What Michael Jordan is like as a NASCAR boss, according to his star driver

NASCAR star Bubba Wallace talks to Fox News Digital about why he doesn't have time to deal with the negativity that comes along with social media.

Michael Jordan bestowed the honor of driving his NASCAR team’s signature car, one that bears his own number 23, to Bubba Wallace for the last three years. 

After joining Jordan in 2021, Wallace earned his first career win at Talladega Superspeedway and earned three top 5 and three top 10 finishes in just his first year as part of Jordan's team 23XI Racing. He has gone on to become one of the sport's most famous and polarizing figures and has carved a unique spot for himself in its history as the highest-finishing Black driver in the Daytona 500.

Now, he is also a new father. Wallace welcomed his son, Becks Hayden, with his wife Amanda on Sept. 29. 

As a first time father, Wallace said Jordan is checking on him to make sure he is getting enough sleep. 

"He just keeps asking if I’m getting enough sleep, and surprisingly enough, we are getting sleep. Becks sleeps pretty good, most nights," Wallace told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. 

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Toyota Genuine Parts/Mobil 1 Toyota, waits on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 20, 2024 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

For Wallace, it is one of the more empathetic ways his NBA Hall of Famer NASCAR boss manages his top talent. On the other side, however, working for Jordan comes with a lot of verbal insults. 

"He’s competitive," Wallace said of Jordan as a boss. "He’s a lot of fun, he’s a guy that you can take jabs at, and he’ll dish it right back, so