“We are very pleased with the Court’s decision today, ruling in our favor.”
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have sued NASCAR for alleged antitrust violations. The trial is fast approaching on December 1, 2025.
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Today there was a huge update ahead of the trial.
Judge Bell has granted summary judgment on market definition of “premier stock-car racing” to the benefit of the team’s case. The trial will now be based on whether NASCAR unlawfully used power in that very specific “premier stock car racing” category.
The argument that these teams could leave NASCAR for F1 or Indycar will now be irreverent.
This marks a huge win for the teams. It could put pressure on NASCAR to settle the case before the trial. Both sides recently held settlement discussions but they were unable to come to an agreement.
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NASCAR Statement
“NASCAR looks forward to proving that it became the leading motorsport in the United States through hard work, risk-taking, and many significant investments over the past 77 years,” the statement from NASCAR opened.
“The antitrust laws encourage this—and NASCAR has done nothing anticompetitive in building the sport from the ground up since 1948. While we respect the Court’s decision, we believe it is legally flawed and we will address it at trial and in the Fourth Circuit if necessary.”
“NASCAR believes in the charter system and will continue to defend it from 23XI and Front Row’s efforts to claim that the charter system itself is anticompetitive.”
Teams statement
“We are very pleased with the Court’s decision today, ruling in our favor,” the teams opened.
“Not only does it deny NASCAR’s motion for summary judgment, but it also grants our partial summary judgment motion, finding that NASCAR has monopoly power in a properly defined market. This means that the trial can now be focused on whether NASCAR has maintained that power through anticompetitive acts and used that power to harm teams.”
They added, “We’re prepared to present our case to the jury and are focused on obtaining a verdict that benefits all of the teams, partners, drivers, and the fans.”
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