In the latest episode of the Dale Jr Download podcast, co-hosts Mike Davis and Kelley Earnhardt discussed the ownership group of the 23XI Racing team, which includes Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan. They also talked about a man called Curtis Polk, who is considered the “mad genius behind the whole operation.”
“I mean, like just with their own leadership group, or their ownership group, between Denny and Michael, also you got Curtis Polk over there, who is this, I don’t know, he’s like this, I don’t know if hidden is the right word but like everybody looks at him as the, you know, the mad genius behind the whole operation.”
When Kelley Earnhardt suggested “Who’s the guy in ‘Wizard Of Oz’ behind the curtains?”. Davis added “Right! He’s the wizard, right? Like he’s the guy. And he’s this brilliant business mind. Denny’s talked about him a lot when he’s been on the show, and we know that, he was Michael Jordan’s business guy, Michael Jordan done quite well in business for himself.”
Polk co-owns the Charlotte Hornets NBA team with Jordan and serves as an Alternate Governor on the NBA’s Board of Governors. In addition, Jordan and Polk are both part of the ownership group of the championship E-Sports team, Team Liquid. He was instrumental in the 2019 launch of Cincoro Spirits Group and is a principal alongside Jordan and several other founding partners.