When NASCAR rolled out the Gen 7 car in 2022, it promised a bold new future for stock car racing. Instead, the car has become a lightning rod for anger. Kevin Harvick didn’t mince words, declaring bluntly, “The car sucks,” while pointing to how its aero package killed passing on short tracks. Denny Hamlin compared it to the much-maligned Car of Tomorrow, warning it’s driving up “hate levels” across the garage. Now, that same machine is part of a federal courtroom in Charlotte, accused of being less about racing innovation and more about NASCAR’s stranglehold on its teams.

The courtroom in Charlotte this week turned into NASCAR’s biggest stage. Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing, alongside Front Row Motorsports, stood nose-to-nose with Jim France’s empire, accusing NASCAR of

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