NASCAR filed their response to the preliminary injunction requested by 23XI and Front Row Motorsports on Monday, ahead of the scheduled Aug. 28 hearing. Denny Hamlin believes we’re going to see some ulterior motives in short order. The 23XI Racing co-owner took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to throw some shade at NASCAR. Hamlin […]
NASCAR filed their response to the preliminary injunction requested by 23XI and Front Row Motorsports on Monday, ahead of the scheduled Aug. 28 hearing. Denny Hamlin believes we’re going to see some ulterior motives in short order.
The 23XI Racing co-owner took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to throw some shade at NASCAR. Hamlin believes we might see NASCAR try to distract the general public from the lawsuit.
“This is where a schedule would come out to divert your attention,” Hamlin posted. Evidently, the 44-year-old believes NASCAR is going to try and control the narrative after their latest filing.
Alas, Jeff Gluck of The Athleticbroke down NASCAR’s response, as the sport’s governing body opposes the team’s preliminary injunction requested on several fronts. Gluck stated that NASCAR believes there’s no irreparable harm to the teams because they’re running as Open cars, and no driver has left the team. Additionally, there’s been no danger of them failing to qualify for a race yet.
Moreover, NASCAR even took a bit of a shot at Hamlin’s business partner in NBA legend Michael Jordan. Per Gluck, they’re claiming that he “wants to use the litigation to grant him a permanent Charter that no other team has.”
Suffice to say, it doesn’t feel like both parties are on the same page, but that hasn’t hindered Hamlin or 23XI Racing in 2025. The veteran wheelman has four wins on the year, while 23XI’s Bubba Wallace was victorious at Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier this summer.
One caveat is last season’s regular season champion in Tyler Reddick is without a win, but he’s come close. He’s still slated to make the playoffs at the moment, as long as he doesn’t have a disastrous result at Daytona International Speedway this coming weekend.
Regardless, Hamlin, Jordan and 23XI, along with FRM, are fighting for what they believe to be right. They haven’t backed down, and NASCAR hasn’t either. Which side wins out in court remains to be seen, but it’s certainly a bit of a seesaw battle at the moment.
The latest filing from NASCAR will cause a stir, as they make some pretty heavy accusations against Hamlin’s team. In response, the driver won’t stay quiet, and that’s a good thing for fans of the sport.
Time will tell what the final decision is, but Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are trying to hold their ground. We’ll see if they’re successful in the end.
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