Michael Jordan and his NASCAR team joined a competitor on the circuit in filing a lawsuit on Wednesday that accuses the stock-car racing giant and the family that controls it of antitrust violations under the federal Sherman Act.
“The France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies,” the lawsuit states. “And bullies will continue to impose their will to hurt others until their targets stand up and refuse to be victims. That moment has now arrived.”
The lawsuit was filed in a North Carolina federal court by a legal team acting on behalf of 23XI Racing, a team formed in 2020 and co-owned by Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, which has competed on the circuit since 2004.