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Michael Jeffrey Jordan, as he cordially introduced himself to the federal courtroom in Charlotte on Friday, admitted it was his competitive side and novelty within the sport that emboldened a push for 23XI Racing to “challenge” NASCAR over what he perceived were violations of antitrust rules.

NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell testified on the fourth day of the NASCAR antitrust trial Thursday in Charlotte and admitted the France family was against a proposed revenue model that would have improved racing teams’ viability. The France family have owned and operated NASCAR since Bill France Sr. founded the league in 1948. Jim France currently serves as the CEO and chairman.

Veteran driver and team co-owner Denny Hamlin declared NASCAR’s charter proposal is akin to a death certificate in explosive comments on the second day of the racing league’s antitrust trial Tuesday in Charlotte. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, returned to the stand after being called as the first witness when the hearing opened Monday.

With NASCAR’s revenue-sharing model at the forefront of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ antitrust lawsuit, 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin took the stand as the first witness Monday in Charlotte, N.C. and testified that it costs $20 million to bring a single car to the track over a 38-race season. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner, added that the $20 million does not include overhead expenses including business operations and the driver’s salary.

Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske must sit for depositions in Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ antitrust fight with NASCAR, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled Tuesday. Responding to a motion by both parties requesting depositions be limited and done via Zoom, Bell ruled that Hendrick and Penske must make themselves available for a full pre-trial deposition, in person, with no restrictions on the questions to be asked pertaining to the lawsuit.

Racing legend and San Diego native Jimmie Johnson will make one of his rare appearances back on the NASCAR circuit when it visits his hometown for a historic race next season. Johnson confirmed via press release that he intends to race in NASCAR’s new road-course event at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego — the first race at an active military base in NASCAR history — on the weekend of June 19-21, 2026.

Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports notched a major win in their antitrust fight with NASCAR on Tuesday, tightening the case’s scope and turning up the pressure for a settlement. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell granted the teams partial summary judgment on a critical threshold issue: the relevant market.

Ryan Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkers Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, and Kyle Larson held off Denny Hamlin to score the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship in Avondale, Ariz. With Hamlin leading by nearly three seconds and seemingly headed to his first Cup title, the ninth caution waved with only three laps left when title chaser William Byron wrecked.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin issued a strong statement for his 2025 championship intentions Saturday afternoon by claiming pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. Two of the other three championship-eligible drivers — Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Kyle Larson — claimed the other top three positions in the qualifying session.

Five out of nine. That’s how many times Denny Hamlin has had mechanical problems in the playoffs, and if there is ever a time not to have problems under the hood, it is this Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.