On Thursday, the preliminary injunction that allowed both 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to compete as chartered teams during their anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR was overturned by a federal appeals court.
That could cause both teams to lose their three respective charters and compete as open teams from late June through the rest of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Open teams earn significantly less money from race purses than chartered organizations and also have the opportunity to miss races should more than 40 cars attempt to qualify. However, 23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin made it clear that his organization won’t be changing anything this year.
“We’re committed to running this season (as an open team) if we have to, even before they decided on the injunction,” Hamlin told Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass. “We’re going to race and fulfill all of our commitments no matter what. We’re here to race, our team is going to be here for the long haul and we’re confident in that.”
