J.J. Yeley is paying tribute to Burt Reynolds at the Brickyard 400 with his No. 23 car being decked out like The Bandit.
We made it happen! @Team_BK23 @GoldenTee is going with the Bird!!! #flythebird pic.twitter.com/mLNaWO0B99
— JJ Yeley (@jjyeley1) September 10, 2018
The Golden Tee-sponsored car is getting the full Firebird look for the race, and it’s the perfect tribute. Well, Smokey probably wouldn’t be super down with The Bandit being a Toyota, but you’ve got to make lemonade out of lemons.