“If plaintiffs prevail, NASCAR is going to look very different. And that’s a lot of uncertainty for everybody.” This is what US District Judge Kenneth Bell said about the NASCAR lawsuit in August. This warning sent ripples of alarm across a sport which, since 2016, has adapted itself well to a charter system. It has created more than $1.5 billion in equity value for its race teams; hence, the cost is clear to everybody.

The NASCAR lawsuit has been raging since October 2024, when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign the new charter deal. Both legal parties have been on a rollercoaster ride of legal exchanges, but are now willing to opt for some peace.

An amicable climax for the NASCAR lawsuit?

Well, that is what nine of NASCAR’s 13 non-litigant charter teams desperately

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