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Michael Jordan’s Lawsuit against NASCAR The case came to a dramatic end Thursday when a settlement was reached midway through the trial.
The federal antitrust case accusing NASCAR of monopolistic bullying was settled after the stock car racing series agreed to make permanent the charter for its teams at the center of its business model.
The lawsuit filed by Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports had plagued NASCAR for more than a year.
retired nba Grate stepped forward and told the jury that he felt he was one of the few people who could challenge the series.
Jordan, 23XI co-owner denny hamlin And Front Row owner Bob Jenkings is joined by NASCAR President Jim France When they stood together outside the court.
The group announced that charters – which are central to NASCAR’s revenue model – will be made permanent for all Cup Series teams. 23XI and Front Row Motorsports, both plaintiffs, will bring him back after spending much of last season racing unknown.
“Today is a good day,” Jordan said.
Financial terms were not disclosed. An economist previously testified that 23XI and Front Row are owed more than $300 million in damages.
The agreement came on the ninth day of the trial before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, who canceled the motion hearing for an hour-long sidebar. Jeffrey Kessler, attorney for 23XI Racing and Front Row, emerged from a conference room at the end of the hour and informed a court clerk “We’re ready.” Kessler then took Jordan, Hamlin and Bob Jenkins into another room for more conversation.
23XI and Front Row filed their lawsuit last year after they refused to sign an agreement on NASCAR’s new charter proposals introduced in September 2024. Teams had until the end of the day to sign the 112-page document guaranteeing access to top-level Cup Series races and revenue streams, and 13 of the 15 organizations reluctantly agreed. Jordan and Jenkins instead filed a lawsuit and raced anonymously through most of the 2025 season.
Both teams said a loss in the case would have put them out of business.
“What all parties have always agreed on is a deep love of the sport and a desire to see it fulfill its full potential,” NASCAR and the plaintiffs said in a joint statement. “This is a historic moment that ensures NASCAR’s foundation is strong, its future is bright and its prospects are high.”
Bell told the jury that sometimes in a trial the parties have to see how the evidence unfolds in order to reach a settlement conclusion.
“I wish we could have done this a few months ago,” Bell said in court. “I believe it’s great for NASCAR. Great for the future of NASCAR. Great for the NASCAR entity. Great for the teams and ultimately great for the fans.”
All teams felt the previous revenue-sharing agreement was unfair and more than two years of bitter negotiations led to NASCAR’s final offer, which the teams described as “take it or leave it”. The teams believed that the new agreement lacked all four of their key demands, most importantly that charters become permanent rather than renewable.
The settlement was reached after eight days of testimony in which Florida-based France family, NASCAR’s founders and private owners were shown to be inflexible in making the charter permanent.
When the defense began its case on Wednesday it appeared to be more focused on minimizing damages than on proving that it did not commit anti-competitive actions.