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NASCAR filed a brief on Wednesday in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals asking for a reversal of the preliminary injunction granted to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports that allows the teams t…
On Wednesday, NASCAR filed a 68-page brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a reversal of the preliminary injunction granted to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, allowing the teams to compete under the charter agreement. NASCAR argued that the injunction orders flout federal antitrust law and have significant implications for the 2025 Cup Series season. The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the appeal in May. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, the only two teams that did not sign the Charter Agreement, expanded to a third car this season as charter teams. The brief stated that forcing NASCAR to treat its litigation adversaries as business partners undermines trust, and the organizations filed a joint antitrust lawsuit after missing the September 6 deadline. NASCAR recalculated race purses and available race positions after the plaintiffs declined the now-withdrawn final offers, leading NASCAR to prefer extending Charter perks to committed owners over those seeking advantages.
