Overview
- Jordan testified for about an hour in a packed Charlotte federal courtroom, telling jurors, “Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity.”
- He said longstanding talks went nowhere and that teams refused to sign NASCAR’s proposed 112-page charter agreement, which he viewed as economically unworkable and restrictive.
- Jordan noted that 23XI still bought a third charter late in 2024 for $28 million despite uncertainty over the system’s future.
- Heather Gibbs described a chaotic six-hour window to sign an extension or lose charters, calling the document a coercive “gun to your head.”
- Reporters described the proceedings as a landmark antitrust trial, with testimony portraying NASCAR as unwilling to discuss charter changes as the jury weighs the evidence.