After a year of jostling in the courtroom, the NASCAR lawsuit is approaching a climax. The fear of losing the charter system made nine Cup Series team owners root for a resolution. And that made an impact on the sanctioning body and the plaintiff teams. So, NASCAR may be finally settling with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. However, memories of animosity still linger.

Michael Jordan and Co. filed the lawsuit last October, accusing NASCAR of ‘monopolistic practices’ in the sport. They demanded a ‘discovery’ of crucial files and evidence which would prove this claim. As part of the process of discovery, some unpleasant exchanges came to light in late August. Yet NASCAR’s top brass dialed down one such exchange recently.

A bitter chapter of the NASCAR lawsuit

A court hearing in late

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