If there is one thing to commend about 23XI Racing, it is its inclusion of people of different backgrounds in the system. In fact, the Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin-run team is the only team with an African-American driver, Darrell Wallace Jr., or, as we all know him, Bubba Wallace.

23XI Racing tries its best for inclusion and diversity, and its SPEED Program aims to do the same, by helping the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) of students. This year there was a set of 23 students who won their tuition program, as they announced on their Twitter page. And, 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace recorded a video to congratulate the winners!

He said, “Just wanna say congrats to the twenty tree winners of the Dr. Pepper 23XI SPEED Institute tuition program. it’s a great accomplishment, and you each deserve this achievement. I hope the best for you in all your career endeavors.”

He concluded by giving his ultimate advice to the winners, “And remember to stay strong, stay hungry, stay humble.”

This is great news for all the winners of the program. Moreover, it’s amazing how a racing team like 23XI is focusing on helping students.

However, many of you might wonder, what even is the program?

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What is the SPEED Program?

Well, Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing, launched its SPEED Program to help students get scholarships and even paid internships, and a lot more in motorsports.

The SPEED program is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program to help students and job-seekers in the motorsports industry. SPEED stands for Scholarship, Professional Education, Executive Development.

Denny Hamlin said, “It’s an exciting time for us at 23XI Racing to announce our SPEED Institute and continue to build on our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in motorsports.”

He added, “When we created 23XI, this was an important focus for our company and our vision for the future. We want to create an avenue for students to feel welcome in motorsports and help open doors for them, either through working with us directly or by working with our partners to find opportunities to learn and grow. We are fortunate to have a great group of partners who not only support our on-track efforts, but support us off the track with our DEI efforts, and the SPEED Institute is the next step in that growth.”

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In the end, it’s great news for the young winners of the SPEED Program, and certainly the need of the hour.