Michael Jordan went to Homestead, FL, to support his friend Denny Hamlin in his quest to win his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Hamlin came close, but ended up finishing 7th in the standings. Kevin Harvick ended up being NASCAR’s big winner.
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“I’ve been a basketball fan for a really long time. He’s just a good friend that came to support a friend,” Hamlin said.
“He’s a huge race fan. When he came in the motor home earlier today, he talked about converting all these people to race fans. That’s awesome that he thinks so much to come down and support his friend.”
So he bought tickets? Not quite.
“He asked for tickets. I told him we could handle that.”
“Wish I could have one ring to his six. We’ll have to wait another year.”
[h/t USA Today Sports]