NASCAR never asked for a charter system, but ironically, it finds itself defending the business model as it takes on 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. Chris Yates, the league’s lead counsel,

NASCAR attorney Chris Yates said Wednesday the stock car racing series “doesn’t need the charter system” while defending the 2025 charter agreement as “fair, equitable” to all teams, per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic.

NASCAR sued 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, saying in court documents that the two companies want to eliminate the charter system.

NASCAR on Wednesday filed a counterclaim against Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports for "willfully" violating antitrust laws by orchestrating anticompetitive collective conduct in connection with the most recent charter agreements.