NASCAR states in court document that the lawsuit by the two teams is an "attempt to extort more favorable contract terms."

XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are suing NASCAR for antitrust violations, potentially jeopardizing their participation in future races.

The attorney for the two teams, Jeffrey Kessler, told The Athletic they were asking for “very modest relief” from the judge.

XI Racing and Front Row are taking on NASCAR in an anti-trust lawsuit, challenging revenue splits and aiming for fairer terms. But it could all go very wrong.

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have also filed a motion for ‘expedited discovery’ which requests the court to provide their legal team access to documents and files from NASCAR executives Jim France, Lesa France Kennedy, Ben Kennedy, Steve O’Donnell, Steve Phelps, and Scott Prime.

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed a motion Wednesday in U.S. District Court for a preliminary injunction that would allow both teams to compete as chartered teams despite not signing the new charter agreement that begins in 2025. Both teams have filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.

Front Row Motorsports received two of the original Charters from NASCAR in 2016 and signed the extension for those Charters which expire Dec. 31, 2024. The team states in the suit that even though it made the playoffs in 2021 and 2023, it “has never generated a profit.”

The two teams were the only Cup Series outfits that refused to sign the charter proposal that passed last month.