The charter system sits at the very core of NASCAR’s modern business structure, and right now it’s the centerpiece of a high-stakes legal showdown. NASCAR is at risk of losing the concept of a charter system as a whole if both parties (NASCAR on one side and Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing on the other) go to court to settle it, and NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell isn’t here for it.

Speaking on the Dale Jr. Download , O’Donnell couldn’t help but praise the current charter system and how it’s playing out for the rest of the NASCAR teams. He said, “Now, we’ve seen the value grow for teams, which is awesome. And what we wanted to come out there because you go to trial, and we saw it written, was the charter system could be up in the air. That’s not good—that’s a lot going on there

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