Back in October 2024, the tension between NASCAR and two of its teams finally boiled over. Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR. The teams claimed the new 2025 charter deal was unfair, specifically pointing to clauses that forced teams to waive their right to sue if they signed on. For Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI, that was a step too far. They called NASCAR’s system monopolistic, arguing that charters, which guarantee entry into every race and bring in millions in value, were being used as a weapon rather than a safeguard.

By December 2024, the case was already shaking up the sport. Judge Kenneth Bell handed 23XI and FRM a big early win with a preliminary injunction, allowing them to operate as chartered teams in 20

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