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Dale Earnhardt Jr weighs in after leaked NASCAR plans prompted U-turn

NASCAR co-owner Jim France looked to fund a Cup Series entry in the upcoming race at Sonoma on July 13 – a move that was met with a huge backlash leading to him withdrawing from the plan 14:24 ET, 04 Jun 2025Updated 14:24 ET, 04 Jun 2025 Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his thoughts on recent […]

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NASCAR co-owner Jim France looked to fund a Cup Series entry in the upcoming race at Sonoma on July 13 – a move that was met with a huge backlash leading to him withdrawing from the plan

Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his thoughts on recent leaked news
Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his thoughts on recent leaked news(Image: Getty)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has spoken out after news leaked that NASCAR co-owner Jim France was considering funding a Cup Series entry for the upcoming Sonoma race on July 13.

NASCAR CEO Jim France, who is involved in a legal tussle involving 23XI Racing, the team co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, faced intense criticism when it was revealed he intended to support a Spire Motorsports entry for Jack Aitken, who drives for the IMSA sports car team France owns, Action Express Racing.

The Athletic reported that the controversy surrounding the potential conflict of interest prompted France, the son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., to perform a U-turn and withdraw from the deal.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his perspective on his podcast, the Dale Jr. Download, remarking: “At this point, it just doesn’t seem like it’s very productive to do it now, and Jim doesn’t need to do it.

“It’s not like a viable business proposition or opportunity that I think that’s necessary for him as a businessman to do it, right?”

“It’s kind of one of them fun things that you kind of want to do with your buddies, but it’s not necessary because dude owns a sport.

Jim France's plan faced backlash when it was leaked
Jim France’s plan faced backlash when it was leaked(Image: Getty)

“Jim’s not out here trying to fool anybody…Thought it’d be cool, but he probably doesn’t need to be in the same conversation around ownership of an actual physical car on the racetrack as the owner of NASCAR.

“I think that would probably be my preference. I’m not upset about it because I do it on the CARS Tour.”

In his podcast, ‘Actions Detrimental,’ Denny Hamlin admits he fought vehemently against a contentious decision, being 23XI Racing’s co-owner.

“I can tell you as a car owner, I fought very, very hard and opposed the fact that the France family could own charters. I think that’s just wildly conflict of interest,” Hamlin commented.



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Sherfick Companies Returns to the Brickyard 400 with Josh Bilicki and Garage 66 – Speedway Digest

Sherfick Companies, a family-owned commercial and residential construction business, has teamed back up with Josh Bilicki for a Garage 66 NASCAR Cup Series entry at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sherfick Companies’ expertise in the central Indiana market continues to grow with more than 25 years of experience. In their construction projects, they offer the highest […]

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Sherfick Companies, a family-owned commercial and residential construction business, has teamed back up with Josh Bilicki for a Garage 66 NASCAR Cup Series entry at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Sherfick Companies’ expertise in the central Indiana market continues to grow with more than 25 years of experience. In their construction projects, they offer the highest quality builds, materials, and service in both commercial and residential settings. Sherfick also provides property management services that include property maintenance, lease compliance, vacancy marketing, tenant placement, rent collection, on-call contractors, and managers.

The 2025 Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG comes on the heels of Bilicki’s impressive drive to P21 at the Chicago Street Couse, a Garage 66 team best since the debut of the NextGen car. The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin native will be making his 105th premier series start and third in the Brickyard 400, a race in which he captured a Top
25 finish in his last running.

“I am excited to be back at the Brickyard with Sherfick Companies and Garage 66,” said Josh Bilicki. “Sherfick has been a great partner, and racing at Indianapolis is always special. We’re looking to build on our momentum from Chicago and put together another strong performance for the team and our partners.”

As a lifelong Hoosier and motorsports enthusiast, Sherfick Companies founder
Michael Sherfick expressed deep excitement about this collaboration:

“It’s an incredible honor to be a part of one of the most iconic races in the country, right here in our backyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Partnering with Josh Bilicki and the hardworking team at Garage 66 is a perfect alignment of passion, grit, and commitment to excellence—values we live by at Sherfick Companies every day.”

“We’re not just sponsoring a car,” Sherfick continued, “we’re showing up for our city, our state, and a sport that brings people together. This is about pride, perseverance, and racing toward what’s possible.”

The No. 66 Sherfick Companies Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry will be the fifth Brickyard 400 for Carl Long’s Statesville, North Carolina operation. The best NASCAR Cup Series finish in team history came at Indianapolis in 2017.

Catch the 400-mile battle from the World’s Greatest Race Course live on TNT on Sunday, July 27 at 2 pm ET. 50 minutes of practice take place on Friday, July 25 and qualifying follows on Saturday, July 26, with live coverage on TruTV.

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NASCAR expected to request 23XI Racing to repay charter money in 2025

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are currently in an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, and the latest news isn’t positive for the teams. On Wednesday, NASCAR said 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have completed paperwork to compete as open teams starting at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend. Now, the sport could seek a repayment […]

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23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are currently in an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, and the latest news isn’t positive for the teams. On Wednesday, NASCAR said 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have completed paperwork to compete as open teams starting at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend. Now, the sport could seek a repayment for the races with charters.

According to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, NASCAR is expected to ask the court to force 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to pay back the charter money so the sport can give it to the teams that signed the original charter agreement. It is a signficaint financial impact to race without charters and repaying that money would be even worse overall.

NASCAR and the teams can always agree on a settlement to end the lawsuit, but as of Wednesday evening, it doesn’t seem to be near a conclusion. For now, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports don’t have charters, and the impact moving forward could end up being catastrophic long-term.



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Judge denies 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ request to race with charters | National Sports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to continue racing with charters while they battle NASCAR in court, meaning their six cars will race as open entries this weekend at Dover, next week at Indianapolis and perhaps longer than that in a move […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to continue racing with charters while they battle NASCAR in court, meaning their six cars will race as open entries this weekend at Dover, next week at Indianapolis and perhaps longer than that in a move the teams say would put them at risk of going out of business.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell denied the teams’ bid for a temporary restraining order, saying they will make races over the next couple of weeks and they won’t lose their drivers or sponsors before his decision on a preliminary injunction.

Bell left open the possibility of reconsidering his decision if things change over the next two weeks.

After this weekend, the cars affected may need to qualify on speed if 41 entries are listed — a possibility now that starting spots have opened.

“We are disappointed that the court declined to grant 23XI and Front Row Motorsports a temporary restraining order to allow the teams to continue racing as chartered teams,” the teams’ attorney Jeffrey Kessler said in a statement. “We remain confident that our motion for a preliminary injunction is legally warranted and necessary, and we look forward to the court’s full review.”

23XI, which is co-owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and FRM filed their federal suit against NASCAR last year after they were the only two organizations out of 15 to reject NASCAR’s extension offer on charters.

“We made the decision to bring this lawsuit to challenge NASCAR’s monopolistic practices and bullying tactics, and we are not going to let them push our teams – or others – out of the sport that they love,” Kessler’s statement said. “We are confident in the merits of our case and the teams remain focused on competing this weekend and continuing their playoff push.”

The case has a Dec. 1 trial date, but the two teams are fighting to be recognized as chartered for the current season, which has 16 races left. A charter guarantees one of the 40 spots in the field each week, but also a base amount of money paid out each week.

Jordan and FRM owner Bob Jenkins won an injunction to recognize 23XI and FRM as chartered for the season, but the ruling was overturned on appeal earlier this month, sending the case back to Bell.

Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin co-owns 23XI with Jordan and said they were prepared to send Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst to the track each week as open teams. They sought the restraining order Monday, claiming that through discovery they learned NASCAR planned to immediately begin the process of selling the six charters which would put “plaintiffs in irreparable jeopardy of never getting their charters back and going out of business.”

“This is a fair and significant fear; however, NASCAR has agreed that it ‘will not sell any charters before the court can rule on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction,’” Ball wrote. “Similarly, plaintiffs worry that denying them guaranteed entry into the field for upcoming races could adversely impact their competitive standing, including their ability to earn a spot in the playoffs. Again, a legitimate, potentially irreparable harm. Yet, akin to the sale of charters, NASCAR represents to the court that all of plaintiffs’ cars will qualify (if they choose to race) for the races in Dover and Indianapolis that will take place during the next 14 days.”

Making the field won’t be an issue this weekend at Dover as fewer than the maximum 40 cars are entered. But should 41 cars show up anywhere this season, someone slow will be sent home and that means lost revenue and a lost chance to win points in the standings.

Reddick was last year’s regular-season champion and raced for the Cup Series championship in the season finale. But none of the six drivers affected by the court ruling are locked into this year’s playoffs.


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Judge denies 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ request to race with charters

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to continue racing with charters while they battle NASCAR in court, meaning their six cars will race as open entries this weekend at Dover, next week at Indianapolis and perhaps longer than that in a move […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to continue racing with charters while they battle NASCAR in court, meaning their six cars will race as open entries this weekend at Dover, next week at Indianapolis and perhaps longer than that in a move the teams say would put them at risk of going out of business.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell denied the teams’ bid for a temporary restraining order, saying they will make races over the next couple of weeks and they won’t lose their drivers or sponsors before his decision on a preliminary injunction.

Bell left open the possibility of reconsidering his decision if things change over the next two weeks.

After this weekend, the cars affected may need to qualify on speed if 41 entries are listed — a possibility now that starting spots have opened.

“We are disappointed that the court declined to grant 23XI and Front Row Motorsports a temporary restraining order to allow the teams to continue racing as chartered teams,” the teams’ attorney Jeffrey Kessler said in a statement. “We remain confident that our motion for a preliminary injunction is legally warranted and necessary, and we look forward to the court’s full review.”

23XI, which is co-owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and FRM filed their federal suit against NASCAR last year after they were the only two organizations out of 15 to reject NASCAR’s extension offer on charters.

“We made the decision to bring this lawsuit to challenge NASCAR’s monopolistic practices and bullying tactics, and we are not going to let them push our teams – or others – out of the sport that they love,” Kessler’s statement said. “We are confident in the merits of our case and the teams remain focused on competing this weekend and continuing their playoff push.”

The case has a Dec. 1 trial date, but the two teams are fighting to be recognized as chartered for the current season, which has 16 races left. A charter guarantees one of the 40 spots in the field each week, but also a base amount of money paid out each week.

Jordan and FRM owner Bob Jenkins won an injunction to recognize 23XI and FRM as chartered for the season, but the ruling was overturned on appeal earlier this month, sending the case back to Bell.

Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin co-owns 23XI with Jordan and said they were prepared to send Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst to the track each week as open teams. They sought the restraining order Monday, claiming that through discovery they learned NASCAR planned to immediately begin the process of selling the six charters which would put “plaintiffs in irreparable jeopardy of never getting their charters back and going out of business.”

“This is a fair and significant fear; however, NASCAR has agreed that it ‘will not sell any charters before the court can rule on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction,’” Ball wrote. “Similarly, plaintiffs worry that denying them guaranteed entry into the field for upcoming races could adversely impact their competitive standing, including their ability to earn a spot in the playoffs. Again, a legitimate, potentially irreparable harm. Yet, akin to the sale of charters, NASCAR represents to the court that all of plaintiffs’ cars will qualify (if they choose to race) for the races in Dover and Indianapolis that will take place during the next 14 days.”

Making the field won’t be an issue this weekend at Dover as fewer than the maximum 40 cars are entered. But should 41 cars show up anywhere this season, someone slow will be sent home and that means lost revenue and a lost chance to win points in the standings.

Reddick was last year’s regular-season champion and raced for the Cup Series championship in the season finale. But none of the six drivers affected by the court ruling are locked into this year’s playoffs.

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Judge denies 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ request to race with charters

“This is a fair and significant fear; however, NASCAR has agreed that it ‘will not sell any charters before the court can rule on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction,’” Ball wrote. “Similarly, plaintiffs worry that denying them guaranteed entry into the field for upcoming races could adversely impact their competitive standing, including their ability to […]

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“This is a fair and significant fear; however, NASCAR has agreed that it ‘will not sell any charters before the court can rule on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction,’” Ball wrote. “Similarly, plaintiffs worry that denying them guaranteed entry into the field for upcoming races could adversely impact their competitive standing, including their ability to earn a spot in the playoffs. Again, a legitimate, potentially irreparable harm. Yet, akin to the sale of charters, NASCAR represents to the court that all of plaintiffs’ cars will qualify (if they choose to race) for the races in Dover and Indianapolis that will take place during the next 14 days.”



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23XI, Front Row lose chartered status for next two NASCAR races

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports will compete as Open teams this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway and next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being denied a temporary restraining order to keep NASCAR from revoking their charters.  The teams, which field a combine six entries, are not guaranteed spots in the NASCAR Cup Series […]

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23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports will compete as Open teams this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway and next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being denied a temporary restraining order to keep NASCAR from revoking their charters. 

The teams, which field a combine six entries, are not guaranteed spots in the NASCAR Cup Series race. However, they are not in danger of missing this weekend’s event as there are not more than 40 teams on the entry list. Both organizations had raced as charter entries since the season began after being granted a preliminary injunction in December.

United States District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled that 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports “failed to established irreparable harm to support entry of a TRO.” But the issue of the preliminary injunction (a new request filed by the teams to be recognized as charter teams through the end of the year) was not ruled on Thursday, and NASCAR told the court the charters will not be sold before the ruling is made. 

“We are disappointed that the court declined to grant 23XI and Front Row Motorsports a temporary restraining order to allow the teams to continue racing as chartered teams,” said Jeffrey Kessler, the lead counsel for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. “We remain confident that our motion for a preliminary injunction is legally warranted and necessary, and we look forward to the court’s full review.

“The court made it clear it is only denying the temporary restraining order because NASCAR has agreed to preserve our charters until the preliminary injunction can be decided and because we are assured of qualifying all our cars the next two weeks so that there will be no irreparable harm before the preliminary injunction can be fully briefed and ruled upon.

“We made the decision to bring this lawsuit to challenge NASCAR’s monopolistic practices and bullying tactics, and we are not going to let them push our teams — or others — out of the sport that they love. We are confident in the merits of our case and the teams remain focused on competing this weekend and continuing their playoff push.”



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