NASCAR sues Michael Jordan’s racing team, says “illegal cartel”

Michael JordanThe racing team, 23xi Racing, was reportedly sued for working allegedly to get in the way to accept preferential treatment.

In court proceedings submitted on Wednesday 4 March and the company acquired AthleticJordan’s team and his long -time business partner, Curtis polkThey are reportedly accused of negotiations as an “illegal cartel”.

The Court also names the Motorsports team front series as part of the alleged plan.

Nascar claims that both teams “agreed to agree to push NASCAR to accept their secret conditions, including involvement in media campaigns, interfered with NASCAR broadcasting, threatening the boycott of NASCAR events, and participating in the NASCAR group.”

The court of court claims that Polk was the driving force of this effort.

Polk allegedly represented “all teams in negotiations, coordinated their behavior and threatening teams that considered leaving the plot and interference and negatively affecting attempts to restore their agreements on media rights rights.”

Filed was a court for an action filed in October 2024 Bob JenkinsWho owns Motorsports in the front row. In addition to his connection with the racing world, Jenkins is deeply associated with Yum! Brand family of restaurants and own hundreds of KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver and A&W.

Jenkins’ action allegedly accused NASCAR and CEO of the company, Jim FranceUsing “Anti -Coptive and Exclusion Practice” to “enrich at the expense of Premier Stock Car Racing”.

The legal battle is concentrated around the charter system NASCAR, which according to AthleticIt is “The sports version of the Franchise, which assures the holder of the Charter of Certain Financial Controls except for the starting position in all 36 races in the Premier Cup NASCAR series.”

For Athletic“Nascar asks the court for three times damages, as well as the removal of guaranteed initial positions for 23xi and Motorsport in the front row to the cup races, if the groups continue to do so with the aim of making charter agreements against anti -monopolese laws.”

In a statement Us every week according to Jeffrey KesslerA 23xi and front Row Motorsports attorney, the court is “an insignificant distraction and desperate attempt to move attention from his own illegal monopolistic actions.”

“Nascar agreed to joint negotiations that he would attack now,” the statement continued. “When these joint negotiations failed, they used individual negotiations to store their charter conditions, which most teams have decided they have no choice but to accept.” The lawsuit of my clients has always been about the conversion of NASCAR into a more competitive and fairer sport in favor of drivers, fans, sponsors and teams because of their love for sport. Every major sport goes through the transition to the competition when antitrust claims are claimed, and that moment came for NASCAR. ”

Kessler claimed that CounterSuit “will not change anything” and concluded: “We are convinced of the strength of our case and look forward to submitting it before court.”