NASCAR appeared before a federal judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, seeking the dismissal of an antitrust suit filed against the stock car series. The suit was filed by 23XI Racing, co-owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins. NASCAR requested that the two teams be ordered to post a bond to cover potential fees if they lose the case.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina presided over the hearing and indicated that the case would proceed to trial this year, with a scheduled trial in December. The teams had previously sought recognition as chartered teams, which was initially denied by Judge Frank Whitney but later granted by Judge Bell.
