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Michael Jordan purchases NASCAR Cup Series team with Bubba Wallace as the driver

Basketball legend Michael Jordan agrees to purchase a NASCAR Cup Series Charter and Bubba Wallace will be the driver when the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season begins, according to NASCAR.

Jordan will be the majority owner of a NASCAR Cup Series team and Wallace has found Jordan’s team his home after announcing he would not be returning to Richard Petty Motorsports.

Denny Hamlin would be a minority owner of the team, according to NASCAR, Hamlin has been connected to Jordan through the latter’s Jordan Brand and the two are close friends.