The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR has been a garage-area earthquake, shaking up the sport’s power structure. Filed in late 2024 by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI alongside Bob Jenkins’ Front Row, it blasts the charter system as monopolistic, locking out competition and skimping on revenue shares.

A preliminary injunction let them race as chartered teams in 2025, but the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals flipped it, siding with NASCAR and yanking their guaranteed spots. NASCAR fired back with a countersuit, accusing the teams of cartel-like moves, like boycotting broadcast deals and stirring trouble. The December 1, 2025, trial could rewrite charters, purses, and how NASCAR runs, leaving the sport’s future hanging by a thread.

Kenny Wallace,

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