
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports faced off with NASCAR on Friday in the latest war of words as this tense legal battle continues. It was Judge Paul Victor Niemeyer, Judge Steven Agee, and Judge Stephanie Thacker listening to oral arguments in the United States Court of Appeals located in Richmond, Virginia.
This appeal centers around NASCAR trying to overturn the preliminary injunction, which was granted to 23XI and FRM in December of 2024, allowing them to race as chartered teams without being held to the release (ability to sue NASCAR) in the 2025 Charter Agreement. They have called out the agreement for including these conditions, claiming they qualify as antitrust violations when grouped in with other factors.