Overview

• In a late filing, NASCAR urged the court to deny a preliminary injunction, arguing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are still competing as open entries without lost drivers or confirmed revenue damage.
• NASCAR President Steve Phelps said multiple parties view the 2025 charters as attractive investments and asserted Michael Jordan is seeking a permanent charter through litigation.
• The filing contends reallocating or selling the six disputed charters now would be less disruptive than freezing the process, warning delays could deter new investment tied to the 2025 framework.
• A hearing on the teams’ renewed injunction request is set for Aug. 28, following the Fourth Circuit’s June vacatur of an earlier order that had temporarily preserved the charters.
• 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin posted a cryptic message on X suggesting NASCAR is using diversion tactics as the case advances toward a December 2025 antitrust trial.