Michael Jordan’s 23XI racing team and Front Row Motorsports are embroiled in a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and chairman Jim France, alleging that the charter system unfairly restricts competition and violates antitrust law. The dispute intensified when NASCAR filed a lawsuit accusing the teams of forming an illegal cartel and coercing the organization through media campaigns and boycott threats.

And now amid the maneuvers, a new development has stirred the courtroom drama. NASCAR had filed a motion seeking sanctions against Front Row and 23XI Racing for allegedly misinterpreting facts to the court. And in response, their attorney, sports lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, has labeled the move as a baseless distraction. Things have just gotten intense.

LMC and FRM lawyer slams NASCA

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