Tyler Reddick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. - Sean Gardner/Getty Images North America/Getty ImagesTyler 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. Tyler Reddick and team co-owner Michael Jordan lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy after winning the Daytona 500. 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. Then came “The Great American Race” and Jordan and Hamlin, the two front-facing litigants got their first Daytona 500 victory.

Source: CNN February 16, 2026 02:01 UTC