DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bubba Wallace was more of a fan of Michael Jordan from watching “Space Jam” than the NBA.
He was just a little kid when Jordan was in his prime with Chicago, so it seemed natural Wallace was more captivated by MJ shooting hoops with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck than with the Bulls.
Jordan has been a pitchman, an NBA team owner and a tequila connoisseur — and on Sunday, with Wallace at the wheel, he makes his official debut as a NASCAR team owner with 23XI Racing in the Daytona 500.
Jordan and team co-owner Denny Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 champion, might have more nerves than Wallace on the eve of NASCAR’s biggest race. “It’s pretty comical,” Wallace told The Associated Press on Saturday. “It’s like their little kid