23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and Chairman Jim France on Oct. 2, 2024, in hopes of heightening revenues and effects of NASCAR Cup Series teams and to create a more competitive and unprejudiced system for all racers. The teams claimed that the “France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies.” About a year ago, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed the lawsuit in a federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Over this past year, both sides have engaged in multiple settlement conferences, denied proposals of preliminary injunctions and many legal disputes. 

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, NASCAR and the two teams engaged in a settlement conference to come to an agreement over the matter. NASCAR asked for a judicial officer to guide the conference since many previous attempts have failed. To combat this, the teams opposed this request stating that they would rather continue with their current private mediator who is already familiar with the complicated case. “It went okay the first day, not great the second day,” Denny Hamlin, professional NASCAR driver, said during a press conference on Oct. 25 at Martinsville Speedway. “I don’t know. Didn’t end in any resolution, unfortunately.” In the end, the teams have taken part in this conference for two days and neither parties have come up with an agreement. 

The next step for this case is Judge Bell, the judge for this lawsuit, to rule on the summary judgment motions within the next fortnight. If that does not work, there is also a trial scheduled for Dec. 1, 2025, but before all of this, there have been rumors of a summary judgment, challenging witnesses and review of jury instructions. No matter the resolution of this trial, this lawsuit has the chance to change NASCAR racing forever.