Bubba Wallace has been warned he is facing a "critical" year in 2025 after missing out on last year's NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

XI Racing, which is owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports filed a brief Monday morning urging U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to deny NASCAR’s motion for a stay of a preliminary injunction.

The NASCAR antitrust lawsuit brought by Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports saw its biggest development yet on Wednesday, as a judge ruled the teams will be allowed to race as charter teams in 2025 as part of a preliminary injunction ruling.

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin's 23XI Racing team are locked in a legal battle with NASCAR over its charter agreement, with the NBA legend having previously warned the sport will die

The two teams suing NASCAR over an antitrust complaint were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that will allow them to compete as chartered teams next year.

Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing, along with Front Row Motorsports, filed a brief requesting to deny NASCAR's stay for a preliminary injunction that would block the groups from participating as charter teams in 2025,

The judge on Monday denied a motion by NASCAR that would have prevented the teams from acquiring one race team charter each with full rights from the recently shuttered Stewart-Haas Racing. The ongoing legal battle between Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports versus NASCAR took a key turn over the past week when U.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing must file a separate motion to finalize its charter purchase from Stewart-Haas Racing.

Judge Bell’s decision upholds an injunction that was initially issued last week. The injunction, effective for the 2025 season unless overturned on appeal, prohibits NASCAR from denying 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.