赢得他职业生涯的首个戴托纳500大赛冠军。

相反，雷迪克突然加速，撞击埃利奥特导致其失控撞车，随后疾驰而过，带领乔丹车队驶入戴托纳国际赛道的胜利车道。

乔丹是12月联邦反垄断诉讼案的核心人物，该案在庭审第九天由NASCAR达成和解。此次和解改变了美国顶级赛车系列赛的收入分成模式。

这场胜利标志着深度参与诉讼的三位车队老板在代托纳赛道大获全胜。与23XI车队共同起诉纳斯卡的鲍勃·詹金斯（Bob Jenkins）旗下车手钱德勒·史密斯（Chandler Smith）周五晚为锋线赛车运动赢得卡车系列赛揭幕战，为这个周末开了个好头。

理查德·柴尔德里斯（Richard Childress）曾代表23XI和Front Row车队作证，并因此成为已离职的纳斯卡主席史蒂夫·菲尔普斯（Steve Phelps）贬损短信的针对对象。在上周六奥斯汀·希尔（Austin Hill）夺冠时，他作为车队老板赢得了胜利。

随后迎来了“美国伟大赛车”赛事，两位备受瞩目的当事人乔丹（Jordan）与哈姆林（Hamlin）赢得了他们的首场戴托纳500大赛胜利。

前赛事冠军小里奇·斯滕豪斯与乔伊·洛加诺分获二、三名，丰田、雪佛兰和福特三家制造商均有车手登上领奖台。埃利奥特最终位列第四，他下车后颓然坐在赛道外围护墙上，神情沮丧且难以置信。