Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing, along with Front Row Motorsports, filed a brief requesting to deny NASCAR's stay for a preliminary injunction that would block the groups from participating as charter teams in 2025,

As a matter of practicality, NASCAR and 23XI Racing have come to an agreement of sorts on Christmas Eve concerning the charter it is acquiring from Stewart-Haas Racing. Last week, the federal judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuit granted Front Row Motorsports its injunction request to force NASCAR to approve its own charter acquisition from the shuttered Stewart-Haas.

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin's 23XI Racing team are locked in a legal battle with NASCAR over its charter agreement, with the NBA legend having previously warned the sport will die

The judge on Monday denied a motion by NASCAR that would have prevented the teams from acquiring one race team charter each with full rights from the recently shuttered Stewart-Haas Racing. The ongoing legal battle between Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports versus NASCAR took a key turn over the past week when U.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing must file a separate motion to finalize its charter purchase from Stewart-Haas Racing.