Michael Jordan’s day at the races
Michael Jordan visits Talladega to take in his race team ... and gets a hell of a show

TALLADEGA, Ala. — The 20 or so square feet around the pit box of the No. 23 car is the most diverse spot on a NASCAR track in 2023, and, probably, ever. Black and white, young and old, golf-shirt-and-Hoka-wearing bros and sunburnt, logo-slathered NASCAR lifers — they all gather here in the shadow of the pit box
They’re not here to see Bubba Wallace, the driver of the 23. They’re not here to see Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch or any of the other 35 drivers who started Sunday’s GEICO 500. They’re here to spend a little time in the vicinity of the 23 car’s owner, the guy who made that number 23 famous.
Michael Jordan is at Talladega to watch NASCAR, and NASCAR, in turn, is watching Michael Jordan.
Some of the diehard fans I saw during the event I attended also sport similar special headsets

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