Michael Jordan to Form New NASCAR<br />Team With Bubba Wallace as Driver.<br />Michael Jordan<br />is officially coming<br />to NASCAR.<br />The NBA superstar is forming<br />his own single car team with<br />current driver Denny Hamlin. .<br />Hamlin announced the news on Monday,<br />saying he and Jordan were ready to take their<br />friendship of 11 years to the “next level.” .<br />He also revealed that Bubba Wallace, the only<br />Black driver competing full time at the national<br />series level, would be the team’s first driver. .<br />Bubba has shown improvement since joining<br />the Cup series, and we believe he's ready to<br />take his career to a higher level … Off the<br />track, Bubba has been a loud voice for change<br />in our sport and our country … , <br />Denny Hamlin, via Twitter.<br />Jordan mirrored Hamlin’s excitement<br />in his own statement, saying he’s “been a<br />NASCAR fan [his] whole life.”.<br />He then spoke about how he<br />plans to use this “opportunity”<br />to “educate” and continue to <br />“combat systemic racism.”.<br />NASCAR is evolving and embracing social<br />change more and more … I see this as a chance<br />to educate a new audience and open more<br />opportunities for Black people in racing, <br />Michael Jordan, via 'ESPN'
