NASCAR has asked for the expedited discovery motion filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to be denied.
The 22-page response to the motion was filed by NASCAR on Wednesday. In asking for the motion to be denied, NASCAR claims it is a one-sided, non-reciprocal request for relief more akin to a motion to compel.
NASCAR, in its response to the plaintiffs’ motion, opens by saying, “Plaintiffs have filed a meritless suit against NASCAR alleging baseless antitrust claims in order to obtain commercial agreements they previously rejected, and to attempt to extort more favorable contract terms.” The commercial agreements would be the 2025 Charter Agreement the two organizations did not sign, which NASCAR goes on to say is no longer available.
It also says, “The deadline for Plaintiffs to sign 2025 Charter Agreements expired weeks ago, and NASCAR has taken steps, consistent with its contractual obligations to other Charter Teams, to plan for a season with only 32 Charters. Plaintiffs do not need these Charter Agreements to race, and indeed have stated publicly that they will be racing in NASCAR regardless.”
