In the days leading up to the Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick was sounding the alarm on 23XI Racing and Tyler Reddick. He now thinks the two are in a great spot fresh off their Daytona 500 win.
Harvick believes that Reddick is on a star trajectory following his Daytona 500 win, saying that having Michael Jordan as his owner gives him a “unique advantage” going forward.
“When you have that advantage and being able to go on shows that aren’t going to accept a NASCAR driver that just won any race, all [of] the sudden, it is the NASCAR driver that drives for Michael Jordan [who is on these shows],” Harvick stated on FOX Sports activities’ “NASCAR Raceday.”
“It brings issues to you that you just would possibly in any other case not have. That is the kind of state of affairs the place Michael Jordan simply makes successful the Daytona 500 that rather more particular due to his attain.”
Reddick was the primary driver from Jordan’s 23XI Racing, which was shaped in 2020, to win the Daytona 500. We do not know what impression that win can have on Reddick’s profession, however it’s plain that the win has helped him garner nice consideration.
A few of Jordan’s interactions with Reddick following the win drew tens of millions of views throughout FOX Sports activities’ social media channels.
However as Jordan and 23XI Racing would possibly assist elevate Reddick, Harvick thinks that the 30-year-old driver is in the proper mindset to capitalize on the second. Harvick famous that when he went to talk with Reddick this previous week, the driving force arrived 10 minutes early to their interview as he remarked on the Daytona 500 winner’s maturity.
“You possibly can simply hear it in his voice, he wished to grasp why he did not win final 12 months. He wished to grasp what his weaknesses had been. He wished to grasp all of the issues that had been occurring on the workforce,” Harvick stated. “They’d some conversations with one another to say what can we do higher.
“We’ll see because the 12 months goes on, however for Tyler, it positive looks like he is gone by a bunch of issues that helped him mature.”
What Michael Jordan’s Daytona 500 victory means for NASCAR 🏁
Reddick’s win on the Daytona 500 actually helped cool a number of the rumors and chatter about his future with 23XI Racing. Previous to the race, Harvick puzzled if this could possibly be Reddick’s final 12 months with 23XI Racing as he is set to hit free company on the finish of the season.
Now, after Reddick’s winless 2025 season, Harvick thinks we would simply be seeing the beginning of one thing nice for Reddick and 23XI Racing.
“Our expectations for 23XI and Tyler are to be winners. Tyler Reddick went to 23XI to attempt to win extra races and turn out to be that championship contender. While you begin the 12 months off by successful the largest race of the 12 months, you do the victory tour for successful the Daytona 500 and you place your identify on that trophy subsequent to all these nice stars and hugging Michael Jordan, these are the expectations we have now for the workforce and the driving force.”
