Brad Keselowski brands 23XI-FRM lawsuit as a “threat to the sport”
2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski has explained why the 23XI lawsuit is the a threat to the sport.
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The 2024 season witnessed the start of a legal a battle that is going to change NASCAR forever, after 23XI Racing and Frint Row Motorsports filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the France family and the sanctioning body. New charter and revenue sharing agreement, which the team sees as one side, caused the start of the tussle.
The 23XI-FRM alliance so far has won the initial filings on the lawsuit, as they won injunction to race as charter teams in 2025 and also forced NASCAR to confirm their purchase of the Stewart Haas Racing charters. The co-owner/driver of RFK Racing, Brad Keselowski recently sat down with Kelly Earnhardt and discussed the two major threats the sports is facing, with the lawsuit being the first.
He pointed out that the dispute between NASCAR and the team alliances is significant threat to NASCAR. It has the potential to change how the sport functions as whole, and the impact of it will go beyond the top-tier, Cup Series. The 2012 Bill France Cup winner is eagerly looking forward to how the case will unfold, like everyone in the racing community.
Well, I would say there’s one A and one B that are the two biggest threats for me. You know, one is whatever falls out of the charter lawsuit, dispute between 23XI – Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. You know, that is a significant threat to all of NASCAR, which transcends the cup series. Everyone, yep. So how that kind of unfolds is a threat to the sport.
Brad Keselowski said via Business and Motorsports.
Brad Keselowski names the second threat that NASCAR is facing
Further taking on the topic, Keselowski pointed out that OEM situation of the sport isn’t as healthy as it seems. There is a need for additional entry from other manufactures, as the three OEM that has been part of the sports for over two decades puts them in a tough spot, with many mandatory changes coming into the sport.
Outside of that, the OEM picture and landscape is a significant threat. You know, NASCAR’s been operating with three OEMs now for probably a decade, a decade and a half now, I would say. And it’s a bit of a precarious position to be in. You know, I feel like the sport needs about four, maybe five OEMs to be like kind of its max healthy position.
Brad Keselowski said.
He pointed out that if one of Chevy, Ford and Toyota decides to leave the sport, the ripple effect will put the sport in a really tough spot. Hence, having four or five OEMs will give teams a back-up option. The comments from Keselowski should be taken seriously as he one of the drivers the most business acumen in the sport.
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