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Floyd Mayweather Explains His Move Into NASCAR With the Money Team Racing

Published 02/17/2022, 12:21 AM EST

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Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather mastered the art of boxing. His incredible skills and phenomenal charisma made elite fighters look ordinary. Pure dedication to his craft assisted him in achieving almost every accolade that was there in the ring. Also, he attained a business mindset in the ring and promoted his own fights to take in millions.

Although he has retired from professional boxing, the business mogul in ‘Money’ has started as a rookie in the sport of car racing. Have you ever wondered what inspired such an outstanding athlete to get into NASCAR?

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Recently, the undefeated stalwart took to ‘The Pivot’ podcast. He sat down with the hosts and reflected on his school of thought about life’s pivots, opening up about his journey to becoming who he is today. In this interaction, he stated how he got into NASCAR.

‘Money’ said, “As far as the NASCAR, James McNair aka the Harlem hot boy aka P real, he brought them to me.”

Floyd Mayweather and his NASCAR team- The Money Team Racing

‘Pretty Boy’ has a fleet of luxury limousines. Prior to getting into the sport of car racing, Mayweather had a fascination for thrilling speed. Keeping this in mind, Mayweather will introduce The Money Team Racing in the 2022 season. He has signed Kaz Grala as a magician on the driver’s seat of the No. 50 Chevrolet.

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Floyd Mayweather said, “I love fast cars and I love to compete. I know NASCAR will not be easy, but anything easy isn’t worth doing to me. With that being said, this move into auto racing seems to be a perfect fit for the Mayweather brand.”

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Floyd Mayweather is not the first name to crossover into NASCAR. NBA legend Michael Jordan made this leap as he launched 23XI Racing for the 2021 season.

What do you make out of this business venture of ‘The Best Ever’? Let us know in the comments.

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Abhishek Singh is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Following the completion of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for trials at the state and national levels. With over 3 years of experience in playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree from the University of Delhi.
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