CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin started off NASCAR championship week by facing the sanctioning body in federal court.
23XI, which along with Front Row Motorsports is suing NASCAR and its CEO Jim France for antitrust violations, had its first in-person courtroom showdown with NASCAR during a Monday hearing over a preliminary injunction request.
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On the fifth floor of the federal courthouse in Charlotte, the teams’ attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, sparred with NASCAR attorney Chris Yates in a spirited, sometimes contentious hearing. At stake is a clause in NASCAR’s 2025 charter agreement with teams that does not permit them to bring legal action; 23XI and FRM asked
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