Nascar accuses the 23xi races of “intentionally” breaking the antitrust laws, showing court documents. The company co -owner is a six -time NBA champion Michael Jordan.
The arguably two -year negotiating period on new charter contracts has led to a lawsuit. They are charters Nascar -ov equivalent franchise models. The teams with Charter get at least 36 videos on each racing weekend.
A 30 -page lawsuit filed in the western district of North Carolina claimed that Jordan’s entity, more precisely the business manager Curtis Polk, bypassed Antatrust’s laws by orchestration with anticonic collective behavior related to the latest charters contracts. Polk is listed as a defendant in the application.
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November 9, 2024; Avondale, Arizona. 23xi racing team owner Michael Jordan during the Championship Championship qualifying for the Cup series on the Phoenix Raceway. (Gary A. Vasquez-Hagn Pictures)
The Motorsports Front Row also refused to sign new agreements, which were presented to the teams last September shortly before Nascar’s playoffs began. Bob Jenkins restaurant entrepreneur has motto sports in the first place. In addition to Jordan, Polk and driver Denny Hamlin co -owners are 23xi races.
The charters fought teams on the eve of the 2016 season and were prolonged twice. The last extension is in seven years to align with the current media rights agreement. 23xi and the first row refused to sign and sue, claiming that Nascar and the France family, who own a series of shares, a monopoly.
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Nascar was defeated in the first round in court. Two teams were recognized as authorized organizations in the 2025 season, because legal dispute passes through the courts. Nascar also complained about the decision to reject the case.
“Today’s illegal from Nascar is a carefree distraction and a desperate attempt to draw attention from his own illegal, monopolistic actions,” said lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, who represents 23xi and the first order, in a statement.
October 27, 2024; Homesters, Florida, USA; The owner of the 23xi Michael Jordan team watches during the Staright Talk Wireless 400 on the Homesters-Miami Speedway. (Ash Vinlove-Imagn Pictures)
“Nascar agreed to the joint negotiations they are now attacking. When these joint negotiations failed, they used individual negotiations to impose their female conditions, for which most teams decided not to have other choices but to accept.”
The illegal lawyer suggested that Polk was a leader in the fight against current charter proposals. Nascar -Late lawyer Christopher Yates said Associated Press that Polka does not have a complete understanding of Nascar’s business model.
The Logotype of the Nascar Cup series while drivers run to the Bristol engine speedway. (Humphrey/Pool Pools Bark via USA Today Network)
“Curtis Polk basically orchestrated and threatened a boycott of one of the qualifying races for a big event, and others did not go with him,” Yates said. “He got other teams to boycott a meeting that required a charter. When you have a threatened boycott of qualifying races that are covered by the media, this is not a good thing for other racing teams, not a good thing when trying to collectively grow sports.”
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The qualifying race was last year’s 150 -kilometer duel duel that set up the terrain for Dayton 500.
“I don’t think Mr. Polk really doesn’t understand the sport,” Yates added. “I think he got into that, and his view is that he should be much more like NBA or other league sports. But that is not. No motto sports are like that. He did a lot of things that could work in NBA or could be fine in the NBA, but they are simply not suitable in Nascar.”
In the meantime, Jordan has previously stated that Nascar sues on behalf of all teams so that everyone can be in the same basis in terms of use as a participant in the Top Motorsports League in the United States
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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