NASCAR on Thursday reached a deal with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to end the ongoing litigation. Terms were not yet known.

NASCAR began presenting its defense with Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst and a discussion of the thinking that led to the Next Gen race car.

Denny Hamlin, the NASCAR driver and co-owner with Michael Jordan of 23XI Racing, compared signing a charter agreement to signing a death certificate.

Co-defendant Jim France is expected to take the witness stand, among many other notable names, as the trial rolls on this week.

Join FOX8 Photojournalist Chris Weaver as we show you the world behind the driver’s seat in Racing Report. At 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2025, we talk week two of the NASCAR anti-trust trial. This week’s guest helping to break down the trial is Matt Niehaus,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The theme of family ties in motorsports was woven through Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, with witness after witness testifying to their emotional connections to the top motorsports series in the United States.

The first week of the antitrust trial included some eye-opening disclosures. Week 2 could get very interesting, given the list of potential witnesses.

On the second day of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsport versus NASCAR antitrust case trial, the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Sanctioning Body was called to the witness stand.