High-Stakes Legal Standoff: NASCAR Urged to Settle Antitrust Dispute with Michael Jordan’s Racing Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge has pushed for settlement talks in the ongoing legal dispute between NASCAR and two racing teams, including the one owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan, signaling rising tensions during a courtroom hearing on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina questioned both NASCAR and the teams—23XI Racing, co-owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 victor Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins—about the objectives of their antitrust conflict, which has been brewing for several months. Bell expressed concern over … Read more