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05/28 13:27 CDT NASCAR suspends 23XI Racing account manager accused of
assaulting 77-year-old man with a golf cart
NASCAR suspends 23XI Racing account manager accused of assaulting 77-year-old
man with a golf cart
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) --- NASCAR has indefinitely suspended a member of Michael
Jordan's race team after she allegedly used a golf cart to assault a
77-year-old man at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend.
The sanctioning body announced Evanna Daneen Howell's punishment in its weekly
penalty report Wednesday for a "behavioral" incident.
According to Cabarrus County court records, Howell, 35, was arrested Saturday
and charged with assaulting Dennis Manchester at the track. Incident details
were not immediately available, but court records show Judge Matthew Black
found probable cause that the defendant "unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously
did assault Dennis Manchester with golf cart used to assault the victim deadly
weapon, inflicting serious injury."
Howell was released on a $125,000 bond following her first appearance Tuesday,
court records show. She has retained attorney Harold Cogdell Jr., who did not
immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press for comment.
Officials at 23XI Racing and NASCAR also did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
Howell lives in Charlotte and is a senior account manager for 23XI Racing,
which is co-owned by Jordan and Denny Hamlin. According to her LinkedIn
profile, Howell has been with the race team since 2021.
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