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NASCAR has asked for the expedited discovery motion filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to be denied. The 22-page response to the motion was filed by NASCAR on Wednesday. In asking for t…
NASCAR has responded to the expedited discovery motion filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports by requesting that it be denied. NASCAR filed a 22-page response to the motion on Wednesday, claiming it is a one-sided, non-reciprocal request for relief more similar to a motion to compel. The response states that the suit against NASCAR is meritless, alleging baseless antitrust claims in an attempt to obtain rejected commercial agreements and extort more favorable contract terms. NASCAR mentions that the deadline for the Plaintiffs to sign the 2025 Charter Agreements has passed, and it is preparing for a season with only 32 charters. Despite this, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports still plan to field three full-time chartered entries next season, with the additional charters coming from Stewart-Haas Racing, which is shutting down. NASCAR argues that the plaintiffs’ requests for expedited discovery are overreaching and aims to use the antitrust discovery process as a weapon. If the court grants the expedited discovery motion, NASCAR requests that the discovery be reciprocal and limited to non-privileged documents directly related to the issue raised in the preliminary injunction request.
