Per court documents, NASCAR has plans to race with just 32 charters in 2025
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports both elected to miss the deadline to sign the 2025 charter agreement. They have opened an antitrust lawsuit as they seek better terms in the agreement.
NASCAR lawsuit opened by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports
A case like this could take years. Both teams have asked the court to allow them to compete as charter teams in 2025 under the same agreement that 13 of 15 teams signed while the case in ongoing.
In the lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports the two teams have asked for expedited discovery motion. NASCAR has responded by asking for that to be denied.
Here are details from the document filed by NASCAR on Wednesday:
The court document states, “Plaintiffs have filed a meritless suit against NASCAR alleging baseless antitrust claims in order to obtain commercial agreements they previously rejected, and to attempt to extort more favorable contract terms.”
“The deadline for Plaintiffs to sign 2025 Charter Agreements expired weeks ago, and NASCAR has taken steps, consistent with its contractual obligations to other Charter Teams, to plan for a season with only 32 Charters. Plaintiffs do not need these Charter Agreements to race, and indeed have stated publicly that they will be racing in NASCAR regardless.”
“Plaintiffs’ overreaching requests belie their true aim: to use the antitrust discovery process as a weapon.1 Reasonableness and the totality of the circumstances confirm that the Motion should not be granted.”
Detailed timeline of charter negotiations
Richard Childress comments on the NASCAR lawsuit
