Court Says 23XI Racing And Front Row Motorsports Can Sign NASCAR Charter Agreement To Race In 2025
A U.S. District Court has granted an injunction that will allow 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to compete as chartered teams in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 even as they pursue a lawsuit accusing the governing body of monopolistic practices.
U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth D. Bell said that “NASCAR fans (and members of the public who may become fans) have an interest in watching all the teams compete with their best drivers and most competitive teams,” the Associated Press reported.
The ruling also requires NASCAR to approve the transfer of one charter being purchased by each team from the disbanding Stewart-Haas Racing team, which will allow them to run three chartered cars each.
“We welcome today’s decision by Judge Bell granting a preliminary judgement in our favor,” the teams said in a joint press release.
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“We are confident in the strength of our case and will continue to fight so that racing can thrive and become a more competitive and fair sport in ways that benefit teams, drivers, sponsors and, most importantly, our fans.”
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All of the other NASCAR Cup Series teams signed a new charter agreement with NASCAR that runs through 2032. The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports lawsuit raises several concerns surrounding NASCAR’s ownership of tracks, restrictions on teams competing in other series, its control of the rules and other topics.
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23XI Racing will field cars for Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst while Todd Gilliland and Noah Gragson are signed to drive two of the Front Row Motorsports cars with Zane Smith expected to fill the third seat.
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