“The France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies. And bullies will continue to impose their will to hurt others until their targets stand up and refuse to be victims. That moment has arrived.”
That punchy language appears in the 24th paragraph of this antitrust lawsuit that has — for the moment — completely overshadowed the 2024 playoffs. It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on Wednesday morning. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, the only two teams who refused to sign the new Charter Agreement, are suing NASCAR and CEO Jim France, focusing on the sanctioning body’s monopolization of the sport. The France family has run NASCAR since its founding in 1948 and has never ceded control of it.
