23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been granted the preliminary injunction to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the France family continues. The ruling is just for next year and states that the disputed sections of the 2025 Charter Agreement that caused this lawsuit are not enforceable while the legal battle is ongoing. Cited in Wednesday's court ruling was the release clause of the new charter agreement, which prevents teams from bringing antitrust claims against the sport after signing.
The court order read as follows: "The Court hereby enters a limited preliminary injunction only for the duration of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season as follows: Defendants (NASCAR) and their agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with Defendants, must allow Plaintiffs (23XI/FRM) to each enter two race cars in all NASCAR Cup races under the 2025 Charter Agreement terms applicable to all charter teams, with the exception that the "release" language in Section 10.3 of the 2025 Charter Agreement shall not be enforceable to the extent that it would release or bar Plaintiffs' claims in this action.
