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Kurt Busch says Michael Jordan brings and "incredible blend of coolness and power" to the 23XI Racing NASCAR Cup Series team.<\/p>\n
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Busch joined Bubba Wallace at Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin\u2019s 23XI Racing NASCAR Cup Series team this season, adding two decades of experience to an outfit that\u2019s still going through growing pains it its second year.<\/p>\n
A win at Kansas and several top-five finishes have put him in a playoff position, a first for the team, which scored its inaugural race victory with Bubba Wallace at Talladega in 2021.<\/p>\n
Busch told Fox News Autos Jordan is very active with the team and adds an “incredible blend of coolness and power” to the effort.<\/p>\n
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\n Kurt Busch said 23XI Racing is competing with a "Michael Jordan type of spirit."
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“We\u2019re racing with Michael Jordan type of spirit,” Busch said.<\/p>\n
“When we just missed out on pole position at Loudon [New Hampshire], he texted me with the [shrug] emoji of \u2018Why\u2019d you choke? What\u2019d you do wrong? I thought you had it.’<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s him. That\u2019s the fan. That\u2019s the sport in him.”<\/p>\n
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\n Busch won at Kansas Speedway in a Jordan Brand-sponsored car.
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Busch said Jordan comes to the table with a knowledge of NASCAR as a North Carolina native, and he gives feedback via a group chat on Sundays after races.<\/p>\n
“He loves his cars, he loves to win and, you know, there\u2019s that responsibility that I feel when I race for him,” Busch said.<\/p>\n
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Busch also has a solid relationship with his other boss, Hamlin, who still drives full time for Joe Gibbs Racing and dedicates about four days a week to 23XI Racing.<\/p>\n
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\n Busch and 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin remain fierce competitors on the track.
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He knows who pays the bills but isn\u2019t afraid to get tough with Hamlin on the track when they\u2019re fighting for position.<\/p>\n
“He would want me to drive right through him,” Busch said. <\/p>\n
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As for what the future holds, Busch is not quite sure yet. He\u2019ll definitely be back next year, when he turns 45, and the team has told him he can drive for it as long as he wants, even as it has signed Tyler Reddick for the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
“That respect, I feel it,” Busch said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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