In December, we finally saw the back of the antitrust lawsuit between NASCAR, 23XI Racing, and Front Row Motorsports...or did we?
Although NASCAR and the two Cup Series teams - one of which is co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin - were able to reach a settlement on day nine of their antitrust trial, the case is not yet officially closed.
According to Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass, the parties have missed the deadline to file the formal paperwork that they had reached a settlement agreement, which was January 12.
The hold up, according to Pockrass, is that the legal wording for the new charter agreement is still not yet done, although it is believed to be getting closer to that stage.
With that said, the deadline for the paperwork to be submitted has now been extended by the court to February 11.
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Why did Michael Jordan sue NASCAR?
Jordan and Hamlin's 23XI Racing, along with Front Row Motorsports, sued NASCAR in October 2024, accusing the series of anticompetitive and monopolistic practices.
This came shortly after they became the only two teams who refused to sign up to NASCAR's new Cup Series charter agreement the month prior.
Speaking in court in December, Jordan himself explained why he had decided to sue the stock car racing series.
"Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity to understand that it is a real concern from our aspect," Jordan told the court.
"I felt I could challenge NASCAR as a whole. I felt, as far as the sport, it needed to be looked at from a different view."
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