“ I have a lot of fears that sustainability is going to be a real challenge ,” said Jeff Gordon when RTA was a united front a couple of years ago. The teams united under one banner and wanted a better economic split while negotiating the new charter agreement. But last year, NASCAR decided to drop the hammer and proposed a ‘take it or leave it’ offer and this time even the mighty organizations like Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske bent their knee. Meanwhile, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports launched a counter against the governing body and filed an antitrust lawsuit.

Only two teams challenged the status quo, and this was the first sign of RTA crumbling. Michael Jordan and Bob Jenkins did have a small win last year when they were granted a preliminary injunction. This allowed th

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