Larry McReynolds claims Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing “might not regret” the antitrust lawsuit
Ex-NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds pointed out that 23XI Racing and Font Row Motorsports might not get what they want from the lawsuit.
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Michael Jordan, Larry McReynolds (In Circle) and Denny Hamlin (Via IMAGO)
The 2024 NASCAR season witnessed the teams and the sanctioning body going head-to-head over the charter deal for the 2025-2031 season. The saga went into another level when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports refused sign the take it or leave it deal offered, while every other team signed it. They then went on sue NASCAR alleging monopolistic behaviour.
This has put the future of the teams and the sport in a huge uncertainty with just moths left for the upcoming season. Ex-crew chief and sports analyst Larry McReynolds, who has been a active critic of the teams over the lawsuit recently discussed the topic yet again and asserted that at the moment everything is going in the direction of NASCAR.
Honestly, at the end of the day, I’m starting to get concerned about the whole Front Row and the 23XI deal. Based on what little I know, based on what I hear and what people explain, it just does not sound like it’s going in their favor.
Larry McReynolds said via SiriusXM NASCAR radio.
He pointed out that Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin is going down a rabbit hole where they might get trapped. McReynolds though added that 23XI and FRM might not regret suing the owners of the sport, the France family.
I think when it’s all said and done, I know I’m probably going down a rabbit hole. I don’t think 23XI, Front Row is going to regret that they ever did this.
Larry McReynolds added.
Larry McReynolds claims not all owners think the charter deal is bad
In the same discussion, McReynolds pointed out that he isn’t going to back down from the stance that not all trams hate the new deal. He believes though not all owners agree with the deal, most of them doesn’t see it as a bad deal like 23XI and FRM does.
I’m not backing down from my stance on this, and I’m sure if you did a private conversation off the record with the other 13 owners, the ones that signed this agreement, probably most of them, or all of them, would tell you there’s a lot of things that could be better for us as owners in this sport, but as I’ve heard some of them say, it’s not bad.
Larry McReynolds said.
The comments from McReynolds are a warning to Hamin and Jordan, who has big hopes from the lawsuit, might not get the result they want. But at the end of the day, no one is going to win or lose from the lawsuit, and the sports is going to change as a whole.
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