NASCAR files emergency appeal against injunction verdict in favor of 23XI Racing and FRM
The latest emergency motion for stay on injunction shows NASCAR isn’t ready to back down from the legal fight with 23XI and FRM.
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The NASCAR community is in limbo over the monopoly lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing-Front Row Motorsports alliance against the sports and its owners. The latest development on the legal drama was the injunction verdict that came in favor of the teams, allowing them to race as charter teams in 2025 and also complete purchase of the SHR charters.
The premier stock car racing sanctioning body has filed an immediate appeal against the decision to stay the verdict. The emegebcy motion filed under the Pursuant to Rule 62(c) is aimed at stopping the teams from racing as charter teams, getting all the benefits while fighting NASCAR in the court the same time.
Pursuant to Rule 62(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendants move this Court to stay its December 18, 2024 Order granting Plaintiffs a preliminary injunction.
NASCAR said in the emergency motion.
The motion assert that that NASCAR is going face irreparable harm without a stay if the order, especially the SHR charter purchase verdict is granted. They pointed out that the injunction isn’t limiting the charter purchase to 2025 Cup season and is forcing NASCAR into a contractual obligation with the team alliances for potentially over a decade, despite them not meeting the conditions set.
NASCAR will suffer irreparable harm without a stay. The Court’s decision forcing NASCAR to approve Plaintiffs’ SHR Charter transfers is not a ‘limited’ injunction for the 2025 Cup Series season. Instead, it will effectively force NASCAR into a seven-to-fourteen-year contractual relationship with Plaintiffs with respect to these Charters…
The emergency motion read.
Judge set monopoly lawsuit trial conclusion date
Previously during the injunction verdict, US District Court judge Bell, also set the dates for the trail of the lawsuit. He revealed that the court intends to complete the trail, before the start of the 2025 Cup season, if the dispute is not settled.
A Case Management schedule will be set by the Court which, in the absence of a voluntary resolution of this dispute among the Parties, provides for a trial on Plaintiffs’ claims to be concluded in advance of the beginning of the 2026 NASCAR race season.
Judge Bell said in the ruling.
The current actions from NASCAR and teams suggest that the lawsuit saga will most probably drag on for one more season, despite it hurting everyone involved. The best-case scenario for both parties is to settle the dispute before the start of 2025 season to make sure they don’t lose anything.
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