Getty Tyler Reddick and Michael Jordan celebrate winning the 2026 Daytona 500. Since NASCAR’s inception in 1949, no one had won the first three races to start a season. That was until 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick made history to start the 2026 Cup Series campaign. Reddick won the season opening Daytona 500 in dramatic fashion, making a criss-cross move around both Zane Smith and Chase Elliott in the last quarter-lap at Daytona International Speedway. But this was more than just a victory, as he