23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are on the precipice of losing their charters mid-season in a legal loss that would cause an immediate financial hit for the two multi-car organizations. 

On June 5th, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of NASCAR, revoking the preliminary injunction that allowed 23XI and FRM to race as chartered teams while this antitrust lawsuit is ongoing. The clock is ticking and should the teams fail to overturn this ruling, both of them will lose all three of their charters by the end of June.

Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan

Photo by: Chris Graythen – Getty Images

As expected, they are now appealing this decision and asking the courts to reconsider. Jeffrey Kessler, the lead attorney for both 23XI and FRM, released the following statement on Friday: 

“Today, we filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit requesting a rehearing before the full court. This follows a panel decision that reversed a District Court ruling granting a preliminary injunction, which had allowed 23XI and Front Row Motorsports to compete as chartered teams during the 2025 season while pursuing their antitrust claims. The panel’s decision does not address the merits of our case. It was based solely on a narrow question: whether the release of claims in the charter agreement could be considered anticompetitive.

“If upheld, the ruling would set a dangerous precedent, allowing monopolists to shield themselves from legal challenges simply by requiring release language as a condition of doing business with the monopoly. Our lawsuit is about making NASCAR more competitive and fair. The release provision is just one of many anticompetitive tactics NASCAR has used to preserve its monopoly. We remain fully confident in our case and are committed to racing the full season—regardless of the outcome of this petition.”

The court heavily questioned Kessler about the merits of the injunction in previous hearings and did not agree with his arguments, telling him that his antitrust theory “is not supported by any case of which we are aware.” They repeatedly told him that “you can’t have your cake and eat it too,” speaking to how the teams benefit from the 2025 Charter Agreement while fighting NASCAR on the merits of certain clauses that exist within it.

The trial date for the lawsuit is set for December of this year, and NASCAR has since countersued the teams as this legal saga only escalates. 

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin has become increasingly outspoken about NASCAR since retiring from racing in 2013. 

The Arkansas native and 40-time Cup Series race winner made his opinion of the current state of the sport known on the latest episode of ‘The Kenny Conversation’ with fellow former driver Kenny Wallace. 

While Martin remains an avid fan in retirement, he made it clear that he thinks gimmicks have become too plentiful in modern NASCAR. 

“The integrity of our sport is important to me,” Martin said. “I feel like what I accomplished in my career is being diminished by gimmicks.” 

One of those perceived gimmicks is NASCAR’s current playoff format, specifically the single championship race that determines the title among the Championship 4 drivers. 

“Joey [Logano] being 20th-place in the points and winning the championship last year, that should’ve been the nail in the coffin for that playoff system,” Martin said. “There’s debate whether the [final round] should be three races, or if it should be five — still, most of the fans want 36 (a full season championship). I wouldn’t bash NASCAR if they went back to 10. I think five is too little. I don’t think it’s a large enough sample.” 

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will take to Pocono Raceway tomorrow for the MillerTech Battery 200.

Heading into the race weekend, Corey Heim leads the championship with 605 points, followed by Chandler Smith (472 points) and Daniel Hemric (454 points).

Here is everything you need to know to catch all of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on-track action in Pocono, Pennsylvania.

When is the NASCAR Truck Series at Pocono Raceway?

Friday, 21 June

12.35 p.m. ET: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice
1.40 p.m. ET: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying
5 p.m. ET: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series MillerTech Battery 200

How to watch the NASCAR Truck Series at Pocono Raceway?

Both practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Pocono Raceway will be broadcast live on FS2. The race, the MillerTech Battery 200, can be followed live on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

What is the purse for the NASCAR Truck Series at Pocono Raceway?

The purse for the Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway will be $782,900. This includes payouts, all positions, contingency awards, contributions to the year-end points fund, etc.

John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota Tundra Power Up Premium Trail Mix celebrates his victory

Photo by: Lesley Ann Miller / Motorsport Images

NASCAR Truck Series at Pocono Raceway entry list

Brandon Jones – TRICON Garage
Nathan Byrd – Young’s Motorsports
Cody Dennison – Reaume Brothers Racing
Toni Breidinger – TRICON Garage
Norm Benning – Norm Benning Racing
Patrick Emerling – Spire Motorsports
Carson Hocevar – Spire Motorsports
Grant Enfinger – CR7 Motorsports
Corey Heim – TRICON Garage
Jake Garcia – ThorSport Racing
Tanner Gray – TRICON Garage
Giovanni Ruggiero – TRICON Garage
Tyler Ankrum – McAnally Hilgemann Racing
Daniel Hemric – McAnally Hilgemann Racing
Clayton Green – Reaume Brothers Racing
Dawson Sutton – Rackley W.A.R.
Bryan Dauzat – FDNY Racing
Frankie Muniz – Reaume Brothers Racing
Layne Riggs – Front Row Motorsports
Chandler Smith – Front Row Motorsports
Matt Mills – Niece Motorsports
Conner Jones – Niece Motorsports
Kaden Honeycutt – Niece Motorsports
Stewart Friesen – Halmar Friesen Racing
Luke Baldwin – ThorSport Racing
Tyler Tomassi – Motorsports Business Management
Rajah Caruth – Spire Motorsports
Dawson Cram – Mike Harmon Racing
Spencer Boyd – Freedom Racing Enterprises
Andres Perez De Lara – Spire Motorsports
Connor Mosack – McAnally Hilgemann Racing
Matt Crafton – ThorSport Racing
Jack Wood – McAnally Hilgemann Racing
Ty Majeski – ThorSport Racing
Ben Rhodes – ThorSport Racing

What are the NASCAR Truck Series standings ahead of Pocono Raceway?

1. Corey Heim – 605
2. Chandler Smith – 472
3. Daniel Hemric – 454
4. Grant Enfinger – 441
5. Tyler Ankrum – 424
6. Layne Riggs – 424
7. Kaden Honeycutt – 408
8. Ty Majeski – 393
9. Jake Garcia – 389
10. Stewart Friesen – 347
11. Ben Rhodes – 338
12. Giovanni Ruggiero – 337
13. Rajah Caruth – 336
14. Tanner Gray – 297
15. Matt Crafton – 281
16. Jack Wood – 249
17. Andres Perez De Lara – 247
18. Connor Mosack – 247
19. Matt Mills – 245
20. Dawson Sutton – 241
21. Spencer Boyd – 196
22. Bayley Currey – 185
23. Luke Fenhaus – 168
24. Toni Breidinger – 166
25. Frankie Muniz – 155
26. Nathan Byrd – 118
27. Josh Reaume – 78
28. Parker Kligerman – 61
29. Timmy Hill – 60
30. Stefan Parsons – 59
31. Cody Dennison – 58
32. Luke Baldwin – 46
33. Justin S Carroll – 46
34. Lawless Alan – 40
35. Norm Benning – 37
36. Corey LaJoie – 32
37. Jason M. White – 29
38. Johnny Sauter – 29
39. BJ McLeod – 22
40. Morgen Baird – 20
41. Patrick Emerling – 18
42. Brent Crews – 18
43. Stephen Mallozzi – 15
44. Matthew Gould – 14
45. Keith McGee – 12
46. Akinori Ogata – 11
47. Conner Jones – 10
48. Clayton Green – 10
49. Jayson Alexander – 7
50. Ryan Roulette – 7
51. Michel Disdier – 6
52. Alan Waller – 6
53. Clay Greenfield – 4
54. Derek White – 4

NY Racing Team have taken a couple of weeks off following their appearances at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway, a two-race stretch which marked the first time in team history in which they entered back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series races with two different drivers.

Derek Kraus made his first start of the year at Charlotte, and then J.J. Yeley, the team’s only driver prior to Kraus’ first start of the year, made his fifth start of 2025 at Nashville.

The team sat out the races at Michigan International Speedway and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, but now they are set to return for this coming Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, where Yeley competed last year.

However, it won’t be Yeley behind the wheel of the No. 44 Chevrolet this weekend. Instead, it’s set to be a driver who has not competed at the Cup level since 2023.

NY Racing Team name Pocono driver

Brennan Poole is set to drive the No. 44 car in this Sunday’s 160-lap race around the three-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) “Tricky Triangle” in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. With the No. 44 car being the only non-chartered (open) car on the entry list, it is locked into the race.

Poole’s most recent Cup Series start came in October 2023 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when he made his seventh and final start of the 2023 season for Rick Ware Racing. Poole’s only other Cup Series experience came in 2020, when he ran full-time for Premium Motorsports.

He is currently in his third consecutive season competing full-time in the Xfinity Series and second in a row for Alpha Prime Racing. He sits in 19th place in the point standings with top finishes of fourth at Martinsville Speedway and Rockingham Speedway.

Beyond this weekend, NY Racing Team do not plan to compete in the Cup Series again until the season finale at Phoenix Raceway, but that will likely change between now and then. Yeley is currently lined up to drive the No. 44 car in that November race at his home track.

Bayern Munich Star Kane Talks Tough Ahead of Club World Cup Showdown with Boca Juniors!

In a jaw-dropping revelation, Bayern Munich’s ace striker Harry Kane has spilled the beans on the highly-anticipated Club World Cup clash against Boca Juniors scheduled for Saturday morning.

Kane, known for his prowess on the field, expressed his thoughts on facing Boca Juniors, stating, “Boca fans are obviously loud and they’re passionate!” This statement from the football sensation has set the stage for an electrifying encounter between the two powerhouse teams.

As the football world eagerly awaits this epic showdown, Kane’s words have only heightened the excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming match. Stay tuned as the drama unfolds on the field in what promises to be a clash for the ages!

GENEVA — The largest IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship grid since the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March is back in action for this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, the third round of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.

With all four classes back in action, 56 cars are entered, matching the Sebring car count. A strong portion of the field went racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend, then came back stateside to Watkins Glen.

The Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) field matches its season-high of 13 entries as it did at Sebring with both the No. 5 Proton Competition Porsche 963 and No. 63 Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse Lamborghini SC63 back in action. Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) is back for the first time since Sebring with the same 12 cars present across the first two races of the year.

The two GT classes — Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) — also have strong car counts with 10 GTD PRO entries and 21 GTD entries, with several Michelin Endurance Cup-only GTD cars resuming competition.

Watch the action live on network NBC on Sunday, June 22, starting at noon ET for the six-hour summer endurance race classic that often tosses surprises based on pace, caution flags and weather. As the season hits the halfway point of the sixth of 11 race weekends across all classes, battles for the full-season WeatherTech Championship and Michelin Endurance Cup will begin to intensify.

Fast Facts

Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen

Race Day/Time: Sunday, June 22 – 12:10 p.m. ET

NBC Network Coverage: LIVE: Noon-3 p.m. ET (streaming flag-to-flag on Peacock in the U.S., IMSA.com/TVLive, YouTube.com/@IMSAOfficial outside the U.S.)

Qualifying Stream: Saturday, June 21 at 2:15 p.m. (Peacock in the U.S., globally via IMSA’s Official YouTube channel and IMSA.TV)

Circuit Type: 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course

Classes Competing: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), GT Daytona (GTD)

Race Length: 6 hours