NASCAR asks judge to dismiss lawsuit

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NASCAR went before a federal judge Wednesday and asked for the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series to be dismissed. Should it proceed, NASCAR asked that the two teams suing be ordered to post a bond to cover fees they would not be legally owed if they lose the case.

NASCAR also asked U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina to dismiss chairman Jim France as a defendant in the suit filed by 23XI Racing, a team co-owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, which is owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins.

— Associated Press —

AND: For NASCAR to prevail in having the case dismissed, it must show that even when taking the facts that the teams present are true, that no laws have been broken and the case should be thrown out. For that to happen at this stage is considered unlikely, considering Judge Bell‘s previous rulings.

NASCAR argues that defining the market as Cup racing is too narrow for antitrust claims, that its actions show it is not anticompetitive as it has increased in the percent of television revenues given to the team as part of the 2025 charter agreement (signed by 13 of 15 Cup organizations) and that 23XI and FRM have already invested in the system so they can‘t invest and then claim antitrust violations.

— FOX Sports ––