The NASCAR lawsuit’s basis was financial. After 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign the charter deal in October 2024, they decided to go nuclear. Michael Jordan and Co. filed the lawsuit, claiming NASCAR indulged in ‘monopolistic practices’ with exclusivity clauses in its premier stock car racing series.

And the second week of the lawsuit’s trial shed light on precisely that, with NASCAR’s defense showering attacks on a key witness.

Michael Jordan’s scholar witness gets a rebuttal

“NASCAR has started trying to chip away at the testimony of team expert Edward Snyder, with Larry Buterman suggesting Snyder incorrectly told the jury that F1 doesn’t have non-compete clauses with teams and incorrectly said that NASCAR started paying tracks for exclusivity in ’16,” journalist

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