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NASCAR Updates Rule Book to Secure Race Entry for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports

A midseason rule book revision capping fields at 40 with spots reserved by owner points ensures open-entry teams cannot be excluded.

NASCAR - NASCAR Cup Series Mexico - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico - June 13, 2025 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace and Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon during practice REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
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Overview

  • The rule book’s new provisions let NASCAR cap race fields at 40 cars and guarantee open teams their starting spots based on owner points standings.
  • The revision eliminates grounds for future temporary restraining orders aimed at restoring chartered status by ensuring 23XI and FRM never miss a race.
  • Racing as open entries means the six cars from both teams earn only performance-based payouts and face a 60–70% drop in per-race revenue, raising sponsor and driver retention concerns.
  • Co-owner Denny Hamlin has promised that the antitrust trial set for December 1, 2025, will expose NASCAR’s charter and revenue-sharing practices.
  • The rule change follows the Fourth Circuit’s June 5 decision vacating a preliminary injunction that had maintained chartered status through the 2025 season.