A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed NASCAR's counterclaim against the two teams suing the racing series over antitrust allegations.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell issued the summary judgment in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, dismissing NASCAR's claim that 23XI co-owner Curtis Polk illegally colluded with other teams during negotiations for new charters.

23XI is also owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Polk is Jordan's longtime business manager. Polk was also part of a four-member negotiating team that worked with NASCAR during two-plus years on the charter agreement signed by 13 of 15 organizations last year.

NASCAR argued in its countersuit that a 2023 boycott of the team owners council meeting negatively imp

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