Tyler Reddick wins Daytona 500 in car owned by Michael Jordan
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win in NASCAR’s season opener. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap Sunday: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. “Just incredible how it all played out. Just true Daytona madness,” said Reddick, the 25th different driver to lead a lap for a new Daytona 500 record. “I’ve already lost my voice from screaming. Never thought I’d be Daytona 500 champion.” Neither did Jordan, who met Reddick in Victory Lane...