Denny Hamlin, NASCAR Cup Series driver and 23XI Racing co-owner, said he was frustrated after Tyler Reddick, a 23XI Racing driver, beat him at the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway despite Hamlin leading the most laps.
Michael Jordan, 23XI Racing co-owner and former NBA player, stopped by pit road and told the FOX Sports broadcast he was "racing against Denny" and wanted to beat him, a comment Hamlin acknowledged as part of ongoing trash talk between the pair.
On his Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin said he had been "a hundred percent" focused on winning at Kansas and described how the result left him stewing, noting he had predicted a likely Hamlin win the night before.
Hamlin will continue to race full-time against the cars he owns while remaining at Joe Gibbs Racing through the end of next season, and the friendly rivalry between Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan remains a recurring storyline for 23XI Racing.
This report is based on information originally published by Motorsport.
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