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Michael Jordan NASCAR race team member arrested after allegedly running over 77-year-old man with golf cart

Nypost · · 373 words · By Edward Lewis
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What to know about Michael Jordan NASCAR race team member arrested after allegedly running over 77-year-old man with golf cart

Evanna Howell, an employee of Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing NASCAR team, was arrested on Saturday after she allegedly ran over an elderly man in a golf cart while at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.

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What happened

Evanna Howell, an employee of Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing NASCAR team, was arrested on Saturday after she allegedly ran over an elderly man in a golf cart while at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.

Why it matters

The incident took place at the famed race track at around 1:49 p.m., according to a Concord Police Department arrest report obtained by The California Post on Friday.

Common ground

Howell had been operating a golf cart at the venue when she turned into a gate “going the wrong direction,” the report stated.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Howell then turned the vehicle around and hit the curb. Howell then hit one of the pedestrians pushing him into the fence and then running him over.”
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The sequence of hitting a curb, pushing the man into a fence, and running him over is reported in the web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... ... hit a curb, pushed the elderly man into a fence, then ran him over. Police say emergency response was called to the scene as track officials ...
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Claim 2: “The report identified the pedestrian as Dennis Manchester, a 77-year-old who was taken to a nearby hospital “with several serious injuries.””
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Three independent web sources explicitly identify the victim as 77-year-old Dennis Manchester and state he was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting Dennis Manchester at the track. Incident details were not immediately available,
https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/nascar-suspends-23xi-ra…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · The report identified the pedestrian as Dennis Manchester, a 77-year-old who was taken to a nearby hospital “with several serious injuries.”
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michael-jordan-nascar-race…
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Claim 3: “Howell had been operating a golf cart at the venue when she turned into a gate “going the wrong direction,””
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The specific detail about turning into a gate 'going the wrong direction' is not explicitly repeated across the provided search results, though the general incident is confirmed.
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Claim 4: “NASCAR wrote in a statement on Wednesday that Howell had been “indefinitely suspended from NASCAR” over a “behavioral” matter”
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Three independent sources confirm that NASCAR indefinitely suspended Evanna Howell for a 'behavioral' matter.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... NASCAR has handed down an indefinite suspension to Evanna Howell following a wild incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway during race weekend.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/unforgettablenascar/posts/27…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... NASCAR's weekly penalty report, published Wednesday, showed Evanna Howell, 35, was suspended indefinitely for a “behavioral” incident.
https://www.wilx.com/2026/05/28/nascar-team-member-suspended…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... On the report was Evanna Howell. The document said she was suspended indefinitely for a “behavioral” incident. Cabarrus County court records ...
https://www.wistv.com/2026/05/28/nascar-team-member-suspende…
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Claim 5: “Records show she was released from custody on $125,000 bond on Tuesday and is due back in court for a probable cause hearing on June 16.”
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Claim 6: “Howell had been working as a 23XI Racing senior account manager, according to her LinkedIn page.”
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Multiple sources refer to her as a 'senior account manager' for 23XI Racing.
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Claim 7: “23XI Racing, which is co-owned by Jordan and Denny Hamlin”
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Cross-reference from Nbcwashington confirms that Denny Hamlin co-owns 23XI Racing alongside Michael Jordan.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hamlin also co-owns 23XI Racing alongside Michael Jordan
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nascar-denny-hamli…
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Claim 8: “Cabarrus County court records show Howell was jailed and charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon serious injury.”
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One source mentions 'Cabarrus County court records' in the context of the suspension, but the specific felony charge of 'assault with a deadly weapon serious injury' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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Claim 9: “Evanna Howell, an employee of Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing NASCAR team, was arrested on Saturday after she allegedly ran over an elderly man in a golf cart while at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that Evanna Howell, an employee of 23XI Racing, was arrested for allegedly running over an elderly man with a golf cart at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Claim 10: “The incident took place at the famed race track at around 1:49 p.m., according to a Concord Police Department arrest report”
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While the event is corroborated, the specific time (1:49 p.m.) and the mention of the Concord Police Department arrest report are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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Claim 11: “Her mug shot showed she was wearing a 23XI Racing sweatshirt at the time of her arrest.”
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The provided evidence does not mention the contents of the mug shot or the sweatshirt worn.
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.