On Friday morning the 23XI Racing crew unveiled the long-anticipated information of its producer and technical associate, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing.

However what the stole the present was when driver Bubba Wallace and crew co-owner Denny Hamlin unveiled their race automobile, bearing the quantity and colours made well-known by Hamlin’s possession associate, Michael Jordan.

The Chicago Bulls-esque purple, white and black Toyota Camry featured Jordan’s No. 23 on the doorways and the 23XI Racing crew emblem on the hood and quarter panels, hopefully to get replaced by sponsorship earlier than the crew makes its NASCAR Cup Sequence debut in lower than 4 months at 2021 Daytona Speedweeks.

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Misplaced within the pleasure of seeing Michael Jordan’s automobile with Michael Jordan’s quantity was the actual story, a technical alliance that offers MJ’s crew – and his driver – an opportunity to compete.

Joe Gibbs Racing is the flagship group of Toyota Racing Growth and the crew Hamlin has pushed for all through his 16-plus yr Cup Sequence profession. The TRD relationship consists of an settlement with JGR that permits 23XI Racing to buy gear and share technical info.

“My major purpose for 23XI Racing is to be aggressive for a championship as quickly as potential,” Jordan mentioned in an announcement. “Our partnership with Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing provides us the gear, sources and experience to do it.”

“There is no doubt that Bubba has outperformed the gear he is had, week in and week out,” Hamlin mentioned on CBS This Morning, sitting alongside his driver of their Air Jordan sneakers as he spoke of Wallace’s 4 seasons within the Chevys of Richard Petty Motorsports.

Then, referring to Wallace’s 2013-14 seasons within the NASCAR Truck Sequence driving for Kyle Busch, Hamlin added, “This can be a nice alternative for him to return to the Toyota household, a household he was with early in his profession, and it is an thrilling partnership for everybody.”

Added Wallace: “I am nonetheless processing it each day. … I’ve simply obtained to verify I do my half and ship each outing subsequent yr.”