23XI and FRM Will Appeal Injunction Denial in NASCAR Lawsuit

What’s Happening?

On Friday, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports received the judge’s ruling denying them their preliminary injunction request. As expected, the two teams have filed a formal notice that they will appeal this decision.

• Last Monday, the date of the initial hearing, reporters at the courthouse reported that either side, NASCAR or the teams, would appeal if the decision did not go their way. Today, according to Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, the two teams have filed a formal notice that they plan to do so.
• Friday, the judge denied the two teams’ request for a preliminary injunction allowing them to race as chartered teams throughout their antitrust lawsuit with NASCAR. The teams filed this injunction but did not sign the 2025 NASCAR Charter Agreement because that agreement waived their ability to sue NASCAR. The injunction would have allowed the teams their charters, minus this release.
• The team’s lawyer claimed that if the teams did not get their injunction and race unchartered in 2025, they could lose drivers, such as Tyler Reddick, and some sponsors. Unfortunately for the teams, the judge did not agree that these claims, among other claims, were not enough to prove the teams would suffer irreparable harm.
• The judge’s ruling could point to a grim future for 23XI and FRM. Without their Charters, the teams would miss out on valuable revenue sharing with NASCAR, among other benefits. However, the teams felt filing the Oct. 2 antitrust lawsuit was worth the risk. The appellant court may supply them with the security they think they need to do so.

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