Denny Hamlin celebrates with Tyler Reddick after Talladega win: ‘It’s like watching your kids win’

While Denny Hamlin’s efforts in the race car ended early at Talladega, his 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick picked up the win for him. Reddick raced to his first NASCAR win of the season today in the Geico 500 as he survived a last-lap crash right before the line.

A huge day for 23XI Racing. Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan were both in Victory Lane for the first time together as co-owners. Reddick’s son Beau got to hang out with MJ and looked like he was just hanging with an uncle having a good time as his dad celebrated the win.

To win with Jordan Brand on the car is massive as well. It’s Talladega! That’s going to be a big win no matter who it is, but for this 23XI group, it is that much more special.

After the race, Denny Hamlin spoke with FOX about the win. As a team owner, he couldn’t be happier for his group.

“Every 23XI win is like watching your kid win,” Hamlin said to Jamie Little. “It always means a little bit more when they do it than when you do it. Certainly, the day was disastrous for us and I’m sitting over there by the tunnel just waiting to head to the airport and the TV is a little bit behind so I’m sitting there [looking around] I can’t figure out who had won until they came back around.

“Man just so excited for this race team and Tyler, Billy, all the guys that really help make this happen. So, it’s great Michael [Jordan] gets to enjoy it. He’s been wanting to be in Victory Lane for quite some time now, and it’s really about how this team’s progressing over time. Yeah, it’s a superspeedway win, but these guys are contending week in and week out and they deserve to win.”