Michael Jordan showed his value to NASCAR in a celebratory moment, fuel-saving dominated the day and more takeaways from Talladega.
Five thoughts after Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway … 1. Taking Stock Though Michael Jordan has been frequently spotted at races — particularly since selling the Charlotte Hornets — he’s largely kept a low profile while at the racetrack. Jordan will often sneak onto pit road right before the race and climb atop the pit box without any fanfare, and he’s only done a few interviews in the three and a half years since deciding to start 23XI Racing with Denny Hamlin.
Thus everyone is riding around in fuel-conservation mode — sometimes to an extreme degree, like six seconds slower per lap — for much of the day and not actually racing. And though it looks good to have a three-wide pack on TV, that’s not what longtime fans have in mind when they think of Talladega and Daytona. But that’s the current reality, so can it be fixed? It’s difficult to see how, at least as long as the Next Gen is around.
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