Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlin formed their own NASCAR team with Wallace as driver

TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 World Wide Technology Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlin formed their own NASCAR team with driver their Bubba Wallace.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan & 3-Time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin new NASCAR CUP Series team will run in the 2021 season. The driver will be NASCAR CUP Series Richard Petty Motorsports Car 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Bubba Wallace. Jordan will be the majority owner while Hamlin will be a minority partner & will continue to drive the NASCAR CUP Series Joe Gibbs Racing Car 11.

Driver: Bubba Wallace 2020 Car 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
Achievements Highest finishing African-American in the Daytona 500 (2nd place, 2018). Highest finishing African-American in the Brickyard 400 (3rd place, 2019). Winner 2017 U.S. Short Track Nationals Super Late Model 100 inaugural race. 1st African-American to win in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Martinsville, 2014. Awards 2010 K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year. 2008 UARA-Stars Rookie of the Year.

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