CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied two teams — one owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — a preliminary injunction in their antitrust suit against NASCAR to be recognized as chartered teams for the remainder of the season. Judge Kenneth Bell of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina said there was no reason to issue 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports the injunction because NASCAR last Friday vowed not to sell the six charters the teams previously held until the end of the legal battle.

Bell has repeatedly said he doesn't want to rule on the likelihood of one side prevailing over the other, and reiterated that Wednesday. “As the Court noted at the hearing on this motion, the Court believes that it is best not to provide its foreca

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