Front Row Motorsports and the Denny Hamlin-Michael Jordan partnership’s 23XI Racing are continuing to put pressure on NASCAR in their legal dispute. The teams requested a ruling on the relevant market in which the sanctioning body operates from the federal judge presiding over the matter in a file on Wednesday.
They have been arguing for the past year that the NASCAR Cup Series is so unique that teams that compete in it have no alternative market to enter. To support the claim that NASCAR is breaking federal antitrust rules, this must be demonstrated.
According to the most recent filing, “NASCAR’s executives concluded the teams would have no choice but to accept whatever charter terms NASCAR offered or not compete at all because the chartered racing teams had no alternative purchaser for their services.”
This basically indicates that the teams want the judge to issue a formal summary ruling about the extent of NASCAR’s market reach. They think this will greatly simplify the trial that is set for December. The judge may choose to let the jury decide the case instead of making a decision.
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