From Court To Victory Lane: Michael Jordan Adds To Growing Legacy

Just when it seemed Michael Jordan’s mythology couldn’t stretch any further, he added another chapter — this one written at 200 miles per hour.

In early December, Jordan sat inside a Charlotte, North Carolina, courtroom, entangled in an antitrust lawsuit that threatened the future of his NASCAR team, 23XI Racing. Two and a half months later, he was in Victory Lane at Daytona, celebrating a Daytona 500 triumph, and shaking hands with the very man his team had sued, NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France.